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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.11.1409041452500.16533@knanqh.ubzr>
Date:	Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:57:49 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:	Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
cc:	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	patches@...aro.org, linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/6] arm: fiq: Replace default FIQ handler

On Thu, 4 Sep 2014, Daniel Thompson wrote:

> This patch introduces a new default FIQ handler that is structured in a
> similar way to the existing ARM exception handler and result in the FIQ
> being handled by C code running on the SVC stack (despite this code run
> in the FIQ handler is subject to severe limitations with respect to
> locking making normal interaction with the kernel impossible).
> 
> This default handler allows concepts that on x86 would be handled using
> NMIs to be realized on ARM.
> 
> Credit:
> 
>     This patch is a near complete re-write of a patch originally
>     provided by Anton Vorontsov. Today only a couple of small fragments
>     survive, however without Anton's work to build from this patch would
>     not exist.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Nicolas Pitre <nico@...aro.org>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
> ---
>  arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S | 110 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  arch/arm/kernel/setup.c      |   8 +++-
>  arch/arm/kernel/traps.c      |  26 ++++++++--
>  3 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> index 36276cd..03dc0e0 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ENDPROC(__und_invalid)
>  #define SPFIX(code...)
>  #endif
>  
> -	.macro	svc_entry, stack_hole=0
> +	.macro	svc_entry, stack_hole=0, call_trace=1
>   UNWIND(.fnstart		)
>   UNWIND(.save {r0 - pc}		)
>  	sub	sp, sp, #(S_FRAME_SIZE + \stack_hole - 4)
> @@ -183,10 +183,35 @@ ENDPROC(__und_invalid)
>  	stmia	r7, {r2 - r6}
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
> +	.if \call_trace
>  	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
> +	.endif
>  #endif
>  	.endm
>  
> +@
> +@ svc_exit_via_fiq - similar to svc_exit but switches to FIQ mode before exit
> +@
> +@ This macro acts in a similar manner to svc_exit but switches to FIQ
> +@ mode to restore the final part of the register state.
> +@
> +@ We cannot use the normal svc_exit procedure because that would
> +@ clobber spsr_svc (FIQ could be delivered during the first few instructions
> +@ of vector_swi meaning its contents have not been saved anywhere).
> +@

Wouldn't it be better for this macro to live in entry-header.S alongside 
the others?  Also you should probably create a Thumb2 version.

