[RFC PATCH v2 14/45] arm64: entry: Introduce entry specific exception masking helpers
Jinjie Ruan
ruanjinjie at huawei.com
Tue Jul 28 02:29:32 PDT 2026
在 2026/7/28 0:34, Vladimir Murzin 写道:
> From: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz at arm.com>
>
> The entry code handles interrupt masking differently from the rest of
> the kernel. Exception handlers enter and exit with all exceptions
> masked, but they must temporarily unmask the appropriate set of
> exceptions so that the rest of the handler executes with the expected
> exception state.
>
> For EL0 handlers, this means dropping to masking context appropriate
> for the work to be performed. For EL1 handlers, this means restoring
> the masking context of the interrupted task. In both cases, all
> exceptions must be masked again before returning from the exception
> handler.
>
> The rest of the kernel typically follows the opposite pattern: it
> raises the masking context to protect a critical section and later
> restores the previous context.
>
> Given these different usage patterns, introduce a dedicated set of
> exception masking helpers for the entry code. Keeping these helpers
> separate from the generic interrupt masking APIs makes the intended
> usage explicit and helps avoid mixing the two masking models.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz at arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin at arm.com>
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 113 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..d66eb5d633f0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/entry.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2025 Arm Ltd.
> + */
> +#ifndef __ASM_INTERRUPTS_ENTRY_H
> +#define __ASM_INTERRUPTS_ENTRY_H
> +
> +#include <asm/arch_gicv3.h>
> +#include <asm/bug.h>
> +#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
> +#include <asm/interrupts/common_flags.h>
> +
> +
> +static __always_inline
> +arm64_exc_hwstate_t __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev,
> + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next)
may be const arm64_exc_hwstate_t next
> +{
> + bool irqs_disabled = arch_irqs_disabled_flags(next.flags);
> + bool force;
> +
> + arm64_debug_exc_hwstate(prev);
> +
> + if (prev.flags == next.flags)
> + return next;
> +
> + if (!irqs_disabled)
> + trace_hardirqs_on();
> +
> + force = system_uses_irq_prio_masking() && prev.pmr != next.pmr;
> +
> + __arm64_update_exc_hwstate(next, force);
> +
> + if (irqs_disabled)
> + trace_hardirqs_off();
> +
> + return next;
We do not update next; it should be "void".
> +}
> +
> +static __always_inline
> +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_inherit_exc_context(struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> + arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(CRITICAL_CONTEXT);
> + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next = arm64_inherit_exc_hwstate(regs);
> +
> + return __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next);
__arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next);
return next;
> +}
> +
> +static __always_inline
> +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_drop_exc_context(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev, arm64_exc_context_t context)
> +{
> + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(context);
> +
> + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS)) {
> + bool pnmi = system_uses_irq_prio_masking();
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > ERROR_CONTEXT &&
> + prev.daif == DAIF_ERRCTX);
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > NONMI_CONTEXT &&
> + prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ);
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > NOIRQ_CONTEXT &&
> + pnmi && prev.pmr == GIC_PRIO_IRQOFF);
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context > PROCESS_CONTEXT &&
> + ((pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX && prev.pmr == GIC_PRIO_IRQON) ||
> + (!pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX)));
> + }
> +
> + return __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next);
__arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next);
return next;
> +}
> +
> +static __always_inline
> +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_lift_exc_context(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev, arm64_exc_context_t context)
> +{
> + arm64_exc_hwstate_t next = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(context);
> +
> + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS)) {
> + bool pnmi = system_uses_irq_prio_masking();
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < CRITICAL_CONTEXT &&
> + prev.daif == DAIF_MASK);
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < ERROR_CONTEXT &&
> + prev.daif == DAIF_ERRCTX);
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < NONMI_CONTEXT &&
> + pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ);
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(context < NOIRQ_CONTEXT &&
> + ((pnmi && prev.pmr == GIC_PRIO_IRQOFF) ||
> + (!pnmi && prev.daif == DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ)));
> + }
> +
> + return __arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next);
__arm64_switch_exc_hwstate_to(prev, next);
return next;
> +}
> +
> +
Extra blank lines.
> +static __always_inline
> +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_unmask_exc_context(arm64_exc_context_t context)
> +{
> + arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev = arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(CRITICAL_CONTEXT);
> +
> + return arm64_drop_exc_context(prev, context);
> +}
> +
> +static __always_inline
> +arm64_exc_hwstate_t arm64_mask_exc_context(arm64_exc_hwstate_t prev)
> +{
> + return arm64_lift_exc_context(prev, CRITICAL_CONTEXT);
> +}
> +
> +#endif /* __ASM_INTERRUPTS_ENTRY_H */
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