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ARM: decompressor: ensure I-side picks up relocated code

PATCH New Will Deacon 4 participants 5 messages Oct 30, 2014 – Oct 31, 2014 Arm (32-bit)

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PATCH 1/1 ARM: decompressor: ensure I-side picks up relocated code

To speed up decompression, the decompressor sets up a flat, cacheable mapping of memory. However, when there is insufficient space to hold the page tables for this mapping, we don't bother to enable the caches and subsequently skip all the cache maintenance hooks.

Skipping the cache maintenance before jumping to the relocated code allows the processor to predict the branch and populate the I-cache with stale data before the relocation loop has completed (since a bootloader may have SCTLR.I set, which permits normal, cacheable instruction fetches regardless of SCTLR.M).

This patch moves the cache maintenance check into the maintenance routines themselves, allowing the v6/v7 versions to invalidate the I-cache regardless of the MMU state.

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This fixes boot on my TC2 w/ multi_v7_defconfig. Julien was also reporting decompressor failures with a Xen payload, so hopefully this helps him too. If so, this is probably a candidate for stable.

 arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +16 -4
index 413fd94b5301..68be9017593d 100644
@@ -397,8 +397,7 @@ dtb_check_done:
 		add	sp, sp, r6
 #endif
 
-		tst	r4, #1
-		bleq	cache_clean_flush
+		bl	cache_clean_flush
 
 		adr	r0, BSYM(restart)
 		add	r0, r0, r6
@@ -1047,6 +1046,8 @@ cache_clean_flush:
 		b	call_cache_fn
 
 __armv4_mpu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r2, #1
 		mov	r3, #0
 		mcr	p15, 0, ip, c7, c6, 0	@ invalidate D cache
@@ -1064,6 +1065,8 @@ __armv4_mpu_cache_flush:
 		mov	pc, lr
 		
 __fa526_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r1, #0
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0	@ clean and invalidate D cache
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c5, 0	@ flush I cache
@@ -1072,13 +1075,16 @@ __fa526_cache_flush:
 
 __armv6_mmu_cache_flush:
 		mov	r1, #0
-		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0	@ clean+invalidate D
+		tst	r4, #1
+		mcreq	p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0	@ clean+invalidate D
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c5, 0	@ invalidate I+BTB
-		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c15, 0	@ clean+invalidate unified
+		mcreq	p15, 0, r1, c7, c15, 0	@ clean+invalidate unified
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c10, 4	@ drain WB
 		mov	pc, lr
 
 __armv7_mmu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		bne	iflush
 		mrc	p15, 0, r10, c0, c1, 5	@ read ID_MMFR1
 		tst	r10, #0xf << 16		@ hierarchical cache (ARMv7)
 		mov	r10, #0
@@ -1139,6 +1145,8 @@ iflush:
 		mov	pc, lr
 
 __armv5tej_mmu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 1:		mrc	p15, 0, r15, c7, c14, 3	@ test,clean,invalidate D cache
 		bne	1b
 		mcr	p15, 0, r0, c7, c5, 0	@ flush I cache
@@ -1146,6 +1154,8 @@ __armv5tej_mmu_cache_flush:
 		mov	pc, lr
 
 __armv4_mmu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r2, #64*1024		@ default: 32K dcache size (*2)
 		mov	r11, #32		@ default: 32 byte line size
 		mrc	p15, 0, r3, c0, c0, 1	@ read cache type
@@ -1179,6 +1189,8 @@ no_cache_id:
 
 __armv3_mmu_cache_flush:
 __armv3_mpu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r1, #0
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c0, 0	@ invalidate whole cache v3
 		mov	pc, lr
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PATCH 1/1 ARM: decompressor: ensure I-side picks up relocated code

Quoted 11 lines · Will Deacon

To speed up decompression, the decompressor sets up a flat, cacheable mapping of memory. However, when there is insufficient space to hold the page tables for this mapping, we don't bother to enable the caches and subsequently skip all the cache maintenance hooks.

Skipping the cache maintenance before jumping to the relocated code allows the processor to predict the branch and populate the I-cache with stale data before the relocation loop has completed (since a bootloader may have SCTLR.I set, which permits normal, cacheable instruction fetches regardless of SCTLR.M).

Quoted 6 lines

This patch moves the cache maintenance check into the maintenance routines themselves, allowing the v6/v7 versions to invalidate the I-cache regardless of the MMU state.

I guess we could credit Marc as well for reporting and providing early patches addressing this?

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.kernel/347950

Quoted 88 lines

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This fixes boot on my TC2 w/ multi_v7_defconfig. Julien was also reporting decompressor failures with a Xen payload, so hopefully this helps him too. If so, this is probably a candidate for stable.

 arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +16 -4
index 413fd94b5301..68be9017593d 100644
@@ -397,8 +397,7 @@ dtb_check_done:
 		add	sp, sp, r6
 #endif
 
-		tst	r4, #1
-		bleq	cache_clean_flush
+		bl	cache_clean_flush
 
 		adr	r0, BSYM(restart)
 		add	r0, r0, r6
@@ -1047,6 +1046,8 @@ cache_clean_flush:
 		b	call_cache_fn
 
 __armv4_mpu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r2, #1
 		mov	r3, #0
 		mcr	p15, 0, ip, c7, c6, 0	@ invalidate D cache
@@ -1064,6 +1065,8 @@ __armv4_mpu_cache_flush:
 		mov	pc, lr
 
