[PATCH v2 2/3] selftests/resctrl: Implement cl_flush() and sb() for aarch64
From: Richard Cheng
Date: Thu May 28 2026 - 06:31:51 EST
cl_flush() and sb() in fill_buf.c only have implementations for i386
and x86_64, so on aarch64 both compile to empty functions. mem_flush()
then walks the buffer calling a no-op cl_flush() per cache line and
finishes with a no-op sb(), leaving any caller that expects a flushed
buffer (e.g. CMT, L3_CAT) operating on unflushed state with no warning.
Add an aarch64 code block using the ARM equivalents:
* "dc civac, %0" for cl_flush()
* "dsb sy" for sb()
Both instructions are EL0-accessible on Linux aarch64.
Signed-off-by: Richard Cheng <icheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c
index 19a01a52dc1a..a41d21e5a64e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ static void sb(void)
#if defined(__i386) || defined(__x86_64)
asm volatile("sfence\n\t"
: : : "memory");
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+ asm volatile("dsb sy\n\t"
+ : : : "memory");
#endif
}
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ static void cl_flush(void *p)
#if defined(__i386) || defined(__x86_64)
asm volatile("clflush (%0)\n\t"
: : "r"(p) : "memory");
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+ asm volatile("dc civac, %0\n\t"
+ : : "r"(p) : "memory");
#endif
}
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