[PATCH v2 1/2] riscv: errata: thead: use riscv_nonstd_cache_ops for CMO

Guo Ren guoren at kernel.org
Thu Oct 5 19:43:04 PDT 2023


On Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 6:46 PM Jisheng Zhang <jszhang at kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Previously, we use alternative mechanism to dynamically patch
> the CMO operations for THEAD C906/C910 during boot for performance
> reason. But as pointed out by Arnd, "there is already a significant
> cost in accessing the invalidated cache lines afterwards, which is
> likely going to be much higher than the cost of an indirect branch".
> And indeed, there's no performance difference with GMAC and EMMC per
> my test on Sipeed Lichee Pi 4A board.
>
> Use riscv_nonstd_cache_ops for THEAD C906/C910 CMO to simplify
> the alternative code, and to acchieve Arnd's goal -- "I think
> moving the THEAD ops at the same level as all nonstandard operations
> makes sense, but I'd still leave CMO as an explicit fast path that
> avoids the indirect branch. This seems like the right thing to do both
> for readability and for platforms on which the indirect branch has a
> noticeable overhead."
>
> Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang at kernel.org>
> Tested-by: Emil Renner Berthing <emil.renner.berthing at canonical.com>
> ---
>  arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata            |  1 +
>  arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c     | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h | 50 +++----------------
>  3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
> index 566bcefeab50..d7972914f9de 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
> @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ config ERRATA_THEAD_CMO
>         bool "Apply T-Head cache management errata"
>         depends on ERRATA_THEAD && MMU
>         select RISCV_DMA_NONCOHERENT
> +       select RISCV_NONSTANDARD_CACHE_OPS
>         default y
>         help
>           This will apply the cache management errata to handle the
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c b/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
> index 0554ed4bf087..3fefeb1b456e 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
> @@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
>  #include <asm/alternative.h>
>  #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
>  #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
> +#include <asm/dma-noncoherent.h>
>  #include <asm/errata_list.h>
>  #include <asm/hwprobe.h>
> +#include <asm/io.h>
>  #include <asm/patch.h>
>  #include <asm/vendorid_list.h>
>
> @@ -33,6 +35,75 @@ static bool errata_probe_pbmt(unsigned int stage,
>         return false;
>  }
>
> +/*
> + * dcache.ipa rs1 (invalidate, physical address)
> + * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> + *   0000001    01010      rs1       000      00000  0001011
Look, we have paddr operations!

> + * dache.iva rs1 (invalida, virtual address)
> + *   0000001    00110      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> + *
> + * dcache.cpa rs1 (clean, physical address)
> + * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> + *   0000001    01001      rs1       000      00000  0001011
Dito

> + * dcache.cva rs1 (clean, virtual address)
> + *   0000001    00101      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> + *
> + * dcache.cipa rs1 (clean then invalidate, physical address)
> + * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> + *   0000001    01011      rs1       000      00000  0001011
Dito

> + * dcache.civa rs1 (... virtual address)
> + *   0000001    00111      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> + *
> + * sync.s (make sure all cache operations finished)
> + * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> + *   0000000    11001     00000      000      00000  0001011
> + */
> +#define THEAD_inval_A0 ".long 0x0265000b"
Use paddr op code.

> +#define THEAD_clean_A0 ".long 0x0255000b"
Dito

> +#define THEAD_flush_A0 ".long 0x0275000b"
Dito

> +#define THEAD_SYNC_S   ".long 0x0190000b"
> +
> +#define THEAD_CMO_OP(_op, _start, _size, _cachesize)                   \
> +asm volatile("mv a0, %1\n\t"                                           \
> +            "j 2f\n\t"                                                 \
> +            "3:\n\t"                                                   \
> +            THEAD_##_op##_A0 "\n\t"                                    \
> +            "add a0, a0, %0\n\t"                                       \
> +            "2:\n\t"                                                   \
> +            "bltu a0, %2, 3b\n\t"                                      \
> +            THEAD_SYNC_S                                               \
> +            : : "r"(_cachesize),                                       \
> +                "r"((unsigned long)(_start) & ~((_cachesize) - 1UL)),  \
> +                "r"((unsigned long)(_start) + (_size))                 \
> +            : "a0")
> +
> +static void thead_errata_cache_inv(phys_addr_t paddr, size_t size)
> +{
> +       void *vaddr = phys_to_virt(paddr);
You don't need to convert vaddr to paddr.

> +
> +       THEAD_CMO_OP(inval, vaddr, size, riscv_cbom_block_size);
Use paddr directly.

