Re: [PATCH] powerpc/interrupt: Use early_radix_enabled() in NMI real-mode guard

From: Michal Suchánek

Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 05:05:17 EST


Hello,

On Mon, Sep 07, 2026 at 12:30:58PM +0530, Venkat Rao Bagalkote wrote:
> radix_enabled() uses a jump label which is only valid after
> mmu_feature_keys_init() is called. Before that point, on a pSeries
> hash guest, early_check_vec5() clears MMU_FTR_TYPE_RADIX in
> cur_cpu_spec->mmu_features but the jump label has not yet been patched,
> so radix_enabled() incorrectly returns true.
>
> Replace radix_enabled() with early_radix_enabled() which does a plain
> bitmask check against cur_cpu_spec->mmu_features and is correct at all
> times, including before jump label initialization.

Any Fixes: here?

Thanks

Michal

>
> Add the missing #include <asm/mmu.h> since early_radix_enabled() is
> declared there.
>
> Signed-off-by: Venkat Rao Bagalkote <venkat88@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
> index 1b45a49e9bed..36a654e780f7 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
>
> #include <asm/kprobes.h>
> #include <asm/runlatch.h>
> +#include <asm/mmu.h>
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_IRQ_SOFT_MASK_DEBUG
> /*
> @@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ interrupt_handler long func(struct pt_regs *regs) \
> state = irqentry_nmi_enter(regs); \
> } else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) && \
> firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR) && \
> - !radix_enabled()) { \
> + !early_radix_enabled()) { \
> /* no nmi_entry for a pseries hash guest \
> * taking a real mode exception */ \
> } else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN)) { \
> @@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ interrupt_handler long func(struct pt_regs *regs) \
> irqentry_nmi_exit(regs, state); \
> } else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) && \
> firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR) && \
> - !radix_enabled()) { \
> + !early_radix_enabled()) { \
> /* no nmi_exit for a pseries hash guest \
> * taking a real mode exception */ \
> } else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN)) { \
> --
> 2.45.2
>
>