linux-kernel - [PATCH] arm64: neon: Add preemption protection for kernel_neon

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Message-Id: <1531125935-19999-1-git-send-email-yandong77520@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon,  9 Jul 2018 16:45:35 +0800
From:   "Yandong.Zhao" <yandong77520@...il.com>
To:     Dave.Martin@....com, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        catalin.marinas@....com, will.deacon@....com,
        ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     zhaoyd@...ndersoft.com, Yandong Zhao <yandong77520@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] arm64: neon: Add preemption protection for kernel_neon_busy

From: Yandong Zhao <yandong77520@...il.com>

may_use_simd() can be called in any case and access kernel_neon_busy,
for example: BUG_ON(!may_use_simd()).  This patch ensures that
migration will not occur during program access to kernel_neon_busy.

Signed-off-by: Yandong Zhao <yandong77520@...il.com>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h | 16 ++++------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h
index fa8b3fe..6580dcd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/simd.h
@@ -29,20 +29,12 @@
 static __must_check inline bool may_use_simd(void)
 {
 	/*
-	 * The raw_cpu_read() is racy if called with preemption enabled.
-	 * This is not a bug: kernel_neon_busy is only set when
-	 * preemption is disabled, so we cannot migrate to another CPU
-	 * while it is set, nor can we migrate to a CPU where it is set.
-	 * So, if we find it clear on some CPU then we're guaranteed to
-	 * find it clear on any CPU we could migrate to.
-	 *
-	 * If we are in between kernel_neon_begin()...kernel_neon_end(),
-	 * the flag will be set, but preemption is also disabled, so we
-	 * can't migrate to another CPU and spuriously see it become
-	 * false.
+	 * Operations for contexts where we do not want to do any checks for
+	 * preemptions.  Unless strictly necessary, always use this_cpu_*()
+	 * instead.
 	 */
 	return !in_irq() && !irqs_disabled() && !in_nmi() &&
-		!raw_cpu_read(kernel_neon_busy);
+		!this_cpu_read(kernel_neon_busy);
 }
 
 #else /* ! CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON */
-- 
1.9.1