> +	.macro  svc_exit_via_fiq, rpsr
> +
> +	mov	r0, sp
> +	ldmib	r0, {r1 - r14}	@ abort is deadly from here onward (it will
> +				@ clobber state restored below)
> +	msr	cpsr_c, #FIQ_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT
> +	add	r8, r0, #S_PC
> +	ldr	r9, [r0, #S_PSR]
> +	msr	spsr_cxsf, r9
> +	ldr	r0, [r0, #S_R0]
> +	ldmia	r8, {pc}^
> +	.endm
> +
>  	.align	5
>  __dabt_svc:
>  	svc_entry
> @@ -295,6 +320,15 @@ __pabt_svc:
>  ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
>  
>  	.align	5
> +__fiq_svc:
> +	svc_entry 0, 0
> +	mov	r0, sp				@ struct pt_regs *regs
> +	bl	handle_fiq_as_nmi
> +	svc_exit_via_fiq r5
> + UNWIND(.fnend		)
> +ENDPROC(__fiq_svc)
> +
> +	.align	5
>  .LCcralign:
>  	.word	cr_alignment
>  #ifdef MULTI_DABORT
> @@ -305,6 +339,38 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
>  	.word	fp_enter
>  
>  /*
> + * Abort mode handlers
> + */
> +
> +@
> +@ Taking a FIQ in abort mode is similar to taking a FIQ in SVC mode
> +@ and reuses the same macros. However in abort mode we must also
> +@ save/restore lr_abt and spsr_abt to make nested aborts safe.
> +@
> +	.align 5
> +__fiq_abt:
> +	svc_entry 0, 0
> +
> +	msr	cpsr_c, #ABT_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT
> +	mov	r0, lr		@ Save lr_abt
> +	mrs	r1, spsr	@ Save spsr_abt, abort is now safe
> +	msr	cpsr_c, #SVC_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT
> +	push	{r0 - r1}
> +
> +	sub	r0, sp, #8			@ struct pt_regs *regs
> +	bl	handle_fiq_as_nmi
> +
> +	pop	{r0 - r1}
> +	msr	cpsr_c, #ABT_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT
> +	mov	lr, r0		@ Restore lr_abt, abort is unsafe
> +	msr	spsr_cxsf, r1	@ Restore spsr_abt
> +	msr	cpsr_c, #SVC_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT
> +
> +	svc_exit_via_fiq r5
> + UNWIND(.fnend		)
> +ENDPROC(__fiq_svc)
> +
> +/*
>   * User mode handlers
>   *
>   * EABI note: sp_svc is always 64-bit aligned here, so should S_FRAME_SIZE
> @@ -683,6 +749,18 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_exception)
>  ENDPROC(__pabt_usr)
>  ENDPROC(ret_from_exception)
>  
> +	.align	5
> +__fiq_usr:
> +	usr_entry
> +	kuser_cmpxchg_check
> +	mov	r0, sp				@ struct pt_regs *regs
> +	bl	handle_fiq_as_nmi
> +	get_thread_info tsk
> +	mov	why, #0
> +	b	ret_to_user_from_irq
> + UNWIND(.fnend		)
> +ENDPROC(__fiq_usr)
> +
>  /*
>   * Register switch for ARMv3 and ARMv4 processors
>   * r0 = previous task_struct, r1 = previous thread_info, r2 = next thread_info
> @@ -1118,17 +1196,29 @@ vector_addrexcptn:
>  	b	vector_addrexcptn
>  
>  /*=============================================================================
> - * Undefined FIQs
> + * FIQ "NMI" handler
>   *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> - * Enter in FIQ mode, spsr = ANY CPSR, lr = ANY PC
> - * MUST PRESERVE SVC SPSR, but need to switch to SVC mode to show our msg.
> - * Basically to switch modes, we *HAVE* to clobber one register...  brain
> - * damage alert!  I don't think that we can execute any code in here in any
> - * other mode than FIQ...  Ok you can switch to another mode, but you can't
> - * get out of that mode without clobbering one register.
> + * Handle a FIQ using the SVC stack allowing FIQ act like NMI on x86
> + * systems.
>   */
> -vector_fiq:
> -	subs	pc, lr, #4
> +	vector_stub	fiq, FIQ_MODE, 4
> +
> +	.long	__fiq_usr			@  0  (USR_26 / USR_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  1  (FIQ_26 / FIQ_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  2  (IRQ_26 / IRQ_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  3  (SVC_26 / SVC_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  4
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  5
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  6
> +	.long	__fiq_abt			@  7
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  8
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  9
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  a
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  b
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  c
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  d
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  e
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  f
>  
>  	.globl	vector_fiq_offset
>  	.equ	vector_fiq_offset, vector_fiq
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> index 84db893d..c031063 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct stack {
>  	u32 irq[3];
>  	u32 abt[3];
>  	u32 und[3];
> +	u32 fiq[3];
>  } ____cacheline_aligned;
>  
>  #ifndef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
> @@ -470,7 +471,10 @@ void notrace cpu_init(void)
>  	"msr	cpsr_c, %5\n\t"
>  	"add	r14, %0, %6\n\t"
>  	"mov	sp, r14\n\t"
> -	"msr	cpsr_c, %7"
> +	"msr	cpsr_c, %7\n\t"
> +	"add	r14, %0, %8\n\t"
> +	"mov	sp, r14\n\t"
> +	"msr	cpsr_c, %9"
>  	    :
>  	    : "r" (stk),
>  	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | IRQ_MODE),
> @@ -479,6 +483,8 @@ void notrace cpu_init(void)
>  	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, abt[0])),
>  	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | UND_MODE),
>  	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, und[0])),
> +	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | FIQ_MODE),
> +	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, fiq[0])),
>  	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | SVC_MODE)
>  	    : "r14");
>  #endif
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> index c8e4bb7..7912a9e 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>  #include <linux/delay.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/sched.h>
> +#include <linux/irq.h>
>  
>  #include <linux/atomic.h>
>  #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
> @@ -460,10 +461,29 @@ die_sig:
>  	arm_notify_die("Oops - undefined instruction", regs, &info, 0, 6);
>  }
>  
> -asmlinkage void do_unexp_fiq (struct pt_regs *regs)
> +/*
> + * Handle FIQ similarly to NMI on x86 systems.
> + *
> + * The runtime environment for NMIs is extremely restrictive
> + * (NMIs can pre-empt critical sections meaning almost all locking is
> + * forbidden) meaning this default FIQ handling must only be used in
> + * circumstances where non-maskability improves robustness, such as
> + * watchdog or debug logic.
> + *
> + * This handler is not appropriate for general purpose use in drivers
> + * platform code and can be overrideen using set_fiq_handler.
> + */
> +asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry handle_fiq_as_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs)
>  {
> -	printk("Hmm.  Unexpected FIQ received, but trying to continue\n");
> -	printk("You may have a hardware problem...\n");
> +#ifdef CONFIG_FIQ
> +	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
> +
> +	nmi_enter();
> +	/* nop for now */
> +	nmi_exit();
> +
> +	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
> +#endif
>  }
>  
>  /*
> -- 
> 1.9.3
> 
> 
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