From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mailrelay.collogia.de (mailrelay.collogia.de [194.8.207.98]) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4155B1A0360 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:01:02 +1100 (AEDT) From: Markus Stockhausen To: Scott Wood Subject: AW: SPE & Interrupt context (was how to make use of SPE instructions) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:00:44 +0000 Message-ID: <12EF8D94C6F8734FB2FF37B9FBEDD1735F9160AA@EXCHANGE.collogia.de> References: <12EF8D94C6F8734FB2FF37B9FBEDD1735F915B69@EXCHANGE.collogia.de>, <1422418883.10544.73.camel@freescale.com> In-Reply-To: <1422418883.10544.73.camel@freescale.com> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-a3644f2e-e8a4-443b-95ff-9131b02b8b5f" MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" , Herbert Xu List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-a3644f2e-e8a4-443b-95ff-9131b02b8b5f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Von: Scott Wood [scottwood@freescale.com]=0A= > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 28. Januar 2015 05:21=0A= > > An: Markus Stockhausen=0A= > > Cc: Michael Ellerman; linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org; Herbert Xu=0A= > > Betreff: Re: SPE & Interrupt context (was how to make use of SPE instru= ctions)=0A= > > =0A= > > Hi Scott,=0A= > >=0A= > > thanks for your helpful feedback. As you might have seen I sent a first= =0A= > > patch for the sha256 kernel module that takes care about preemption.=0A= > >=0A= > > Herbert Xu noticed that my module won't run in for IPsec as all=0A= > > work will be done from interrupt context. Do you have a tip how I can= =0A= > > mitigate the check I implemented:=0A= > >=0A= > > static bool spe_usable(void)=0A= > > {=0A= > > return !in_interrupt();=0A= > > }=0A= > >=0A= > > Intel guys have something like that=0A= > >=0A= > > bool irq_fpu_usable(void)=0A= > > {=0A= > > return !in_interrupt() ||=0A= > > interrupted_user_mode() ||=0A= > > interrupted_kernel_fpu_idle();=0A= > > }=0A= > >=0A= > > But I have no idea how to transfer it to the PPC/SPE case.=0A= > =0A= > I'm not sure what sort of tip you're looking for, other than=0A= > implementing it myself. :-)=0A= =0A= Hi Scott,=0A= =0A= maybe I did not explain it correctly. interrupted_kernel_fpu_idle()=0A= is x86 specific. The same applies to interrupted_user_mode().=0A= I'm just searching for a similar feature in the PPC/SPE world.=0A= I can see that enable_kernel_spe() does something with the=0A= MSR_SPE flag, but I have no idea how to determine if I'm allowed=0A= to enable SPE although I'm inside an interrupt context.=0A= =0A= I'm asking because from the previous posts I conclude that =0A= running SPE instructions inside an interrupt might be critical. =0A= Because of registers not being saved?=0A= =0A= Or can I just save the register contents myself and interrupt=0A= context is no longer a showstopper?=0A= =0A= Markus=0A= =0A= =0A= ------=_NextPartTM-000-a3644f2e-e8a4-443b-95ff-9131b02b8b5f Content-Type: text/plain; name="InterScan_Disclaimer.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="InterScan_Disclaimer.txt" **************************************************************************** Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. Über das Internet versandte E-Mails können unter fremden Namen erstellt oder manipuliert werden. Deshalb ist diese als E-Mail verschickte Nachricht keine rechtsverbindliche Willenserklärung. Collogia Unternehmensberatung AG Ubierring 11 D-50678 Köln Vorstand: Kadir Akin Dr. Michael Höhnerbach Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Hans Kristian Langva Registergericht: Amtsgericht Köln Registernummer: HRB 52 497 This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. e-mails sent over the internet may have been written under a wrong name or been manipulated. That is why this message sent as an e-mail is not a legally binding declaration of intention. Collogia Unternehmensberatung AG Ubierring 11 D-50678 Köln executive board: Kadir Akin Dr. Michael Höhnerbach President of the supervisory board: Hans Kristian Langva Registry office: district court Cologne Register number: HRB 52 497 **************************************************************************** ------=_NextPartTM-000-a3644f2e-e8a4-443b-95ff-9131b02b8b5f--