[PATCH v2] arm64: topology: Fix false warning in counters_read_on_cpu() for same-CPU reads
From: Sumit Gupta
Date: Tue Feb 24 2026 - 04:28:00 EST
The counters_read_on_cpu() function warns when called with IRQs
disabled to prevent deadlock in smp_call_function_single(). However,
this warning is spurious when reading counters on the current CPU,
since no IPI is needed for same CPU reads.
Commit 12eb8f4fff24 ("cpufreq: CPPC: Update FIE arch_freq_scale in
ticks for non-PCC regs") changed the CPPC Frequency Invariance Engine
to read AMU counters directly from the scheduler tick for non-PCC
register spaces (like FFH), instead of deferring to a kthread. This
means counters_read_on_cpu() is now called with IRQs disabled from
the tick handler, triggering the warning:
| WARNING: arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c:410 at counters_read_on_cpu
| ...
| Call trace:
| counters_read_on_cpu+0x88/0xa8 (P)
| cpc_read_ffh+0xdc/0x148
| cpc_read+0x260/0x518
| cppc_get_perf_ctrs+0xf0/0x398
| __cppc_scale_freq_tick+0x4c/0x148 [cppc_cpufreq]
| cppc_scale_freq_tick+0x44/0x88 [cppc_cpufreq]
| topology_scale_freq_tick+0x34/0x58
| sched_tick+0x58/0x300
| update_process_times+0xcc/0x120
| tick_nohz_handler+0xa8/0x260
| __hrtimer_run_queues+0x154/0x360
| hrtimer_interrupt+0xf4/0x2b0
| arch_timer_handler_phys+0x4c/0x78
| ....
| CPPC Cpufreq:__cppc_scale_freq_tick: failed to read perf counters
| ....
Fix this by calling the counter read function directly for same CPU
case, bypassing smp_call_function_single(). Use get_cpu() to disable
preemption, as the counter read functions call this_cpu_has_cap()
which requires a non-preemptible context.
Fixes: 997c021abc6e ("cpufreq: CPPC: Update FIE arch_freq_scale in ticks for non-PCC regs")
Signed-off-by: Sumit Gupta <sumitg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jie Zhan <zhanjie9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v1 -> v2:
- Rebased on v7.0-rc1
- Updated Fixes tag to match upstream commit SHA
---
arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
index 3fe1faab0362..c3e883e99aa0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
@@ -400,12 +400,29 @@ static inline
int counters_read_on_cpu(int cpu, smp_call_func_t func, u64 *val)
{
/*
- * Abort call on counterless CPU or when interrupts are
- * disabled - can lead to deadlock in smp sync call.
+ * Abort call on counterless CPU.
*/
if (!cpu_has_amu_feat(cpu))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ /*
+ * For same-CPU reads, call the function directly since no IPI
+ * is needed and this is safe even with IRQs disabled.
+ * Use get_cpu() to disable preemption as the counter read
+ * functions call this_cpu_has_cap() which requires a
+ * non-preemptible context.
+ */
+ if (cpu == get_cpu()) {
+ func(val);
+ put_cpu();
+ return 0;
+ }
+ put_cpu();
+
+ /*
+ * Reading from a remote CPU requires IRQs enabled to avoid
+ * deadlock in smp_call_function_single().
+ */
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(irqs_disabled()))
return -EPERM;
--
2.34.1