linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 23/23] arm64: Panic when VHE and non VHE CPUs coexist

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Message-ID: <20160204192517.GH13974@cbox>
Date:	Thu, 4 Feb 2016 20:25:17 +0100
From:	Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>
To:	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
Cc:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 23/23] arm64: Panic when VHE and non VHE CPUs coexist

On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 06:00:16PM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Having both VHE and non-VHE capable CPUs in the same system
> is likely to be a recipe for disaster.
> 
> If the boot CPU has VHE, but a secondary is not, we won't be
> able to downgrade and run the kernel at EL1. Add CPU hotplug
> to the mix, and this produces a terrifying mess.
> 
> Let's solve the problem once and for all. If you mix VHE and
> non-VHE CPUs in the same system, you deserve to loose, and this
> patch makes sure you don't get a chance.
> 
> This is implemented by storing the kernel execution level in
> a global variable. Secondaries will park themselves in a
> WFI loop if they observe a mismatch. Also, the primary CPU
> will detect that the secondary CPU has died on a mismatched
> execution level. Panic will follow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>

Reviewed-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>