From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965959AbeBUPJo (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:09:44 -0500 Received: from usa-sjc-mx-foss1.foss.arm.com ([217.140.101.70]:56620 "EHLO foss.arm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965677AbeBUPJl (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:09:41 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:09:30 +0000 From: Mark Rutland To: Shanker Donthineni Cc: Will Deacon , linux-kernel , linux-arm-kernel , Catalin Marinas , kvmarm , Marc Zyngier , Philip Elcan , Vikram Sethi Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] arm64: Add support for new control bits CTR_EL0.DIC and CTR_EL0.IDC Message-ID: <20180221150929.hkvtwu4fgfeis5cy@salmiak> References: <1519220946-13901-1-git-send-email-shankerd@codeaurora.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1519220946-13901-1-git-send-email-shankerd@codeaurora.org> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20170113 (1.7.2) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 07:49:06AM -0600, Shanker Donthineni wrote: > The DCache clean & ICache invalidation requirements for instructions > to be data coherence are discoverable through new fields in CTR_EL0. > The following two control bits DIC and IDC were defined for this > purpose. No need to perform point of unification cache maintenance > operations from software on systems where CPU caches are transparent. > > This patch optimize the three functions __flush_cache_user_range(), > clean_dcache_area_pou() and invalidate_icache_range() if the hardware > reports CTR_EL0.IDC and/or CTR_EL0.IDC. Basically it skips the two > instructions 'DC CVAU' and 'IC IVAU', and the associated loop logic > in order to avoid the unnecessary overhead. > > CTR_EL0.DIC: Instruction cache invalidation requirements for > instruction to data coherence. The meaning of this bit[29]. > 0: Instruction cache invalidation to the point of unification > is required for instruction to data coherence. > 1: Instruction cache cleaning to the point of unification is > not required for instruction to data coherence. > > CTR_EL0.IDC: Data cache clean requirements for instruction to data > coherence. The meaning of this bit[28]. > 0: Data cache clean to the point of unification is required for > instruction to data coherence, unless CLIDR_EL1.LoC == 0b000 > or (CLIDR_EL1.LoUIS == 0b000 && CLIDR_EL1.LoUU == 0b000). > 1: Data cache clean to the point of unification is not required > for instruction to data coherence. > > Signed-off-by: Philip Elcan > Signed-off-by: Shanker Donthineni > --- > Changes since v2: > -Included barriers, DSB/ISB with DIC set, and DSB with IDC set. > -Single Kconfig option. > > Changes since v1: > -Reworded commit text. > -Used the alternatives framework as Catalin suggested. > -Rebased on top of https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10227927/ > > arch/arm64/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++ > arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h | 5 +++++ > arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h | 4 +++- > arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ > arch/arm64/mm/cache.S | 21 +++++++++++++++++++-- > 5 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig > index f55fe5b..82b8053 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig > +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig > @@ -1095,6 +1095,18 @@ config ARM64_RAS_EXTN > and access the new registers if the system supports the extension. > Platform RAS features may additionally depend on firmware support. > > +config ARM64_SKIP_CACHE_POU > + bool "Enable support to skip cache POU operations" > + default y > + help > + Explicit point of unification cache operations can be eliminated > + in software if the hardware handles transparently. The new bits in > + CTR_EL0, CTR_EL0.DIC and CTR_EL0.IDC indicates the hardware > + capabilities of ICache and DCache POU requirements. > + > + Selecting this feature will allow the kernel to optimize the POU > + cache maintaince operations where it requires 'D{I}C C{I}VAU' > + > endmenu Is it worth having a config option for this at all? The savings from turning this off seem trivial. > > config ARM64_SVE > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h > index ea9bb4e..e22178b 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h > @@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ > > #define CTR_L1IP_SHIFT 14 > #define CTR_L1IP_MASK 3 > +#define CTR_DMLINE_SHIFT 16 > +#define CTR_ERG_SHIFT 20 > #define CTR_CWG_SHIFT 24 > #define CTR_CWG_MASK 15 > +#define CTR_IDC_SHIFT 28 > +#define CTR_DIC_SHIFT 29 > +#define CTR_B31_SHIFT 31 > > #define CTR_L1IP(ctr) (((ctr) >> CTR_L1IP_SHIFT) & CTR_L1IP_MASK) > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h > index bb26382..8dd42ae 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h > @@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ > #define ARM64_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR 24 > #define ARM64_HARDEN_BP_POST_GUEST_EXIT 25 > #define ARM64_HAS_RAS_EXTN 26 > +#define ARM64_HAS_CACHE_IDC 27 > +#define ARM64_HAS_CACHE_DIC 28 > > -#define ARM64_NCAPS 27 > +#define ARM64_NCAPS 29 > > #endif /* __ASM_CPUCAPS_H */ > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c > index ff8a6e9..12e100a 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c > @@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ static int __init register_cpu_hwcaps_dumper(void) > }; > > static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_ctr[] = { > - ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, 31, 1, 1), /* RES1 */ > - ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, 29, 1, 1), /* DIC */ > - ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, 28, 1, 1), /* IDC */ > - ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_HIGHER_SAFE, 24, 4, 0), /* CWG */ > - ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_HIGHER_SAFE, 20, 4, 0), /* ERG */ > - ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, 16, 4, 1), /* DminLine */ > + ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, CTR_B31_SHIFT, 1, 1), /* RES1 */ > + ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, CTR_DIC_SHIFT, 1, 1), /* DIC */ > + ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, CTR_IDC_SHIFT, 1, 1), /* IDC */ > + ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_HIGHER_SAFE, CTR_CWG_SHIFT, 4, 0), /* CWG */ > + ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_HIGHER_SAFE, CTR_ERG_SHIFT, 4, 0), /* ERG */ > + ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, CTR_DMLINE_SHIFT, 4, 1), /* DminLine */ > /* > * Linux can handle differing I-cache policies. Userspace JITs will > * make use of *minLine. > @@ -864,6 +864,20 @@ static bool has_no_fpsimd(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int __unus > ID_AA64PFR0_FP_SHIFT) < 0; > } > > +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SKIP_CACHE_POU > +static bool has_cache_idc(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, > + int __unused) > +{ > + return (read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_CTR_EL0) & (1UL << CTR_IDC_SHIFT)); > +} > + > +static bool has_cache_dic(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, > + int __unused) > +{ > + return (read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_CTR_EL0) & (1UL << CTR_DIC_SHIFT)); > +} > +#endif > + > #ifdef CONFIG_UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0 > static int __kpti_forced; /* 0: not forced, >0: forced on, <0: forced off */ > > @@ -1100,6 +1114,20 @@ static int cpu_copy_el2regs(void *__unused) > .enable = cpu_clear_disr, > }, > #endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_RAS_EXTN */ > +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SKIP_CACHE_POU > + { > + .desc = "DCache clean to POU", This description is confusing, and sounds like it's describing DC CVAU, rather than the ability to ellide it. How about: .desc = "D-cache maintenance ellision (IDC)" > + .capability = ARM64_HAS_CACHE_IDC, > + .def_scope = SCOPE_SYSTEM, > + .matches = has_cache_idc, > + }, > + { > + .desc = "ICache invalidation to POU", ... and correspondingly: .desc = "I-cache maintenance ellision (DIC)" > + .capability = ARM64_HAS_CACHE_DIC, > + .def_scope = SCOPE_SYSTEM, > + .matches = has_cache_dic, > + }, > +#endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_CACHE_DIC */ > {}, > }; > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S > index 758bde7..76c55ef 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S > +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S > @@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ ENTRY(flush_icache_range) > */ > ENTRY(__flush_cache_user_range) > uaccess_ttbr0_enable x2, x3, x4 > +alternative_if ARM64_HAS_CACHE_IDC > + b 7f > +alternative_else_nop_endif As there's no ifdef here, this will always result in an alternative entry, no? ... and likewise for hte other asm. > dcache_line_size x2, x3 > sub x3, x2, #1 > bic x4, x0, x3 > @@ -58,10 +61,14 @@ user_alt 9f, "dc cvau, x4", "dc civac, x4", ARM64_WORKAROUND_CLEAN_CACHE > add x4, x4, x2 > cmp x4, x1 > b.lo 1b > - dsb ish > +7: dsb ish I *think* that with IDC set, we can make this a DSB ISHST. We're trying to ensure that prior stores are visible, and ISHST is sufficient for that. > +alternative_if ARM64_HAS_CACHE_DIC > + isb Why have we gained an ISB here if DIC is set? This is for a user address, and I can't see why DIC would imply we need an extra ISB kernel-side. > + b 8f > +alternative_else_nop_endif > invalidate_icache_by_line x0, x1, x2, x3, 9f > - mov x0, #0 > +8: mov x0, #0 > 1: > uaccess_ttbr0_disable x1, x2 > ret > @@ -80,6 +87,12 @@ ENDPROC(__flush_cache_user_range) > * - end - virtual end address of region > */ > ENTRY(invalidate_icache_range) > +alternative_if ARM64_HAS_CACHE_DIC > + mov x0, xzr > + dsb ish Do we actually need a DSB in this case? As-is, this function *only* invalidates the I-cache, so we already assume that the data is visible at the PoU at this point. I don't see what extra gaurantee we'd need the DSB for. > + isb We could theoretically need this (though AFAICT, KVM is the only user of this, and doesn't). > + ret > +alternative_else_nop_endif > uaccess_ttbr0_enable x2, x3, x4 > > invalidate_icache_by_line x0, x1, x2, x3, 2f > @@ -116,6 +129,10 @@ ENDPIPROC(__flush_dcache_area) > * - size - size in question > */ > ENTRY(__clean_dcache_area_pou) > +alternative_if ARM64_HAS_CACHE_IDC > + dsb ish As above, I think this can be DSB ISHST. Thanks, Mark.