Re: [PATCH v18 05/14] KVM: arm64: Set PSTATE.EXLOCK when entering an exception
From: Yao Yuan <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-06 10:30:32
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On Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 11:56:50PM +0800, Mark Brown wrote:
As per DDI 0487 R_WTXBY we need to manage PSTATE.EXLOCK when entering an exception, when the exception is entered from a lower EL the bit is cleared while if entering from the same EL it is set to GCSCR_ELx.EXLOCKEN. Implement this behaviour in enter_exception64().
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+static unsigned long compute_exlock(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, + unsigned long mode, + unsigned long target_mode) +{ + u64 gcscr; + + if (!kvm_has_gcs(kern_hyp_va(vcpu->kvm))) + return 0; + + /* GCS can't be enabled for 32 bit */ + if (mode & PSR_MODE32_BIT) + return 0; + + /* When taking an exception to a higher EL EXLOCK is cleared. */ + if ((mode | PSR_MODE_THREAD_BIT) != target_mode) + return 0;
Reviewed-by: Yuan Yao <redacted>
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+ + /* + * When taking an exception to the same EL EXLOCK is set to + * the effective value of GCSR_ELx.EXLOCKEN. + */ + if (is_hyp_ctxt(vcpu)) + gcscr = __vcpu_read_sys_reg(vcpu, GCSCR_EL2); + else + gcscr = __vcpu_read_sys_reg(vcpu, GCSCR_EL1); + + if (gcscr & GCSCR_ELx_EXLOCKEN) + return PSR_EXLOCK_BIT; + + return 0; +} + /* * This performs the exception entry at a given EL (@target_mode), stashing PC * and PSTATE into ELR and SPSR respectively, and compute the new PC/PSTATE.@@ -154,6 +186,11 @@ static void enter_exception64(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long target_mode, // PSTATE.BTYPE is set to zero upon any exception to AArch64 // See ARM DDI 0487E.a, pages D1-2293 to D1-2294. + // PSTATE.EXLOCK is set to 0 upon any exception to a higher + // EL, or to GCSCR_ELx.EXLOCKEN for an exception to the same + // exception level. See ARM DDI 0487 R_WTXBY. + new |= compute_exlock(vcpu, mode, target_mode); + new |= PSR_D_BIT; new |= PSR_A_BIT; new |= PSR_I_BIT; --2.47.3