[RFC PATCH v3 3/4] Introduce cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() across all architectures

From: Mathieu Desnoyers
Date: Wed Jan 31 2024 - 11:26:56 EST


Introduce a generic way to query whether the data cache is virtually
aliased on all architectures. Its purpose is to ensure that subsystems
which are incompatible with virtually aliased data caches (e.g. FS_DAX)
can reliably query this.

For data cache aliasing, there are three scenarios dependending on the
architecture. Here is a breakdown based on my understanding:

A) The data cache is always aliasing:

* arc
* csky
* m68k (note: shared memory mappings are incoherent ? SHMLBA is missing there.)
* sh
* parisc

B) The data cache aliasing is statically known or depends on querying CPU
state at runtime:

* arm (cache_is_vivt() || cache_is_vipt_aliasing())
* mips (cpu_has_dc_aliases)
* nios2 (NIOS2_DCACHE_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
* sparc32 (vac_cache_size > PAGE_SIZE)
* sparc64 (L1DCACHE_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
* xtensa (DCACHE_WAY_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)

C) The data cache is never aliasing:

* alpha
* arm64 (aarch64)
* hexagon
* loongarch (but with incoherent write buffers, which are disabled since
commit d23b7795 ("LoongArch: Change SHMLBA from SZ_64K to PAGE_SIZE"))
* microblaze
* openrisc
* powerpc
* riscv
* s390
* um
* x86

Require architectures in A) and B) to select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING and
implement "cpu_dcache_is_aliasing()".

Architectures in C) don't select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING, and thus
cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() simply evaluates to "false".

Note that this leaves "cpu_icache_is_aliasing()" to be implemented as future
work. This would be useful to gate features like XIP on architectures
which have aliasing CPU dcache-icache but not CPU dcache-dcache.

Use "cpu_dcache" and "cpu_cache" rather than just "dcache" and "cache"
to clarify that we really mean "CPU data cache" and "CPU cache" to
eliminate any possible confusion with VFS "dentry cache" and "page
cache".

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20030910210416.GA24258@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: d92576f1167c ("dax: does not work correctly with virtual aliasing caches")
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-cxl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: nvdimm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
arch/arc/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/arc/include/asm/cachetype.h | 9 +++++++++
arch/arm/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/arm/include/asm/cachetype.h | 2 ++
arch/csky/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/csky/include/asm/cachetype.h | 9 +++++++++
arch/m68k/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/m68k/include/asm/cachetype.h | 9 +++++++++
arch/mips/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/mips/include/asm/cachetype.h | 9 +++++++++
arch/nios2/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/nios2/include/asm/cachetype.h | 10 ++++++++++
arch/parisc/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/parisc/include/asm/cachetype.h | 9 +++++++++
arch/sh/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/sh/include/asm/cachetype.h | 9 +++++++++
arch/sparc/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/sparc/include/asm/cachetype.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
arch/xtensa/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/xtensa/include/asm/cachetype.h | 10 ++++++++++
include/linux/cacheinfo.h | 6 ++++++
mm/Kconfig | 6 ++++++
22 files changed, 112 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 arch/arc/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/csky/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/m68k/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/mips/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/nios2/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/parisc/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/sh/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/sparc/include/asm/cachetype.h
create mode 100644 arch/xtensa/include/asm/cachetype.h

diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 1b0483c51cc1..7d294a3242a4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
config ARC
def_bool y
select ARC_TIMERS
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VM_PGTABLE
select ARCH_HAS_DMA_PREP_COHERENT
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..05fc7ed59712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_ARC_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_ARC_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() true
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index f8567e95f98b..cd13b1788973 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config ARM
select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
select ARCH_CORRECT_STACKTRACE_ON_KRETPROBE if HAVE_KRETPROBES && FRAME_POINTER && !ARM_UNWIND
select ARCH_HAS_BINFMT_FLAT
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_CPU_FINALIZE_INIT if MMU
select ARCH_HAS_CURRENT_STACK_POINTER
select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL if MMU
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cachetype.h
index e8c30430be33..b9dbe1d4c8fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cachetype.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ extern unsigned int cacheid;
#define icache_is_vipt_aliasing() cacheid_is(CACHEID_VIPT_I_ALIASING)
#define icache_is_pipt() cacheid_is(CACHEID_PIPT)