 __fa526_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r1, #0
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0	@ clean and invalidate D cache
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c5, 0	@ flush I cache
@@ -1072,13 +1075,16 @@ __fa526_cache_flush:
 
 __armv6_mmu_cache_flush:
 		mov	r1, #0
-		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0	@ clean+invalidate D
+		tst	r4, #1
+		mcreq	p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0	@ clean+invalidate D
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c5, 0	@ invalidate I+BTB
-		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c15, 0	@ clean+invalidate unified
+		mcreq	p15, 0, r1, c7, c15, 0	@ clean+invalidate unified
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c10, 4	@ drain WB
 		mov	pc, lr
 
 __armv7_mmu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		bne	iflush
 		mrc	p15, 0, r10, c0, c1, 5	@ read ID_MMFR1
 		tst	r10, #0xf << 16		@ hierarchical cache (ARMv7)
 		mov	r10, #0
@@ -1139,6 +1145,8 @@ iflush:
 		mov	pc, lr
 
 __armv5tej_mmu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 1:		mrc	p15, 0, r15, c7, c14, 3	@ test,clean,invalidate D cache
 		bne	1b
 		mcr	p15, 0, r0, c7, c5, 0	@ flush I cache
@@ -1146,6 +1154,8 @@ __armv5tej_mmu_cache_flush:
 		mov	pc, lr
 
 __armv4_mmu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r2, #64*1024		@ default: 32K dcache size (*2)
 		mov	r11, #32		@ default: 32 byte line size
 		mrc	p15, 0, r3, c0, c0, 1	@ read cache type
@@ -1179,6 +1189,8 @@ no_cache_id:
 
 __armv3_mmu_cache_flush:
 __armv3_mpu_cache_flush:
+		tst	r4, #1
+		movne	pc, lr
 		mov	r1, #0
 		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c0, 0	@ invalidate whole cache v3
 		mov	pc, lr
#2 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 ARM: decompressor: ensure I-side picks up relocated code

Quoted 16 lines · Florian Fainelli
Quoted 15 lines · Will Deacon

To speed up decompression, the decompressor sets up a flat, cacheable mapping of memory. However, when there is insufficient space to hold the page tables for this mapping, we don't bother to enable the caches and subsequently skip all the cache maintenance hooks.

Skipping the cache maintenance before jumping to the relocated code allows the processor to predict the branch and populate the I-cache with stale data before the relocation loop has completed (since a bootloader may have SCTLR.I set, which permits normal, cacheable instruction fetches regardless of SCTLR.M).

This patch moves the cache maintenance check into the maintenance routines themselves, allowing the v6/v7 versions to invalidate the I-cache regardless of the MMU state.

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Quoted 2 lines

I guess we could credit Marc as well for reporting and providing early patches addressing this?

If we're going to start doing that, then it should also have:

since Will and myself discussed it earlier today and I suggested moving the tst check into the cache_clean_flush methods as a way to solve this issue.

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PATCH 1/1 ARM: decompressor: ensure I-side picks up relocated code

In reply to Florian Fainelli
Quoted 16 lines · Florian Fainelli
Quoted 15 lines · Will Deacon

To speed up decompression, the decompressor sets up a flat, cacheable mapping of memory. However, when there is insufficient space to hold the page tables for this mapping, we don't bother to enable the caches and subsequently skip all the cache maintenance hooks.

Skipping the cache maintenance before jumping to the relocated code allows the processor to predict the branch and populate the I-cache with stale data before the relocation loop has completed (since a bootloader may have SCTLR.I set, which permits normal, cacheable instruction fetches regardless of SCTLR.M).

This patch moves the cache maintenance check into the maintenance routines themselves, allowing the v6/v7 versions to invalidate the I-cache regardless of the MMU state.

Quoted 7 lines
Quoted 2 lines

I guess we could credit Marc as well for reporting and providing early patches addressing this?

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ports.arm.kernel/347950

Thanks, I hadn't noticed that thread. Not sure what tag I'd add though -- Marc could ack it I suppose?

Maybe I can collect the maximal set of tags.

Will

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PATCH 1/1 ARM: decompressor: ensure I-side picks up relocated code

In reply to Will Deacon

Hi Will,

Quoted 15 lines · Will Deacon

To speed up decompression, the decompressor sets up a flat, cacheable mapping of memory. However, when there is insufficient space to hold the page tables for this mapping, we don't bother to enable the caches and subsequently skip all the cache maintenance hooks.

Skipping the cache maintenance before jumping to the relocated code allows the processor to predict the branch and populate the I-cache with stale data before the relocation loop has completed (since a bootloader may have SCTLR.I set, which permits normal, cacheable instruction fetches regardless of SCTLR.M).

This patch moves the cache maintenance check into the maintenance routines themselves, allowing the v6/v7 versions to invalidate the I-cache regardless of the MMU state.

Quoted 7 lines

---

This fixes boot on my TC2 w/ multi_v7_defconfig. Julien was also reporting decompressor failures with a Xen payload, so hopefully this helps him too. If so, this is probably a candidate for stable.

With this patch, I'm able to boot a multi_v7_defconfig guest on Xen. It might also fix some issue that Christoffer Dall saw on KVM.

Regards,

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