[PATCH 07/19] arm64: smp: Defer update of secondary CPU capabilities

Jinjie Ruan ruanjinjie at huawei.com
Tue Sep 8 01:20:19 PDT 2026



在 2026/9/8 0:40, Will Deacon 写道:
> check_local_cpu_capabilities() runs relatively early during the boot of
> each secondary CPU and, despite its name, calls update_cpu_capabilities()
> to manipulate the global 'system_cpucaps' based on the features detected
> by the incoming CPU.
> 
> In preparation for parallel bringup of secondary CPUs, move the call
> to update_cpu_capabilities() into update_cpu_features(), allowing
> check_local_cpu_capabilities() to run concurrently in future, as it now
> only performs local verification of the incoming CPU.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will at kernel.org>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 311 +++++++++++++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 157 insertions(+), 154 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> index 33279a264145..fadc36cdff99 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> @@ -1408,156 +1408,6 @@ static int update_32bit_cpu_features(int cpu, struct cpuinfo_32bit *info,
>  	return taint;
>  }
>  
> -/*
> - * Update system wide CPU feature registers with the values from a
> - * non-boot CPU. Also performs SANITY checks to make sure that there
> - * aren't any insane variations from that of the boot CPU.
> - */
> -void update_cpu_features(int cpu)
> -{
> -	struct cpuinfo_arm64 *boot, *info;
> -	int taint = 0;
> -
> -	boot = &boot_cpu_data;
> -	info = per_cpu_ptr(&cpu_data, cpu);
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * The kernel can handle differing I-cache policies, but otherwise
> -	 * caches should look identical. Userspace JITs will make use of
> -	 * *minLine.
> -	 */
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_CTR_EL0, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_ctr, boot->reg_ctr);
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Userspace may perform DC ZVA instructions. Mismatched block sizes
> -	 * could result in too much or too little memory being zeroed if a
> -	 * process is preempted and migrated between CPUs.
> -	 */
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_DCZID_EL0, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_dczid, boot->reg_dczid);
> -
> -	/* If different, timekeeping will be broken (especially with KVM) */
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_CNTFRQ_EL0, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_cntfrq, boot->reg_cntfrq);
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * The kernel uses self-hosted debug features and expects CPUs to
> -	 * support identical debug features. We presently need CTX_CMPs, WRPs,
> -	 * and BRPs to be identical.
> -	 * ID_AA64DFR1 is currently RES0.
> -	 */
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64dfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64dfr0);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64DFR1_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64dfr1, boot->reg_id_aa64dfr1);
> -	/*
> -	 * Even in big.LITTLE, processors should be identical instruction-set
> -	 * wise.
> -	 */
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR0_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64isar0, boot->reg_id_aa64isar0);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR1_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64isar1, boot->reg_id_aa64isar1);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR2_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64isar2, boot->reg_id_aa64isar2);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR3_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64isar3, boot->reg_id_aa64isar3);
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Differing PARange support is fine as long as all peripherals and
> -	 * memory are mapped within the minimum PARange of all CPUs.
> -	 * Linux should not care about secure memory.
> -	 */
