linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: manual merge of the kvm-arm tree with the arm64 tree

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Date:   Wed, 7 Jun 2023 05:33:53 +0000
From:   Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@...ux.dev>
To:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:     Christoffer Dall <cdall@...columbia.edu>,
        Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@....com>,
        Kristina Martsenko <kristina.martsenko@....com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the kvm-arm tree with the arm64 tree

On Wed, Jun 07, 2023 at 11:05:21AM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 11:49:27 +1000 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
> >
> > Today's linux-next merge of the kvm-arm tree got a conflict in:
> > 
> >   arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> > 
> > between commits:
> > 
> >   b7564127ffcb ("arm64: mops: detect and enable FEAT_MOPS")
> >   c1fa32c8f189 ("arm64: cpufeature: add TCR2 cpucap")
> >   b5a8e35236ee ("arm64: cpufeature: add Permission Indirection Extension cpucap")
> > 
> > from the arm64 tree and commit:
> > 
> >   c876c3f182a5 ("KVM: arm64: Relax trapping of CTR_EL0 when FEAT_EVT is available")
> > 
> > from the kvm-arm tree.
> > 
> > I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> > is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> > conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> > is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider cooperating
> > with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> > complex conflicts.
> 
> Commit b5a8e35236ee changed a bit, so the new resolution is below.

LGTM, thanks Stephen.

Catalin, I'm  only planning on dragging in the MOPS branch as needed
due to some more involved conflicts that'll arise from KVM ID register
changes. Otherwise the resolution seems trivial enough and doesn't need
to be explicitly dealt with. Still learning the ropes, so all ears if
anyone disagrees :)

> diff --cc arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> index c3bdb14bb4bd,4a2ab3f366de..000000000000
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> @@@ -2662,27 -2641,17 +2662,38 @@@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilit
>   		.cpu_enable = cpu_enable_dit,
>   		ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64PFR0_EL1, DIT, IMP)
>   	},
>  +	{
>  +		.desc = "Memory Copy and Memory Set instructions",
>  +		.capability = ARM64_HAS_MOPS,
>  +		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
>  +		.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
>  +		.cpu_enable = cpu_enable_mops,
>  +		ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64ISAR2_EL1, MOPS, IMP)
>  +	},
>  +	{
>  +		.capability = ARM64_HAS_TCR2,
>  +		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
>  +		.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
>  +		ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64MMFR3_EL1, TCRX, IMP)
>  +	},
>  +	{
>  +		.desc = "Stage-1 Permission Indirection Extension (S1PIE)",
>  +		.capability = ARM64_HAS_S1PIE,
>  +		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_BOOT_CPU_FEATURE,
>  +		.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
>  +		ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64MMFR3_EL1, S1PIE, IMP)
>  +	},
> + 	{
> + 		.desc = "Enhanced Virtualization Traps",
> + 		.capability = ARM64_HAS_EVT,
> + 		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
> + 		.sys_reg = SYS_ID_AA64MMFR2_EL1,
> + 		.sign = FTR_UNSIGNED,
> + 		.field_pos = ID_AA64MMFR2_EL1_EVT_SHIFT,
> + 		.field_width = 4,
> + 		.min_field_value = ID_AA64MMFR2_EL1_EVT_IMP,
> + 		.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
> + 	},
>   	{},
>   };
>   

-- 
Thanks,
Oliver