[PATCH v4 0/3] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Tegra264 invalidation workaround
Ashish Mhetre
amhetre at nvidia.com
Tue Jun 16 20:58:10 PDT 2026
On 6/9/2026 1:02 PM, Ashish Mhetre wrote:
> Nvidia Tegra264 SMMUs are affected by an erratum where a TLB entry can
> survive an invalidation that races with concurrent traffic targeting
> the same entry. The hardware-recommended software workaround is to
> issue every CFGI/TLBI command (each followed by CMD_SYNC) twice.
> The second issue must execute only after the first issue's CMD_SYNC
> has completed, giving the sequence:
>
> TLBI/CFGI ... CMD_SYNC TLBI/CFGI ... CMD_SYNC
>
> ATC_INV is not affected and must not be doubled.
>
> The erratum is not flagged by any SMMUv3 IDR/IIDR register, so it
> cannot be detected from hardware ID. Tegra264 is device-tree-only
> (no ACPI/IORT support), so detection is purely by compatible string.
>
> This series is structured as a small refactor + detect + apply
> sequence so that each step is reviewable in isolation:
>
> 1/3 Pure refactor (no functional change): lift the existing
> force-sync conditions out of arm_smmu_cmdq_batch_add_cmd_p()
> into a new arm_smmu_cmdq_batch_force_sync() helper, so that
> adding another condition (in patch 3) is a one-liner.
> Authored by Nicolin Chen.
>
> 2/3 Detect the erratum and provide the classifier. Adds the
> ARM_SMMU_OPT_REPEAT_TLBI_CFGI per-instance option, a global
> arm_smmu_erratum_repeat_tlbi_cfgi_key static key, and the
> arm_smmu_erratum_cmd_needs_repeating() predicate. The static
> key means the wrapper compiles to a single tested branch on
> unaffected kernels.
>
> 3/3 Apply the workaround: factor arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist()
> into a thin wrapper around __arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist()
> that re-issues the cmdlist a second time when the predicate
> fires; register the same condition with the batch helper so
> full batches of CFGI/TLBI flush with sync=true; and add
> arm_vsmmu_can_batch_cmd() so iommufd does not mix command
> classes inside a single batch. Also documents the erratum
> in silicon-errata.rst.
>
> The series applies cleanly on linux-next/master (base-commit below).
>
> Changes since v3:
> - Drop the cmds->num == 0 early-return so the refactor is
> truly "no functional change".
> - Rename ARM_SMMU_OPT_TLBI_TWICE -> ARM_SMMU_OPT_REPEAT_TLBI_CFGI
> and rephrase its kdoc to be hardware-agnostic.
> - Rename arm_smmu_cmd_needs_tlbi_twice() ->
> arm_smmu_erratum_cmd_needs_repeating() and drop the kdoc
> above it.
> - Replace the explicit opcode switch with a single range check
> opcode >= CMDQ_OP_CFGI_STE && opcode < CMDQ_OP_ATC_INV.
> - Introduce arm_smmu_erratum_repeat_tlbi_cfgi_key static key:
> the predicate gates on it first so unaffected kernels pay
> only a single static_branch_unlikely() check.
> - Drop the verbose Tegra264-specific comments above
> arm_vsmmu_can_batch_cmd() and inside the batch helper.
> - Document the erratum in
> Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst.
> - Guard the repeat path in arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist() with
> an n > 0 check so we never inspect cmds[0] on the bare-SYNC
> flush emitted by arm_smmu_cmdq_batch_add_cmd_p() when the
> next command is unsupported by the batch's pre-selected
> cmdq.
> - Drop the carried Reviewed-by tags now that the patch
> shape has changed; re-review appreciated.
>
> Changes since v2:
> - Split into a 3-patch series (refactor / detect / apply) to keep
> each step small and bisectable.
> - Move the classifier to arm-smmu-v3.h as static inline so the
> iommufd file can share it.
> - Add arm_vsmmu_can_batch_cmd() to split iommufd batches at
> "needs repeating" transitions so the per-batch decision based
> on the first command stays correct under mixed user input.
> - Spell out in the commit message why detection is via DT and
> not via IIDR/ACPI.
>
> Changes since v1:
> - Detect the erratum from the existing "nvidia,tegra264-smmu"
> compatible instead of adding a new property.
> - Centralise the doubling at the CMDQ submission layer and only
> apply it to CFGI/TLBI (not ATC_INV).
> - Drop the binding/dtsi patches accordingly.
>
> Ashish Mhetre (2):
> iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Detect Tegra264 erratum
> iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Issue CFGI/TLBI twice on Tegra264
>
> Nicolin Chen (1):
> iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Factor out CMDQ batch force-sync conditions
>
> Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst | 2 +
> .../arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c | 15 ++++-
> drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 65 +++++++++++++++----
> drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h | 24 +++++++
> 4 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
>
> base-commit: 7da7f07112610a520567421dd2ffcb51beaefbcc
Hi all,
A gentle reminder to review the patches and share your comments.
Thanks,
Ashish Mhetre
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