[PATCH] arm64: kernel: Disable CNP on HiSilicon HIP09
Vladimir Murzin
vladimir.murzin at arm.com
Tue May 26 05:10:22 PDT 2026
Hi,
On 5/26/26 02:57, Zeng Heng wrote:
> From: Tong Tiangen <tongtiangen at huawei.com>
>
> HiSilicon HIP09 implements TLB entry matching behavior that deviates
> from the ARM architecture specification when the CNP (Common not Private)
> bit is set in TTBRx_ELx.
>
> When TTBRx.CNP=1, TLB entries may be incorrectly shared between CPU
> cores, leading to TLB conflicts and stale mappings. This affects
> coherency and can result in incorrect translations.
>
> Add the hardware erratum workaround (Hisilicon erratum 162100125) to
> disable CNP on affected HIP09 cores.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tong Tiangen <tongtiangen at huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zeng Heng <zengheng4 at huawei.com>
> ---
> Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst | 2 ++
> arch/arm64/Kconfig | 15 +++++++++++++++
> arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c | 7 +++++++
> arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 3 ++-
> arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps | 1 +
> 5 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
> index 211119ce7adc..cd50059edb85 100644
> --- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
> @@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ stable kernels.
> +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
> | Hisilicon | Hip09 | #162100801 | HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100801 |
> +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
> +| Hisilicon | Hip09 | #162100125 | HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100125 |
> ++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
> +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
> | Qualcomm Tech. | Kryo/Falkor v1 | E1003 | QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1003 |
> +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> index fe60738e5943..ed6207c75b54 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> @@ -1273,6 +1273,21 @@ config HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100801
>
> If unsure, say Y.
>
> +config HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100125
> + bool "Hisilicon erratum 162100125"
> + default y
> + help
> + On HiSilicon HIP09, TLB entry matching behavior when CNP
> + (TTBRx.CNP=1) is enabled differs from the ARM architecture
> + specification.
> +
> + TLB entries may be incorrectly shared between CPUs, potentially
> + causing TLB conflicts and stale mappings.
> +
> + Disable CNP support for affected HiSilicon HIP09 cores.
> +
> + If unsure, say Y.
> +
> config QCOM_FALKOR_ERRATUM_1003
> bool "Falkor E1003: Incorrect translation due to ASID change"
> default y
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> index 5377e4c2eba2..26d9677a20fc 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> @@ -968,6 +968,13 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
> .matches = has_impdef_pmuv3,
> .cpu_enable = cpu_enable_impdef_pmuv3_traps,
> },
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100125
> + {
> + .desc = "Hisilicon erratum 162100125",
> + .capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100125,
> + ERRATA_MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_HISI_HIP09),
> + },
> +#endif
> {
> }
> };
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> index 6d53bb15cf7b..c4b0db77a58a 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> @@ -1785,7 +1785,8 @@ has_useable_cnp(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int scope)
> if (is_kdump_kernel())
> return false;
>
> - if (cpus_have_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_NVIDIA_CARMEL_CNP))
> + if (cpus_have_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_NVIDIA_CARMEL_CNP) ||
> + cpus_have_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100125))
> return false;
Since we now have a second user for this workaround, would it
make sense to:
1. factor out the existing ARM64_WORKAROUND_NVIDIA_CARMEL_CNP into a common capability,
for example ARM64_WORKAROUND_DISABLE_CNP
2. wire up erratum 162100125 to use the common ARM64_WORKAROUND_DISABLE_CNP capability?
Cheers
Vladimir
>
> return has_cpuid_feature(entry, scope);
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
> index 811c2479e82d..b797d4893adc 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
> +++ b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
> @@ -128,3 +128,4 @@ WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI
> WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_AT
> WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_SSBS
> WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_UNPRIV_LOAD
> +WORKAROUND_HISILICON_ERRATUM_162100125
> -- 2.43.0
>
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