[PATCH v6 08/13] KVM: arm64: Set an impdef ESR for Virtual-SError using VSESR_EL2.

Marc Zyngier marc.zyngier at arm.com
Tue Jan 16 02:05:12 PST 2018


On 15/01/18 19:39, James Morse wrote:
> Prior to v8.2's RAS Extensions, the HCR_EL2.VSE 'virtual SError' feature
> generated an SError with an implementation defined ESR_EL1.ISS, because we
> had no mechanism to specify the ESR value.
> 
> On Juno this generates an all-zero ESR, the most significant bit 'ISV'
> is clear indicating the remainder of the ISS field is invalid.
> 
> With the RAS Extensions we have a mechanism to specify this value, and the
> most significant bit has a new meaning: 'IDS - Implementation Defined
> Syndrome'. An all-zero SError ESR now means: 'RAS error: Uncategorized'
> instead of 'no valid ISS'.
> 
> Add KVM support for the VSESR_EL2 register to specify an ESR value when
> HCR_EL2.VSE generates a virtual SError. Change kvm_inject_vabt() to
> specify an implementation-defined value.
> 
> We only need to restore the VSESR_EL2 value when HCR_EL2.VSE is set, KVM
> save/restores this bit during __{,de}activate_traps() and hardware clears the
> bit once the guest has consumed the virtual-SError.
> 
> Future patches may add an API (or KVM CAP) to pend a virtual SError with
> a specified ESR.
> 
> Cc: Dongjiu Geng <gengdongjiu at huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse at arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall at linaro.org>
> ---
> Changes since v4:
>  * Fixed an uncatagorized typo
> 
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h |  5 +++++
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h    |  3 +++
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h      |  1 +
>  arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c          |  3 +++
>  arch/arm64/kvm/inject_fault.c        | 13 ++++++++++++-
>  5 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com>

	M.
-- 
Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny...



More information about the linux-arm-kernel mailing list