Thread (14 messages) 14 messages, 3 authors, 2013-01-15
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[PATCH v5 3/4] ARM: KVM: arch_timers: Add timer world switch

From: Will Deacon <hidden>
Date: 2013-01-14 22:25:33
Also in: kvm

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:08:39PM +0000, Christoffer Dall wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
can't we also get rid of the isb on the return path then?

do you agree with this patch:
diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/interrupts_head.S b/arch/arm/kvm/interrupts_head.S
index 57cfa84..7e6eedf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/interrupts_head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/interrupts_head.S
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ vcpu	.req	r0		@ vcpu pointer always in r0
 	str	r2, [vcpu, #VCPU_TIMER_CNTV_CTL]
 	bic	r2, #1			@ Clear ENABLE
 	mcr	p15, 0, r2, c14, c3, 1	@ CNTV_CTL
-	isb
I'd keep this one as it stops speculation of CVAL until the timer is
disabled.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
 	mrrc	p15, 3, r2, r3, c14	@ CNTV_CVAL
 	ldr	r4, =VCPU_TIMER_CNTV_CVAL
@@ -532,18 +531,17 @@ vcpu	.req	r0		@ vcpu pointer always in r0
 	ldr	r2, [r4, #KVM_TIMER_CNTVOFF]
 	ldr	r3, [r4, #(KVM_TIMER_CNTVOFF + 4)]
 	mcrr	p15, 4, r2, r3, c14	@ CNTVOFF
-	isb

 	ldr	r4, =VCPU_TIMER_CNTV_CVAL
 	add	vcpu, vcpu, r4
 	ldrd	r2, r3, [vcpu]
 	sub	vcpu, vcpu, r4
 	mcrr	p15, 3, r2, r3, c14	@ CNTV_CVAL
+	isb

 	ldr	r2, [vcpu, #VCPU_TIMER_CNTV_CTL]
 	and	r2, r2, #3
 	mcr	p15, 0, r2, c14, c3, 1	@ CNTV_CTL
-	isb
Looks ok to me, but I'll let Marc decide as it's his code.

Will
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