[PATCH v3 10/11] x86/mm: Enable CR4.PCIDE on supported systems

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Wed Jun 21 2017 - 01:23:08 EST


We can use PCID if the CPU has PCID and PGE and we're not on Xen.

By itself, this has no effect. The next patch will start using
PCID.

Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h | 8 ++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c | 6 ++++++
3 files changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index 87b13e51e867..57b305e13c4c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -243,6 +243,14 @@ static inline void __flush_tlb_all(void)
__flush_tlb_global();
else
__flush_tlb();
+
+ /*
+ * Note: if we somehow had PCID but not PGE, then this wouldn't work --
+ * we'd end up flushing kernel translations for the current ASID but
+ * we might fail to flush kernel translations for other cached ASIDs.
+ *
+ * To avoid this issue, we force PCID off if PGE is off.
+ */
}

static inline void __flush_tlb_one(unsigned long addr)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 904485e7b230..01caf66b270f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1143,6 +1143,21 @@ static void identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
setup_smep(c);
setup_smap(c);

+ /* Set up PCID */
+ if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PCID)) {
+ if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PGE)) {
+ cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_PCIDE);
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * flush_tlb_all(), as currently implemented, won't
+ * work if PCID is on but PGE is not. Since that
+ * combination doesn't exist on real hardware, there's
+ * no reason to try to fully support it.
+ */
+ clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_PCID);
+ }
+ }
+
/*
* The vendor-specific functions might have changed features.
* Now we do "generic changes."
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index f33eef4ebd12..a136aac543c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ static void __init xen_init_capabilities(void)
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ACC);
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_X2APIC);

+ /*
+ * Xen PV would need some work to support PCID: CR3 handling as well
+ * as xen_flush_tlb_others() would need updating.
+ */
+ setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_PCID);
+
if (!xen_initial_domain())
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ACPI);

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2.9.4