+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() (cache_is_vivt() || cache_is_vipt_aliasing())
+
/*
* __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ is the minimum supported CPU architecture
* Mask out support which will never be present on newer CPUs.
diff --git a/arch/csky/Kconfig b/arch/csky/Kconfig
index cf2a6fd7dff8..8a91eccf76dc 100644
--- a/arch/csky/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/csky/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
config CSKY
def_bool y
select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_DMA_PREP_COHERENT
select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU
diff --git a/arch/csky/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/csky/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..98cbe3af662f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/csky/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_CSKY_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_CSKY_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() true
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index 4b3e93cac723..a9c3e3de0c6d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config M68K
bool
default y
select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_BINFMT_FLAT
select ARCH_HAS_CPU_FINALIZE_INIT if MMU
select ARCH_HAS_CURRENT_STACK_POINTER
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7fad5d9ab8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_M68K_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_M68K_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() true
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 797ae590ebdb..ab1c8bd96666 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config MIPS
default y
select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T if !64BIT
select ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_STATE if MIPS_FP_SUPPORT
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_CPU_FINALIZE_INIT
select ARCH_HAS_CURRENT_STACK_POINTER if !CC_IS_CLANG || CLANG_VERSION >= 140000
select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL if !64BIT
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f4ba2fe1155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_MIPS_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_MIPS_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <asm/cpu-features.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() cpu_has_dc_aliases
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/nios2/Kconfig b/arch/nios2/Kconfig
index d54464021a61..760fb541ecd2 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/nios2/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
config NIOS2
def_bool y
select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_DMA_PREP_COHERENT
select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU
select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_DEVICE
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb9c416b8a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_NIOS2_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_NIOS2_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <asm/page.h>
+#include <asm/cache.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() (NIOS2_DCACHE_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index d14ccc948a29..0f25c227f74b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config PARISC
select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_DMA_ALLOC if PA11
select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
select ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e0868a1d3c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_PARISC_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_PARISC_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() true
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 7500521b2b98..2ad3e29f0ebe 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
config SUPERH
def_bool y
select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG if SPARSEMEM && MMU
select ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE if SPARSEMEM && MMU
select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG if (GUSA_RB || CPU_SH4A)
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5fffe536068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_SH_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_SH_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() true
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 49849790e66d..5ba627da15d7 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config 64BIT
config SPARC
bool
default y
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT if SPARC64 && PCI
select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_SERIO
select DMA_OPS
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..caf1c0045892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_SPARC_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_SPARC_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <asm/page.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARC32
+extern int vac_cache_size;
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() (vac_cache_size > PAGE_SIZE)
+#else
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() (L1DCACHE_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 7d792077e5fd..2dfde54d1a84 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
config XTENSA
def_bool y
select ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T
+ select ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
select ARCH_HAS_BINFMT_FLAT if !MMU
select ARCH_HAS_CURRENT_STACK_POINTER
select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VM_PGTABLE
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/cachetype.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51bd49e2a1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_XTENSA_CACHETYPE_H
+#define __ASM_XTENSA_CACHETYPE_H
+
+#include <asm/cache.h>
+#include <asm/page.h>
+
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() (DCACHE_WAY_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/cacheinfo.h b/include/linux/cacheinfo.h
index d504eb4b49ab..2cb15fe4fe12 100644
--- a/include/linux/cacheinfo.h
+++ b/include/linux/cacheinfo.h
@@ -138,4 +138,10 @@ static inline int get_cpu_cacheinfo_id(int cpu, int level)
#define use_arch_cache_info() (false)
#endif

+#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
+#define cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() false
+#else
+#include <asm/cachetype.h>
+#endif
+
#endif /* _LINUX_CACHEINFO_H */
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 57cd378c73d6..db09c9ad15c9 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -1016,6 +1016,12 @@ config IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING
See Documentation/admin-guide/mm/idle_page_tracking.rst for
more details.

+# Architectures which implement cpu_dcache_is_aliasing() to query
+# whether the data caches are aliased (VIVT or VIPT with dcache
+# aliasing) need to select this.
+config ARCH_HAS_CPU_CACHE_ALIASING
+ bool
+
config ARCH_HAS_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
bool

--
2.39.2