[PATCH] powerpc/code-patching: Perform hwsync in __patch_instruction() in case of failure

From: Christophe Leroy
Date: Mon Oct 09 2023 - 09:26:02 EST


Commit c28c15b6d28a ("powerpc/code-patching: Use temporary mm for
Radix MMU") added a hwsync for when __patch_instruction() fails,
we results in a quite odd unbalanced logic.

Instead of calling mb() when __patch_instruction() returns an error,
call mb() in the __patch_instruction()'s error path directly.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Christopher M. Riedl <cmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index b00112d7ad46..7a47a871e6b8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static int __patch_instruction(u32 *exec_addr, ppc_inst_t instr, u32 *patch_addr
return 0;

failed:
+ mb(); /* sync */
return -EPERM;
}

@@ -309,10 +310,6 @@ static int __do_patch_instruction_mm(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)

err = __patch_instruction(addr, instr, patch_addr);

- /* hwsync performed by __patch_instruction (sync) if successful */
- if (err)
- mb(); /* sync */
-
/* context synchronisation performed by __patch_instruction (isync or exception) */
stop_using_temp_mm(patching_mm, orig_mm);

--
2.41.0