[PATCH v4 1/2] arm64: Introduce IRQ stack

From: Jungseok Lee
Date: Wed Oct 07 2015 - 11:28:39 EST


Currently, kernel context and interrupts are handled using a single
kernel stack navigated by sp_el1. This forces a system to use 16KB
stack, not 8KB one. This restriction makes low memory platforms suffer
from memory pressure accompanied by performance degradation.

This patch addresses the issue as introducing a separate percpu IRQ
stack to handle both hard and soft interrupts with two ground rules:

- Utilize sp_el0 in EL1 context, which is not used currently
- Do not complicate current_thread_info calculation

It is a core concept to directly retrieve struct thread_info from
sp_el0. This approach helps to prevent text section size from being
increased largely as removing masking operation using THREAD_SIZE
in tons of places.

[Thanks to James Morse for his valuable feedbacks which greatly help
to figure out a better implementation. - Jungseok]

Cc: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: James Morse <james.morse@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jungseok Lee <jungseoklee85@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h | 6 +++
arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h | 10 +++-
arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c | 2 +
arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S | 41 ++++++++++++++--
arch/arm64/kernel/head.S | 5 ++
arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c | 21 ++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S | 3 ++
arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c | 13 ++++-
9 files changed, 93 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 07d1811..9767bd9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ config ARM64
select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT if PERF_EVENTS
+ select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK
select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h
index bbb251b..6ea82e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@

#include <asm-generic/irq.h>

+struct irq_stack {
+ void *stack;
+};
+
struct pt_regs;

extern void migrate_irqs(void);
extern void set_handle_irq(void (*handle_irq)(struct pt_regs *));

+extern int alloc_irq_stack(unsigned int cpu);
+
static inline void acpi_irq_init(void)
{
/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
index dcd06d1..fa014df 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -71,10 +71,16 @@ register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm ("sp");
*/
static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void) __attribute_const__;

+/*
+ * struct thread_info can be accessed directly via sp_el0.
+ */
static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
{
- return (struct thread_info *)
- (current_stack_pointer & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));
+ unsigned long sp_el0;
+
+ asm ("mrs %0, sp_el0" : "=r" (sp_el0));
+
+ return (struct thread_info *)sp_el0;
}

#define thread_saved_pc(tsk) \
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 8d89cf8..b16e3cf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ int main(void)
BLANK();
DEFINE(THREAD_CPU_CONTEXT, offsetof(struct task_struct, thread.cpu_context));
BLANK();
+ DEFINE(IRQ_STACK, offsetof(struct irq_stack, stack));
+ BLANK();
DEFINE(S_X0, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[0]));
DEFINE(S_X1, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[1]));
DEFINE(S_X2, offsetof(struct pt_regs, regs[2]));
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 4306c93..6d4e8c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@

.if \el == 0
mrs x21, sp_el0
- get_thread_info tsk // Ensure MDSCR_EL1.SS is clear,
+ mov tsk, sp
+ and tsk, tsk, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1) // Ensure MDSCR_EL1.SS is clear,
ldr x19, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS] // since we can unmask debug
disable_step_tsk x19, x20 // exceptions when scheduling.
.else
@@ -108,6 +109,13 @@
.endif

/*
+ * Set sp_el0 to current thread_info.
+ */
+ .if \el == 0
+ msr sp_el0, tsk
+ .endif
+
+ /*
* Registers that may be useful after this macro is invoked:
*
* x21 - aborted SP
@@ -164,8 +172,28 @@ alternative_endif
.endm

.macro get_thread_info, rd
- mov \rd, sp
- and \rd, \rd, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1) // top of stack
+ mrs \rd, sp_el0
+ .endm
+
+ .macro irq_stack_entry
+ adr_l x19, irq_stacks
+ mrs x20, tpidr_el1
+ add x19, x19, x20
+ ldr x24, [x19, #IRQ_STACK]
+ and x20, x24, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
+ mov x23, sp
+ and x23, x23, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
+ cmp x20, x23 // check irq re-enterance
+ mov x19, sp
+ csel x23, x19, x24, eq // x24 = top of irq stack
+ mov sp, x23
+ .endm
+
+ /*
+ * x19 is preserved between irq_stack_entry and irq_stack_exit.
+ */
+ .macro irq_stack_exit
+ mov sp, x19
.endm

