Thread (4 messages) 4 messages, 4 authors, 2025-12-17

Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc/32: Restore clearing of MSR[RI] at interrupt/syscall exit

From: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.ibm.com>
Date: 2025-11-21 03:43:40
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On Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:30:12 +0200, Christophe Leroy wrote:
Commit 13799748b957 ("powerpc/64: use interrupt restart table to speed
up return from interrupt") removed the inconditional clearing of
MSR[RI] when returning from interrupt into kernel. But powerpc/32
doesn't implement interrupt restart table hence still need MSR[RI]
to be cleared.

It could be added back in interrupt_exit_kernel_prepare() but it is
easier and better to add it back in entry_32.S for following reasons:
- Writing to MSR must be followed by a synchronising instruction
- The smaller the non recoverable section is the better it is

[...]
Applied to powerpc/next.

[1/1] powerpc/32: Restore clearing of MSR[RI] at interrupt/syscall exit
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/2997876c4a1a5864baa13d7393c2b68cf5b51183

Thanks
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