From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-18.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DE5FC433E0 for ; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.xenproject.org (lists.xenproject.org [192.237.175.120]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A160464F13 for ; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:32 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org A160464F13 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=xen.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=xen-devel-bounces@lists.xenproject.org Received: from list by lists.xenproject.org with outflank-mailman.90590.171528 (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lFk5p-0003vg-DA; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:09 +0000 X-Outflank-Mailman: Message body and most headers restored to incoming version Received: by outflank-mailman (output) from mailman id 90590.171528; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.xenproject.org) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lFk5p-0003vZ-9l; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:09 +0000 Received: by outflank-mailman (input) for mailman id 90590; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:08 +0000 Received: from mail.xenproject.org ([104.130.215.37]) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lFk5o-0003vU-3G for xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:08 +0000 Received: from xenbits.xenproject.org ([104.239.192.120]) by mail.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lFk5n-0003mr-GT; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:07 +0000 Received: from 54-240-197-235.amazon.com ([54.240.197.235] helo=ufe34d9ed68d054.ant.amazon.com) by xenbits.xenproject.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lFk5n-0000aM-4F; Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:52:07 +0000 X-BeenThere: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org List-Id: Xen developer discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xenproject.org Precedence: list Sender: "Xen-devel" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=xen.org; s=20200302mail; h=Message-Id:Date:Subject:Cc:To:From; bh=VsJfaR9k5iBd3+FDtR3JcGQ5njGJ38LtsD9QIHJUxzI=; b=zfqh0kVJ+B3dwAi/OSzhIcbUAw gwqoMVOaLsXXP0Lgeh8cAkOiY4FVSfzWCspd8LziD+DRsDUXKSIs4Yj/M9N+0jcRdnX2gSXCrvBYl VhpC/KtVUfmr4O12G7bTV1WgZymuiV6pvcct1+ESEu0OGbM0DA6Q75ddyJe6b45yXTZ0=; From: Julien Grall To: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Cc: bertrand.marquis@arm.com, ash.j.wilding@gmail.com, Julien Grall , Stefano Stabellini , Julien Grall , Volodymyr Babchuk Subject: [PATCH] xen/arm: Ensure the vCPU context is seen before clearing the _VPF_down Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:51:58 +0000 Message-Id: <20210226205158.20991-1-julien@xen.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 From: Julien Grall A vCPU can get scheduled as soon as _VPF_down is cleared. As there is currently not ordering guarantee in arch_set_info_guest(), it may be possible that flag can be observed cleared before the new values of vCPU registers are observed. Add an smp_mb() before the flag is cleared to prevent re-ordering. Signed-off-by: Julien Grall --- Barriers should work in pair. However, I am not entirely sure whether to put the other half. Maybe at the beginning of context_switch_to()? The issues described here is also quite theoritical because there are hundreds of instructions executed between the time a vCPU is seen runnable and scheduled. But better be safe than sorry :). --- xen/arch/arm/domain.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/domain.c b/xen/arch/arm/domain.c index bdd3d3e5b5d5..2b705e66be81 100644 --- a/xen/arch/arm/domain.c +++ b/xen/arch/arm/domain.c @@ -914,7 +914,14 @@ int arch_set_info_guest( v->is_initialised = 1; if ( ctxt->flags & VGCF_online ) + { + /* + * The vCPU can be scheduled as soon as _VPF_down is cleared. + * So clear the bit *after* the context was loaded. + */ + smp_mb(); clear_bit(_VPF_down, &v->pause_flags); + } else set_bit(_VPF_down, &v->pause_flags); -- 2.17.1