linux-kernel - [PATCH 5.5 185/189] powerpc: fix hardware PMU exception bug on PowerVM compatibility mode systems

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Message-Id: <20200310123658.183933670@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:40:22 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        "Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario" <desnesn@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Leonardo Bras <leonardo@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Subject: [PATCH 5.5 185/189] powerpc: fix hardware PMU exception bug on PowerVM compatibility mode systems

From: Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario <desnesn@...ux.ibm.com>

commit fc37a1632d40c80c067eb1bc235139f5867a2667 upstream.

PowerVM systems running compatibility mode on a few Power8 revisions are
still vulnerable to the hardware defect that loses PMU exceptions arriving
prior to a context switch.

The software fix for this issue is enabled through the CPU_FTR_PMAO_BUG
cpu_feature bit, nevertheless this bit also needs to be set for PowerVM
compatibility mode systems.

Fixes: 68f2f0d431d9ea4 ("powerpc: Add a cpu feature CPU_FTR_PMAO_BUG")
Signed-off-by: Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario <desnesn@...ux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Leonardo Bras <leonardo@...ux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200227134715.9715-1-desnesn@linux.ibm.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c |    4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -2193,11 +2193,13 @@ static struct cpu_spec * __init setup_cp
 		 * oprofile_cpu_type already has a value, then we are
 		 * possibly overriding a real PVR with a logical one,
 		 * and, in that case, keep the current value for
-		 * oprofile_cpu_type.
+		 * oprofile_cpu_type. Futhermore, let's ensure that the
+		 * fix for the PMAO bug is enabled on compatibility mode.
 		 */
 		if (old.oprofile_cpu_type != NULL) {
 			t->oprofile_cpu_type = old.oprofile_cpu_type;
 			t->oprofile_type = old.oprofile_type;
+			t->cpu_features |= old.cpu_features & CPU_FTR_PMAO_BUG;
 		}
 	}