[PATCH 1/3] ARM: cpu: suppress arm_early_mmu_cache_invalidate if dcache enabled
Ahmad Fatoum
a.fatoum at pengutronix.de
Tue Jul 7 01:05:27 PDT 2026
barebox built as EFI payload on ARM invalidates the data caches inside
barebox_arm_entry(), which may lead to memory corruption.
Generally, calling arm_early_mmu_cache_invalidate() while the caches are
enabled is a bad idea, so add a function that protects against that and
use it in common code.
Fixes: 742e78976dd4 ("ARM64: add optional EFI stub")
Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>
---
arch/arm/cpu/common.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_32.S | 2 +-
arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_64.S | 2 +-
arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h | 3 +++
4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/common.c
index adb5d6a02bc8..d41da73d7e83 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/common.c
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ void sync_caches_for_execution(void)
arm_early_mmu_cache_flush();
}
+/**
+ * dcache_invalidate_stale - invalidate data cache prior to enabling it
+ *
+ * Some SoCs can come up with invalid entries, but with the valid bit set.
+ * This function discards them, as that would lead to memory corruption
+ * otherwise.
+ */
+void dcache_invalidate_stale(void)
+{
+ /* if caches are already enabled, don't cause data loss */
+ if (get_cr() & CR_C)
+ return;
+
+ arm_early_mmu_cache_invalidate();
+}
+
void pbl_barebox_break(void)
{
__asm__ __volatile__ (
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_32.S b/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_32.S
index 0d4c47c1c870..eb1793b54e66 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_32.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_32.S
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ENTRY(__barebox_arm_entry)
mov r4, r0
mov r5, r1
mov r6, r2
- bl arm_early_mmu_cache_invalidate
+ bl dcache_invalidate_stale
mov r0, r4
mov r1, r5
mov r2, r6
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_64.S b/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_64.S
index 5eb6efed5baf..3404f6d05802 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_64.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/entry_ll_64.S
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ENTRY(__barebox_arm_entry)
mov x19, x0
mov x20, x1
mov x21, x2
- bl arm_early_mmu_cache_invalidate
+ bl dcache_invalidate_stale
mov x0, x19
mov x1, x20
mov x2, x21
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
index ea78ae123aec..64f369f865db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ static inline void icache_invalidate(void)
#endif
}
+
+void dcache_invalidate_stale(void);
+
void arm_early_mmu_cache_flush(void);
void arm_early_mmu_cache_invalidate(void);
--
2.47.3
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