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR0_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr0);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR1_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr1, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr1);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR2_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr2, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr2);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR3_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr3, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr3);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR4_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr4, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr4);
> -
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64pfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64pfr0);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR1_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64pfr1, boot->reg_id_aa64pfr1);
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR2_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64pfr2, boot->reg_id_aa64pfr2);
> -
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ZFR0_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64zfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64zfr0);
> -
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64SMFR0_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64smfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64smfr0);
> -
> -	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64FPFR0_EL1, cpu,
> -				      info->reg_id_aa64fpfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64fpfr0);
> -
> -	/* Probe vector lengths */
> -	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_SVE) &&
> -	    id_aa64pfr0_sve(read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1))) {
> -		if (!system_capabilities_finalized()) {
> -			unsigned long cpacr = cpacr_save_enable_kernel_sve();
> -
> -			vec_update_vq_map(ARM64_VEC_SVE);
> -
> -			cpacr_restore(cpacr);
> -		}
> -	}
> -
> -	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_SME) &&
> -	    id_aa64pfr1_sme(read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR1_EL1))) {
> -		unsigned long cpacr = cpacr_save_enable_kernel_sme();
> -
> -		/* Probe vector lengths */
> -		if (!system_capabilities_finalized())
> -			vec_update_vq_map(ARM64_VEC_SME);
> -
> -		cpacr_restore(cpacr);
> -	}
> -
> -	if (detect_ftr_has_mpam()) {
> -		info->reg_mpamidr = read_cpuid(MPAMIDR_EL1);
> -		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MPAMIDR_EL1, cpu,
> -					info->reg_mpamidr, boot->reg_mpamidr);
> -	}
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * The kernel uses the LDGM/STGM instructions and the number of tags
> -	 * they read/write depends on the GMID_EL1.BS field. Check that the
> -	 * value is the same on all CPUs.
> -	 */
> -	if (gmid_el1_accessible(info))
> -		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_GMID_EL1, cpu,
> -					      info->reg_gmid, boot->reg_gmid);
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * If we don't have AArch32 at all then skip the checks entirely
> -	 * as the register values may be UNKNOWN and we're not going to be
> -	 * using them for anything.
> -	 *
> -	 * This relies on a sanitised view of the AArch64 ID registers
> -	 * (e.g. SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1), so we call it last.
> -	 */
> -	if (id_aa64pfr0_32bit_el0(info->reg_id_aa64pfr0)) {
> -		lazy_init_32bit_cpu_features(info, boot);
> -		taint |= update_32bit_cpu_features(cpu, &info->aarch32,
> -						   &boot->aarch32);
> -	}
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Mismatched CPU features are a recipe for disaster. Don't even
> -	 * pretend to support them.
> -	 */
> -	if (taint) {
> -		pr_warn_once("Unsupported CPU feature variation detected.\n");
> -		add_taint(TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
> -	}
> -}
> -
>  u64 read_sanitised_ftr_reg(u32 id)
>  {
>  	struct arm64_ftr_reg *regp = get_arm64_ftr_reg(id);
> @@ -3902,16 +3752,169 @@ void check_local_cpu_capabilities(void)
>  	 */
>  	check_early_cpu_features();
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Verify that this CPU has all the system advertised
> +	 * capabilities.
> +	 */
> +	if (system_capabilities_finalized())
> +		verify_local_cpu_capabilities();
> +}

