Re: [PATCH 13/13] arm64: Add CNT{P,V}CTSS_EL0 alternatives to cnt{p,v}ct_el0
From: Oliver Upton
Date: Mon Aug 09 2021 - 12:42:17 EST
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 8:48 AM Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> CNTPCTSS_EL0 and CNTVCTSS_EL0 are alternatives to the usual
> CNTPCT_EL0 and CNTVCT_EL0 that do not require a previous ISB
> to be synchronised (SS stands for Self-Synchronising).
>
> Use the ARM64_HAS_ECV capability to control alternative sequences
> that switch to these low(er)-cost primitives. Note that the
> counter access in the VDSO is for now left alone until we decide
> whether we want to allow this.
What remains to be figured out before we add this to the vDSO (and
presumably advertise to userspace through some standard convention)?
It would be nice to skip the trap handler altogether, unless there's a
can of worms lurking that I'm not aware of.
--
Thanks,
Oliver
> For a good measure, wire the cntvct hooks to also handle CNTVCTSS.
>
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++------
> arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h | 6 ++++++
> arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h | 3 +++
> arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c | 11 +++++++++++
> 4 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
> index b2f056db1225..785411a48512 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
> @@ -64,12 +64,26 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(const struct arch_timer_erratum_workaround *,
>
> static inline notrace u64 arch_timer_read_cntpct_el0(void)
> {
> - return read_sysreg(cntpct_el0);
> + u64 cnt;
> +
> + asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE("isb\n mrs %x0, cntpct_el0",
> + "nop\n" __mrs_s("%x0", SYS_CNTPCTSS_EL0),
> + ARM64_HAS_ECV)
> + : "=r" (cnt));
> +
> + return cnt;
> }
>
> static inline notrace u64 arch_timer_read_cntvct_el0(void)
> {
> - return read_sysreg(cntvct_el0);
> + u64 cnt;
> +
> + asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE("isb\n mrs %x0, cntvct_el0",
> + "nop\n" __mrs_s("%x0", SYS_CNTVCTSS_EL0),
> + ARM64_HAS_ECV)
> + : "=r" (cnt));
> +
> + return cnt;
> }
>
> #define arch_timer_reg_read_stable(reg) \
> @@ -166,8 +180,10 @@ static __always_inline u64 __arch_counter_get_cntpct(void)
> {
> u64 cnt;
>
> - isb();
> - cnt = read_sysreg(cntpct_el0);
> + asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE("isb\n mrs %x0, cntpct_el0",
> + "nop\n" __mrs_s("%x0", SYS_CNTPCTSS_EL0),
> + ARM64_HAS_ECV)
> + : "=r" (cnt));
> arch_counter_enforce_ordering(cnt);
> return cnt;
> }
> @@ -186,8 +202,10 @@ static __always_inline u64 __arch_counter_get_cntvct(void)
> {
> u64 cnt;
>
> - isb();
> - cnt = read_sysreg(cntvct_el0);
> + asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE("isb\n mrs %x0, cntvct_el0",
> + "nop\n" __mrs_s("%x0", SYS_CNTVCTSS_EL0),
> + ARM64_HAS_ECV)
> + : "=r" (cnt));
> arch_counter_enforce_ordering(cnt);
> return cnt;
> }
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h
> index 29f97eb3dad4..a305ce256090 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h
> @@ -227,6 +227,9 @@
> #define ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCT (ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_VAL(3, 3, 2, 14, 0) | \
> ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_DIR_READ)
>
> +#define ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCTSS (ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_VAL(3, 3, 6, 14, 0) | \
> + ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_DIR_READ)
> +
> #define ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_CNTFRQ (ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_VAL(3, 3, 0, 14, 0) | \
> ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_DIR_READ)
>
> @@ -317,6 +320,9 @@
> #define ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCT (ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_SYS_VAL(1, 14) | \
> ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_DIR_READ)
>
> +#define ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCTSS (ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_SYS_VAL(9, 14) | \
> + ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_DIR_READ)
> +
> #define ESR_ELx_CP15_32_ISS_SYS_CNTFRQ (ESR_ELx_CP15_32_ISS_SYS_VAL(0, 0, 14, 0) |\
> ESR_ELx_CP15_32_ISS_DIR_READ)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
> index 7b9c3acba684..897f9c882895 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
> @@ -506,6 +506,9 @@
>
> #define SYS_CNTFRQ_EL0 sys_reg(3, 3, 14, 0, 0)
>
> +#define SYS_CNTPCTSS_EL0 sys_reg(3, 3, 14, 0, 5)
> +#define SYS_CNTVCTSS_EL0 sys_reg(3, 3, 14, 0, 6)
> +
> #define SYS_CNTP_TVAL_EL0 sys_reg(3, 3, 14, 2, 0)
> #define SYS_CNTP_CTL_EL0 sys_reg(3, 3, 14, 2, 1)
> #define SYS_CNTP_CVAL_EL0 sys_reg(3, 3, 14, 2, 2)
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
> index b03e383d944a..16710ca55fbb 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -653,6 +653,12 @@ static const struct sys64_hook sys64_hooks[] = {
> .esr_val = ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCT,
> .handler = cntvct_read_handler,
> },
> + {
> + /* Trap read access to CNTVCTSS_EL0 */
> + .esr_mask = ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_OP_MASK,
> + .esr_val = ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCTSS,
> + .handler = cntvct_read_handler,
> + },
> {
> /* Trap read access to CNTFRQ_EL0 */
> .esr_mask = ESR_ELx_SYS64_ISS_SYS_OP_MASK,
> @@ -729,6 +735,11 @@ static const struct sys64_hook cp15_64_hooks[] = {
> .esr_val = ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCT,
> .handler = compat_cntvct_read_handler,
> },
> + {
> + .esr_mask = ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_SYS_MASK,
> + .esr_val = ESR_ELx_CP15_64_ISS_SYS_CNTVCTSS,
> + .handler = compat_cntvct_read_handler,
> + },
> {},
> };
>
> --
> 2.30.2
>