[PATCH v2 6/6] KVM: arm64: initialise SCTLR2_EL1 at __kvm_host_psci_cpu_entry()

Yeoreum Yun yeoreum.yun at arm.com
Tue Aug 12 03:29:26 PDT 2025


Hi Marc,

[...]
> > > > @@ -219,6 +220,8 @@ asmlinkage void __noreturn __kvm_host_psci_cpu_entry(bool is_cpu_on)
> > > >  		release_boot_args(boot_args);
> > > >
> > > >  	write_sysreg_el1(INIT_SCTLR_EL1_MMU_OFF, SYS_SCTLR);
> > > > +	if (alternative_has_cap_unlikely(ARM64_HAS_SCTLR2))
> > > > +		write_sysreg_el1(INIT_SCTLR2_EL1, SYS_SCTLR2);
> > > >  	write_sysreg(INIT_PSTATE_EL1, SPSR_EL2);
> > > >
> > > >  	__host_enter(host_ctxt);
> > >
> > > This needs to be folded into patch #1.
> > >
> > > Otherwise, there is a window of patches where the kernel will not
> > > survive CPU hotplug when booted in protected mode.
> >
> > Do you mean fold this patch into patch #2 where initialise
> > SCTLR2_ELx?
>
> Yes, sorry, I got it mixed with HCRX_EL2. Patch #2 is where it should
> land indeed.
>
> 	M.

Thanks for confirmation :D.
I'll fold it into patch #2 in next series.

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Sincerely,
Yeoreum Yun



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