As I commented below, this order avoids concurrency issues, as after
cpuhp_ap_sync_alive(), the secondary CPUs are woken up serially by the
boot CPU.

It also eliminates the problem of boot CPUs being stuck in deadlock wait
for the secondary CPUs, because update_cpu_capabilities() does not call
cpu_die_early() or cpu_panic_kernel().

secondary_start_kernel()
   -> check_local_cpu_capabilities()
   -> cpuhp_ap_sync_alive()
   -> update_cpu_features()
      -> update_cpu_capabilities()

So LGTM
Reviewed-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie at huawei.com>

Link:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/3501828e-7dd4-4587-b29a-71eabcc05ab8@huawei.com/

> +
> +/*
> + * Update system wide CPU feature registers with the values from a
> + * non-boot CPU. Also performs SANITY checks to make sure that there
> + * aren't any insane variations from that of the boot CPU.
> + */
> +void update_cpu_features(int cpu)
> +{
> +	struct cpuinfo_arm64 *boot, *info;
> +	int taint = 0;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * If we haven't finalised the system capabilities, this CPU gets
>  	 * a chance to update the errata work arounds and local features.
> -	 * Otherwise, this CPU should verify that it has all the system
> -	 * advertised capabilities.
>  	 */
>  	if (!system_capabilities_finalized())
>  		update_cpu_capabilities(SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU);
> -	else
> -		verify_local_cpu_capabilities();
> +
> +	boot = &boot_cpu_data;
> +	info = per_cpu_ptr(&cpu_data, cpu);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The kernel can handle differing I-cache policies, but otherwise
> +	 * caches should look identical. Userspace JITs will make use of
> +	 * *minLine.
> +	 */
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_CTR_EL0, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_ctr, boot->reg_ctr);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Userspace may perform DC ZVA instructions. Mismatched block sizes
> +	 * could result in too much or too little memory being zeroed if a
> +	 * process is preempted and migrated between CPUs.
> +	 */
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_DCZID_EL0, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_dczid, boot->reg_dczid);
> +
> +	/* If different, timekeeping will be broken (especially with KVM) */
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_CNTFRQ_EL0, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_cntfrq, boot->reg_cntfrq);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The kernel uses self-hosted debug features and expects CPUs to
> +	 * support identical debug features. We presently need CTX_CMPs, WRPs,
> +	 * and BRPs to be identical.
> +	 * ID_AA64DFR1 is currently RES0.
> +	 */
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64dfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64dfr0);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64DFR1_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64dfr1, boot->reg_id_aa64dfr1);
> +	/*
> +	 * Even in big.LITTLE, processors should be identical instruction-set
> +	 * wise.
> +	 */
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR0_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64isar0, boot->reg_id_aa64isar0);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR1_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64isar1, boot->reg_id_aa64isar1);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR2_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64isar2, boot->reg_id_aa64isar2);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ISAR3_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64isar3, boot->reg_id_aa64isar3);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Differing PARange support is fine as long as all peripherals and
> +	 * memory are mapped within the minimum PARange of all CPUs.
> +	 * Linux should not care about secure memory.
> +	 */
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR0_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr0);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR1_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr1, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr1);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR2_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr2, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr2);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR3_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr3, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr3);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64MMFR4_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64mmfr4, boot->reg_id_aa64mmfr4);
> +
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64pfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64pfr0);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR1_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64pfr1, boot->reg_id_aa64pfr1);
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR2_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64pfr2, boot->reg_id_aa64pfr2);
> +
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ZFR0_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64zfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64zfr0);
> +
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64SMFR0_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64smfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64smfr0);
> +
> +	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64FPFR0_EL1, cpu,
> +				      info->reg_id_aa64fpfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64fpfr0);
> +
> +	/* Probe vector lengths */
> +	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_SVE) &&
> +	    id_aa64pfr0_sve(read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1))) {
> +		if (!system_capabilities_finalized()) {
> +			unsigned long cpacr = cpacr_save_enable_kernel_sve();
> +
> +			vec_update_vq_map(ARM64_VEC_SVE);
> +
> +			cpacr_restore(cpacr);
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_SME) &&
> +	    id_aa64pfr1_sme(read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR1_EL1))) {
> +		unsigned long cpacr = cpacr_save_enable_kernel_sme();
> +
> +		/* Probe vector lengths */
> +		if (!system_capabilities_finalized())
> +			vec_update_vq_map(ARM64_VEC_SME);
> +
> +		cpacr_restore(cpacr);
> +	}
> +
> +	if (detect_ftr_has_mpam()) {
> +		info->reg_mpamidr = read_cpuid(MPAMIDR_EL1);
> +		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MPAMIDR_EL1, cpu,
> +					info->reg_mpamidr, boot->reg_mpamidr);
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The kernel uses the LDGM/STGM instructions and the number of tags
> +	 * they read/write depends on the GMID_EL1.BS field. Check that the
> +	 * value is the same on all CPUs.
> +	 */
> +	if (gmid_el1_accessible(info))
> +		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_GMID_EL1, cpu,
> +					      info->reg_gmid, boot->reg_gmid);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * If we don't have AArch32 at all then skip the checks entirely
> +	 * as the register values may be UNKNOWN and we're not going to be
> +	 * using them for anything.
> +	 *
> +	 * This relies on a sanitised view of the AArch64 ID registers
> +	 * (e.g. SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1), so we call it last.
> +	 */
> +	if (id_aa64pfr0_32bit_el0(info->reg_id_aa64pfr0)) {
> +		lazy_init_32bit_cpu_features(info, boot);
> +		taint |= update_32bit_cpu_features(cpu, &info->aarch32,
> +						   &boot->aarch32);
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Mismatched CPU features are a recipe for disaster. Don't even
> +	 * pretend to support them.
> +	 */
> +	if (taint) {
> +		pr_warn_once("Unsupported CPU feature variation detected.\n");
> +		add_taint(TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  bool this_cpu_has_cap(unsigned int n)




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