Thread (6 messages) 6 messages, 3 authors, 2025-02-05

Re: [PATCH] arm64: errata: Add Ampere erratum AC04_CPU_50 workaround alternative

From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Date: 2025-01-28 08:34:54
Also in: lkml

On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:18:29 +0000,
Zaid Alali [off-list ref] wrote:
Add an alternative code sequence to work around Ampere erratum
AC03_CPU_50 on AmpereOne and Ampere1A.

Due to AC03_CPU_50, when ICC_PMR_EL1 should have a value of 0xf0 a
direct read of the register will return a value of 0xf8. An incorrect
value from a direct read can only happen with the value 0xf0.
Under which precise conditions? Does it equally apply to virtual
interrupts or SCR_EL3.FIQ==0, for which there is no non-secure shift
(which I can only assume is the source of the erratum)? Does it
equally affect G0 and G1 interrupts?
Note: Currently there are no checks against a value of 0xf0, and that
save restore of 0xf8 -> 0xf0 is fine, so this is all future proofing.

Signed-off-by: Zaid Alali <redacted>
---
 arch/arm64/Kconfig                  | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h |  2 +-
 arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h  |  4 ++--
 arch/arm64/include/asm/irqflags.h   |  6 +++---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h     |  9 +++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c      | 15 +++++++++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S           |  4 ++++
 arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps            |  1 +
Please add an entry to Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.txt.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
 8 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index fcdd0ed3eca8..8d6e263d66c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -461,6 +461,22 @@ config AMPERE_ERRATUM_AC03_CPU_38
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
+config AMPERE_ERRATUM_AC03_CPU_50
+	bool "AmpereOne: AC03_CPU_50: Certain checks for ICC_PMR_EL1 that expects the value 0xf0 may read 0xf8 instead"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option adds an alternative code sequence to work around Ampere
+	  erratum AC03_CPU_50 on AmpereOne and Ampere1A.
+
+	  Due to AC03_CPU_50, when ICC_PMR_EL1 should have a value of 0xf0 a
+	  direct read of the register will return a value of 0xf8. An incorrect
+	  value from a direct read can only happen with the value 0xf0.
+
+	  The workaround for the erratum will do logical AND 0xf0 to the
+	  value read from ICC_PMR_EL1 register before returning the value.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
+
An alternative for this would simply to prevent the enabling of pNMI
on this platform.

	M.

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