[RFC PATCH v2 14/45] arm64: entry: Introduce entry specific exception masking helpers
From: Vladimir Murzin <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-27 16:36:12
Subsystem:
arm64 port (aarch64 architecture), the rest · Maintainers:
Catalin Marinas, Will Deacon, Linus Torvalds
From: Ada Couprie Diaz <redacted> The entry code handles interrupt masking differently from the rest of the kernel. Exception handlers enter and exit with all exceptions masked, but they must temporarily unmask the appropriate set of exceptions so that the rest of the handler executes with the expected exception state. For EL0 handlers, this means dropping to masking context appropriate for the work to be performed. For EL1 handlers, this means restoring the masking context of the interrupted task. In both cases, all exceptions must be masked again before returning from the exception handler. The rest of the kernel typically follows the opposite pattern: it raises the masking context to protect a critical section and later restores the previous context. Given these different usage patterns, introduce a dedicated set of exception masking helpers for the entry code. Keeping these helpers separate from the generic interrupt masking APIs makes the intended usage explicit and helps avoid mixing the two masking models. Signed-off-by: Ada Couprie Diaz <redacted> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Murzin <redacted> --- arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 113 insertions(+) create mode 100644 arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d66eb5d633f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */ +/* + * Copyright (C) 2025 Arm Ltd. + */ +#ifndef __ASM_INTERRUPTS_ENTRY_H +#define __ASM_INTERRUPTS_ENTRY_H + +#include <asm/arch_gicv3.h> +#include <asm/bug.h> +#include <asm/cpufeature.h> +#include <asm/interrupts/common_flags.h> + + +static __always_inline +arm64_exc_hwstate_t __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev, + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next) +{ + bool irqs_disabled = arch_irqs_disabled_flags(next.flags); + bool force; + + arm64_debug_exc_hwstate(prev); + + if (prev.flags == next.flags) + return next; + + if (!irqs_disabled) + trace_hardirqs_on(); + + force = system_uses_irq_prio_masking() && prev.pmr != next.pmr; + + __arm64_update_exc_hwstate(next, force); + + if (irqs_disabled) + trace_hardirqs_off(); + + return next; +} + +static __always_inline +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_inherit_exc_context(struct pt_regs *regs) +{ + arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(CRITICAL_CONTEXT); + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next = arm64_inherit_exc_hwstate(regs); + + return __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next); +} + +static __always_inline +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_drop_exc_context(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev, arm64_exc_context_t context) +{ + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(context); + + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS)) { + bool pnmi = system_uses_irq_prio_masking(); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > ERROR_CONTEXT && + prev.daif == DAIF_ERRCTX); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > NONMI_CONTEXT && + prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > NOIRQ_CONTEXT && + pnmi && prev.pmr == GIC_PRIO_IRQOFF); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > PROCESS_CONTEXT && + ((pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX && prev.pmr == GIC_PRIO_IRQON) || + (!pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX))); + } + + return __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next); +} + +static __always_inline +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_lift_exc_context(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev, arm64_exc_context_t context) +{ + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(context); + + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS)) { + bool pnmi = system_uses_irq_prio_masking(); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < CRITICAL_CONTEXT && + prev.daif == DAIF_MASK); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < ERROR_CONTEXT && + prev.daif == DAIF_ERRCTX); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < NONMI_CONTEXT && + pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ); + + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < NOIRQ_CONTEXT && + ((pnmi && prev.pmr == GIC_PRIO_IRQOFF) || + (!pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ))); + } + + return __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next); +} + + +static __always_inline +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_unmask_exc_context(arm64_exc_context_t context) +{ + arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(CRITICAL_CONTEXT); + + return arm64_drop_exc_context(prev, context); +} + +static __always_inline +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_mask_exc_context(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev) +{ + return arm64_lift_exc_context(prev, CRITICAL_CONTEXT); +} + +#endif /* __ASM_INTERRUPTS_ENTRY_H */
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