[PATCH 1/2] arm64: kernel: Add SMC Session ID to results

Andy Gross andy.gross at linaro.org
Mon Aug 22 08:16:40 PDT 2016


On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 03:53:26PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 09:02:46AM -0500, Andy Gross wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 02:43:14PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 12:51:13AM -0500, Andy Gross wrote:
> > > > This patch adds the SMC Session ID to the results passed back from SMC
> > > > calls.  The Qualcomm SMC implementation provides for interrupted SMC
> > > > functions.  When this occurs, the SMC call will return a session ID that
> > > > is required to be used when resuming the interrupted SMC call.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Andy Gross <andy.gross at linaro.org>
> > > > ---
> > > >  arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c | 1 +
> > > >  arch/arm64/kernel/smccc-call.S  | 1 +
> > > >  include/linux/arm-smccc.h       | 4 +++-
> > > >  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > [...]
> > > 
> > > > diff --git a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
> > > > index b5abfda..82d919f 100644
> > > > --- a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
> > > > @@ -63,18 +63,20 @@
> > > >  /**
> > > >   * struct arm_smccc_res - Result from SMC/HVC call
> > > >   * @a0-a3 result values from registers 0 to 3
> > > > + * @a6 Session ID register (optional)
> > > >   */
> > > >  struct arm_smccc_res {
> > > >  	unsigned long a0;
> > > >  	unsigned long a1;
> > > >  	unsigned long a2;
> > > >  	unsigned long a3;
> > > > +	unsigned long a6;
> > > >  };
> > > >  
> > > >  /**
> > > >   * arm_smccc_smc() - make SMC calls
> > > >   * @a0-a7: arguments passed in registers 0 to 7
> > > > - * @res: result values from registers 0 to 3
> > > > + * @res: result values from registers 0 to 3 and optional register 6
> > > 
> > > AFAICT from reading the SMCCC spec, parameter register 6 is "Unpredictable,
> > > Scratch registers" in return state, so I don't think this is correct.
> > > 
> > > What am I missing?
> > 
> > In the case of Qualcomm's implementation, they return a value in register 6 that
> > may or may not be used in subsequent calls.  If I want to leverage the arm_smccc
> > functions, then I need to extend them to include the optional return value.  The
> > downside to this is that everyone who uses this is exposed to it.
> 
> Yes, I'm not keen on forcing this behaviour for everybody, as you never
> know what other firmware might do with unexpected a6 values. Could we
> perhaps quirk it, along the lines of the completely untested patch below?

A quirk would work fine.  I'll try this out and get back to you.

Thanks,

Andy


> --->8
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
> index 05070b72fc28..1895e87d0240 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
> @@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ int main(void)
>  #endif
>    DEFINE(ARM_SMCCC_RES_X0_OFFS,	offsetof(struct arm_smccc_res, a0));
>    DEFINE(ARM_SMCCC_RES_X2_OFFS,	offsetof(struct arm_smccc_res, a2));
> +  DEFINE(ARM_SMCCC_RES_QUIRK_ID_OFFS,		offsetof(struct arm_smccc_res, quirk.id));
> +  DEFINE(ARM_SMCCC_RES_QUIRK_STATE_OFFS,	offsetof(struct arm_smccc_res, quirk.state));
>    BLANK();
>    DEFINE(HIBERN_PBE_ORIG,	offsetof(struct pbe, orig_address));
>    DEFINE(HIBERN_PBE_ADDR,	offsetof(struct pbe, address));
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smccc-call.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/smccc-call.S
> index ae0496fa4235..3c6c976eaf5c 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smccc-call.S
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smccc-call.S
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
>   *
>   */
>  #include <linux/linkage.h>
> +#include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
>  #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
>  
>  	.macro SMCCC instr
> @@ -20,7 +21,12 @@
>  	ldr	x4, [sp]
>  	stp	x0, x1, [x4, #ARM_SMCCC_RES_X0_OFFS]
>  	stp	x2, x3, [x4, #ARM_SMCCC_RES_X2_OFFS]
> -	ret
> +	ldr	x9, [x4, #ARM_SMCCC_RES_QUIRK_ID_OFFS]
> +	cbz	x9, 1f /* ARM_SMCCC_QUIRK_NONE */
> +	cmp	x9, #ARM_SMCCC_QUIRK_QCOM_A6
> +	b.ne	1f
> +	str	x6, [x4, ARM_SMCCC_RES_QUIRK_STATE_OFFS]
> +1:	ret
>  	.cfi_endproc
>  	.endm
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
> index b5abfda80465..a3a6e291feb6 100644
> --- a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
> @@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
>  #ifndef __LINUX_ARM_SMCCC_H
>  #define __LINUX_ARM_SMCCC_H
>  
> -#include <linux/linkage.h>
> -#include <linux/types.h>
> -
>  /*
>   * This file provides common defines for ARM SMC Calling Convention as
>   * specified in
> @@ -60,6 +57,21 @@
>  #define ARM_SMCCC_OWNER_TRUSTED_OS	50
>  #define ARM_SMCCC_OWNER_TRUSTED_OS_END	63
>  
> +#define ARM_SMCCC_QUIRK_NONE	0
> +#define ARM_SMCCC_QUIRK_QCOM_A6	1 /* Save/restore register a6 */
> +
> +#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> +
> +#include <linux/linkage.h>
> +#include <linux/types.h>
> +
> +struct arm_smccc_quirk {
> +	int	id;
> +	union {
> +		unsigned long a6;
> +	} state;
> +};
> +
>  /**
>   * struct arm_smccc_res - Result from SMC/HVC call
>   * @a0-a3 result values from registers 0 to 3
> @@ -69,6 +81,7 @@ struct arm_smccc_res {
>  	unsigned long a1;
>  	unsigned long a2;
>  	unsigned long a3;
> +	struct arm_smccc_quirk quirk;
>  };
>  
>  /**
> @@ -101,4 +114,5 @@ asmlinkage void arm_smccc_hvc(unsigned long a0, unsigned long a1,
>  			unsigned long a5, unsigned long a6, unsigned long a7,
>  			struct arm_smccc_res *res);
>  
> +#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
>  #endif /*__LINUX_ARM_SMCCC_H*/
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