> +}
> +
> +static void thead_errata_cache_wback(phys_addr_t paddr, size_t size)
> +{
> +       void *vaddr = phys_to_virt(paddr);
> +
> +       THEAD_CMO_OP(clean, vaddr, size, riscv_cbom_block_size);
Dito
> +}
> +
> +static void thead_errata_cache_wback_inv(phys_addr_t paddr, size_t size)
> +{
> +       void *vaddr = phys_to_virt(paddr);
> +
> +       THEAD_CMO_OP(flush, vaddr, size, riscv_cbom_block_size);
Dito
> +}
> +
> +static const struct riscv_nonstd_cache_ops thead_errata_cmo_ops = {
> +       .wback = &thead_errata_cache_wback,
> +       .inv = &thead_errata_cache_inv,
> +       .wback_inv = &thead_errata_cache_wback_inv,
> +};
> +
>  static bool errata_probe_cmo(unsigned int stage,
>                              unsigned long arch_id, unsigned long impid)
>  {
> @@ -48,6 +119,7 @@ static bool errata_probe_cmo(unsigned int stage,
>         if (stage == RISCV_ALTERNATIVES_BOOT) {
>                 riscv_cbom_block_size = L1_CACHE_BYTES;
>                 riscv_noncoherent_supported();
> +               riscv_noncoherent_register_cache_ops(&thead_errata_cmo_ops);
>         }
>
>         return true;
> @@ -77,8 +149,7 @@ static u32 thead_errata_probe(unsigned int stage,
>         if (errata_probe_pbmt(stage, archid, impid))
>                 cpu_req_errata |= BIT(ERRATA_THEAD_PBMT);
>
> -       if (errata_probe_cmo(stage, archid, impid))
> -               cpu_req_errata |= BIT(ERRATA_THEAD_CMO);
> +       errata_probe_cmo(stage, archid, impid);
>
>         if (errata_probe_pmu(stage, archid, impid))
>                 cpu_req_errata |= BIT(ERRATA_THEAD_PMU);
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
> index b55b434f0059..ea33288f8a25 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
> @@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD
>  #define        ERRATA_THEAD_PBMT 0
> -#define        ERRATA_THEAD_CMO 1
> -#define        ERRATA_THEAD_PMU 2
> -#define        ERRATA_THEAD_NUMBER 3
> +#define        ERRATA_THEAD_PMU 1
> +#define        ERRATA_THEAD_NUMBER 2
>  #endif
>
>  #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
> @@ -94,54 +93,17 @@ asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE(                                           \
>  #define ALT_THEAD_PMA(_val)
>  #endif
>
> -/*
> - * dcache.ipa rs1 (invalidate, physical address)
> - * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> - *   0000001    01010      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> - * dache.iva rs1 (invalida, virtual address)
> - *   0000001    00110      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> - *
> - * dcache.cpa rs1 (clean, physical address)
> - * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> - *   0000001    01001      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> - * dcache.cva rs1 (clean, virtual address)
> - *   0000001    00101      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> - *
> - * dcache.cipa rs1 (clean then invalidate, physical address)
> - * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> - *   0000001    01011      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> - * dcache.civa rs1 (... virtual address)
> - *   0000001    00111      rs1       000      00000  0001011
> - *
> - * sync.s (make sure all cache operations finished)
> - * | 31 - 25 | 24 - 20 | 19 - 15 | 14 - 12 | 11 - 7 | 6 - 0 |
> - *   0000000    11001     00000      000      00000  0001011
> - */
> -#define THEAD_inval_A0 ".long 0x0265000b"
> -#define THEAD_clean_A0 ".long 0x0255000b"
> -#define THEAD_flush_A0 ".long 0x0275000b"
> -#define THEAD_SYNC_S   ".long 0x0190000b"
> -
>  #define ALT_CMO_OP(_op, _start, _size, _cachesize)                     \
> -asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE_2(                                            \
> -       __nops(6),                                                      \
> +asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE(                                              \
> +       __nops(5),                                                      \
>         "mv a0, %1\n\t"                                                 \
>         "j 2f\n\t"                                                      \
>         "3:\n\t"                                                        \
>         CBO_##_op(a0)                                                   \
>         "add a0, a0, %0\n\t"                                            \
>         "2:\n\t"                                                        \
> -       "bltu a0, %2, 3b\n\t"                                           \
> -       "nop", 0, RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZICBOM, CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_ZICBOM,        \
> -       "mv a0, %1\n\t"                                                 \
> -       "j 2f\n\t"                                                      \
> -       "3:\n\t"                                                        \
> -       THEAD_##_op##_A0 "\n\t"                                         \
> -       "add a0, a0, %0\n\t"                                            \
> -       "2:\n\t"                                                        \
> -       "bltu a0, %2, 3b\n\t"                                           \
> -       THEAD_SYNC_S, THEAD_VENDOR_ID,                                  \
> -                       ERRATA_THEAD_CMO, CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD_CMO)      \
> +       "bltu a0, %2, 3b\n\t",                                          \
> +       0, RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZICBOM, CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_ZICBOM)               \
>         : : "r"(_cachesize),                                            \
>             "r"((unsigned long)(_start) & ~((_cachesize) - 1UL)),       \
>             "r"((unsigned long)(_start) + (_size))                      \
> --
> 2.40.1
>


-- 
Best Regards
 Guo Ren



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