linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 13/16] clocksource/arch_arm_timer: Move workaround synchronisation around

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Date:   Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:19:38 +0100
From:   Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Shier <pshier@...gle.com>,
        Raghavendra Rao Ananta <rananta@...gle.com>,
        Ricardo Koller <ricarkol@...gle.com>,
        Oliver Upton <oupton@...gle.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 13/16] clocksource/arch_arm_timer: Move workaround synchronisation around

We currently handle synchronisation when workarounds are enabled
by having an ISB in the __arch_counter_get_cnt?ct_stable() helpers.

WHile this works, this prevents us from relaxing this synchronisation.

Instead, move it closer to the point where the synchronisation is
actually needed. Further patches will subsequently relax this.

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
index b8000ef71a2c..519ac1f7f859 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	({								\
 		const struct arch_timer_erratum_workaround *__wa;	\
 		__wa = __this_cpu_read(timer_unstable_counter_workaround); \
-		(__wa && __wa->h) ? __wa->h : arch_timer_##h;		\
+		(__wa && __wa->h) ? ({ isb(); __wa->h;}) : arch_timer_##h; \
 	})
 
 #else
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(const struct arch_timer_erratum_workaround *,
 
 static inline notrace u64 arch_timer_read_cntpct_el0(void)
 {
+	isb();
 	return read_sysreg(cntpct_el0);
 }
 
 static inline notrace u64 arch_timer_read_cntvct_el0(void)
 {
+	isb();
 	return read_sysreg(cntvct_el0);
 }
 
@@ -163,7 +165,6 @@ static __always_inline u64 __arch_counter_get_cntpct_stable(void)
 {
 	u64 cnt;
 
-	isb();
 	cnt = arch_timer_reg_read_stable(cntpct_el0);
 	arch_counter_enforce_ordering(cnt);
 	return cnt;
@@ -183,7 +184,6 @@ static __always_inline u64 __arch_counter_get_cntvct_stable(void)
 {
 	u64 cnt;
 
-	isb();
 	cnt = arch_timer_reg_read_stable(cntvct_el0);
 	arch_counter_enforce_ordering(cnt);
 	return cnt;
-- 
2.30.2