/*
@@ -183,10 +211,11 @@ tsk .req x28 // current thread_info
* Interrupt handling.
*/
.macro irq_handler
- adrp x1, handle_arch_irq
- ldr x1, [x1, #:lo12:handle_arch_irq]
+ ldr_l x1, handle_arch_irq
mov x0, sp
+ irq_stack_entry
blr x1
+ irq_stack_exit
.endm

.text
@@ -597,6 +626,8 @@ ENTRY(cpu_switch_to)
ldp x29, x9, [x8], #16
ldr lr, [x8]
mov sp, x9
+ and x9, x9, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
+ msr sp_el0, x9
ret
ENDPROC(cpu_switch_to)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index 90d09ed..dab089b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ __mmap_switched:
b 1b
2:
adr_l sp, initial_sp, x4
+ mov x4, sp
+ and x4, x4, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
+ msr sp_el0, x4 // Save thread_info
str_l x21, __fdt_pointer, x5 // Save FDT pointer
str_l x24, memstart_addr, x6 // Save PHYS_OFFSET
mov x29, #0
@@ -618,6 +621,8 @@ ENDPROC(secondary_startup)
ENTRY(__secondary_switched)
ldr x0, [x21] // get secondary_data.stack
mov sp, x0
+ and x0, x0, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
+ msr sp_el0, x0 // save thread_info
mov x29, #0
b secondary_start_kernel
ENDPROC(__secondary_switched)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
index 11dc3fd..a6bdf4d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@

unsigned long irq_err_count;

+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irq_stack, irq_stacks);
+
int arch_show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
{
show_ipi_list(p, prec);
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ void __init set_handle_irq(void (*handle_irq)(struct pt_regs *))

void __init init_IRQ(void)
{
+ if (alloc_irq_stack(smp_processor_id()))
+ panic("Failed to allocate IRQ stack for a boot cpu");
+
irqchip_init();
if (!handle_arch_irq)
panic("No interrupt controller found.");
@@ -115,3 +120,19 @@ void migrate_irqs(void)
local_irq_restore(flags);
}
#endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+
+int alloc_irq_stack(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ void *stack;
+
+ if (per_cpu(irq_stacks, cpu).stack)
+ return 0;
+
+ stack = (void *)__get_free_pages(THREADINFO_GFP, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER);
+ if (!stack)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ per_cpu(irq_stacks, cpu).stack = stack + THREAD_START_SP;
+
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S
index f586f7c..e33fe33 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ ENTRY(cpu_resume)
/* load physical address of identity map page table in x1 */
adrp x1, idmap_pg_dir
mov sp, x2
+ /* save thread_info */
+ and x2, x2, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
+ msr sp_el0, x2
/*
* cpu_do_resume expects x0 to contain context physical address
* pointer and x1 to contain physical address of 1:1 page tables
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index dbdaacd..2b8e33d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -91,13 +91,22 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
int ret;

/*
- * We need to tell the secondary core where to find its stack and the
- * page tables.
+ * We need to tell the secondary core where to find its process stack
+ * and the page tables.
*/
secondary_data.stack = task_stack_page(idle) + THREAD_START_SP;
__flush_dcache_area(&secondary_data, sizeof(secondary_data));

/*
+ * Allocate IRQ stack to handle both hard and soft interrupts.
+ */
+ ret = alloc_irq_stack(cpu);
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_crit("CPU%u: failed to allocate IRQ stack\n", cpu);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ /*
* Now bring the CPU into our world.
*/
ret = boot_secondary(cpu, idle);
--
2.5.0

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