Re: [PATCH 3/3] LoongArch: KVM: Set host with kernel mode when switch to VM mode

[Huacai Chen]

Hi, Bibo,

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM Bibo Mao <maobibo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> PRMD and ERA register is only meaningful on the beginning stage
> of exception entry, and it can be overwritten for nested irq or
> exception.
The code doesn't touch ERA, so ERA in the commit message is a typo?

Huacai
>
> When CPU runs in VM mode, interrupt need be enabled on host. And the
> mode for host had better be kernel mode rather than random.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bibo Mao <maobibo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/loongarch/kvm/switch.S | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/switch.S b/arch/loongarch/kvm/switch.S
> index 0c292f818492..1be185e94807 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/switch.S
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/switch.S
> @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
>          * Guest CRMD comes from separate GCSR_CRMD register
>          */
>         ori     t0, zero, CSR_PRMD_PIE
> -       csrxchg t0, t0,   LOONGARCH_CSR_PRMD
> +       csrwr   t0, LOONGARCH_CSR_PRMD
>
>         /* Set PVM bit to setup ertn to guest context */
>         ori     t0, zero, CSR_GSTAT_PVM
> --
> 2.39.3
>