[boot-wrapper PATCH V2] aarch64: Enable access into FEAT_SPE_FDS register from EL2 and below

James Clark james.clark at linaro.org
Fri Jun 6 01:49:07 PDT 2025



On 06/06/2025 6:26 am, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> FEAT_SPE_FDS adds system register PMSDSFR_EL1. But accessing that system
> register from EL2 and below exception levels, will trap into EL3 unless
> MDCR_EL3.EnPMS3 is set.
> 
> Enable access to FEAT_SPE_FDS registers when they are implemented.
> 
> Cc: James Clark <james.clark at linaro.org>
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland at arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual at arm.com>
> ---
> Changes in V2:
> 
> - Check for FEAT_SPE implementation before accessing PMSIDR_EL1 register
> 
> Changes in V1:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250604114604.629782-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com/
> 
>   arch/aarch64/include/asm/cpu.h | 4 ++++
>   arch/aarch64/init.c            | 9 +++++++++
>   2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/aarch64/include/asm/cpu.h b/arch/aarch64/include/asm/cpu.h
> index 2b3a659..ac50474 100644
> --- a/arch/aarch64/include/asm/cpu.h
> +++ b/arch/aarch64/include/asm/cpu.h
> @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
>   #define MDCR_EL3_NSTB_NS_NOTRAP			(UL(3) << 24)
>   #define MDCR_EL3_SBRBE_NOTRAP_NOPROHIBIT	(UL(3) << 32)
>   #define MDCR_EL3_ENPMSN				BIT(36)
> +#define MDCR_EL3_ENPMS3				BIT(42)
>   #define MDCR_EL3_EBWE				BIT(43)
>   #define MDCR_EL3_EnPM2				BIT(7)
>   
> @@ -185,6 +186,9 @@
>   
>   #define SCTLR_EL1_CP15BEN	(1 << 5)
>   
> +#define PMSIDR_EL1		s3_0_c9_c9_7
> +#define PMSIDR_EL1_FDS		BIT(7)
> +
>   #ifdef KERNEL_32
>   /*
>    * When booting a 32-bit kernel, EL1 uses AArch32 and registers which are
> diff --git a/arch/aarch64/init.c b/arch/aarch64/init.c
> index e1640a9..df43d2d 100644
> --- a/arch/aarch64/init.c
> +++ b/arch/aarch64/init.c
> @@ -146,6 +146,15 @@ static void cpu_init_el3(void)
>   	if (mrs_field(ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, PMSVER) >= 3)
>   		mdcr |= MDCR_EL3_ENPMSN;
>   
> +	/*
> +	 * PMSIDR_EL1 register is present, only when FEAT_SPE
> +	 * feature is implemeneted. Otherwise direct accesses
> +	 * to PMSIDR_EL1 are UNDEFINED.
> +	 */
> +	if ((mrs_field(ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, PMSVER) >= 1) &&
> +	    (mrs_field(PMSIDR_EL1, FDS)))

Minor nit, but the extra brackets on the second condition are 
unnecessary. Probably not worth a second version for though.

Reviewed-by: James Clark <james.clark at linaro.org>

> +		mdcr |= MDCR_EL3_ENPMS3;
> +
>   	if (mrs_field(ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, TRACEBUFFER))
>   		mdcr |= MDCR_EL3_NSTB_NS_NOTRAP;
>   




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