[PATCH v4 02/12] riscv: Use IPIs for remote cache/TLB flushes by default
Alexandre Ghiti
alexghiti at rivosinc.com
Thu Jan 4 04:09:26 PST 2024
On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 11:01 PM Samuel Holland
<samuel.holland at sifive.com> wrote:
>
> An IPI backend is always required in an SMP configuration, but an SBI
> implementation is not. For example, SBI will be unavailable when the
> kernel runs in M mode.
>
> Generally, IPIs are assumed to be faster than SBI calls due to the SBI
> context switch overhead. However, when SBI is used as the IPI backend,
> then the context switch cost must be paid anyway, and performing the
> cache/TLB flush directly in the SBI implementation is more efficient
> than inserting an interrupt to the kernel. This is the only scenario
> where riscv_ipi_set_virq_range()'s use_for_rfence parameter is false.
>
> Thus, it makes sense for remote fences to use IPIs by default, and make
> the SBI remote fence extension the special case.
>
> sbi_ipi_init() already checks riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(), so it only
> calls riscv_ipi_set_virq_range() when no other IPI device is available.
> So we can move the static key and drop the use_for_rfence parameter.
>
> Furthermore, the static branch only makes sense when CONFIG_RISCV_SBI is
> enabled. Optherwise, IPIs must be used. Add a fallback definition of
> riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence() which handles this case and removes the need
> to check CONFIG_RISCV_SBI elsewhere, such as in cacheflush.c.
>
> Signed-off-by: Samuel Holland <samuel.holland at sifive.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v4:
> - New patch for v4
>
> arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h | 4 ++++
> arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h | 15 ++-------------
> arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c | 11 ++++++++++-
> arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c | 11 +----------
> arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c | 5 ++---
> arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c | 31 ++++++++++++++-----------------
> drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c | 2 +-
> 7 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h
> index 0892f4421bc4..aeee0127df76 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h
> @@ -339,8 +339,12 @@ unsigned long riscv_cached_marchid(unsigned int cpu_id);
> unsigned long riscv_cached_mimpid(unsigned int cpu_id);
>
> #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_SBI)
> +DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
> +#define riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence() \
> + static_branch_unlikely(&riscv_sbi_for_rfence)
> void sbi_ipi_init(void);
> #else
> +static inline bool riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence(void) { return false; }
> static inline void sbi_ipi_init(void) { }
> #endif
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h
> index 0d555847cde6..7ac80e9f2288 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h
> @@ -49,12 +49,7 @@ void riscv_ipi_disable(void);
> bool riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(void);
>
> /* Set the IPI interrupt numbers for arch (called by irqchip drivers) */
> -void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr, bool use_for_rfence);
> -
> -/* Check if we can use IPIs for remote FENCEs */
> -DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> -#define riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence() \
> - static_branch_unlikely(&riscv_ipi_for_rfence)
> +void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr);
>
> /* Check other CPUs stop or not */
> bool smp_crash_stop_failed(void);
> @@ -104,16 +99,10 @@ static inline bool riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(void)
> return false;
> }
>
> -static inline void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr,
> - bool use_for_rfence)
> +static inline void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr)
> {
> }
>
> -static inline bool riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence(void)
> -{
> - return false;
> -}
> -
> #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) && (CONFIG_SMP)
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c
> index a4559695ce62..1026e22955cc 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c
> @@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
> #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
> #include <asm/sbi.h>
>
> +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
> +
> static int sbi_ipi_virq;
>
> static void sbi_ipi_handle(struct irq_desc *desc)
> @@ -72,6 +75,12 @@ void __init sbi_ipi_init(void)
> "irqchip/sbi-ipi:starting",
> sbi_ipi_starting_cpu, NULL);
>
> - riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(virq, BITS_PER_BYTE, false);
> + riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(virq, BITS_PER_BYTE);
> pr_info("providing IPIs using SBI IPI extension\n");
> +
> + /*
> + * Use the SBI remote fence extension to avoid
> + * the extra context switch needed to handle IPIs.
> + */
> + static_branch_enable(&riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
> }
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
> index 40420afbb1a0..1d06df04eb71 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
> @@ -171,10 +171,7 @@ bool riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(void)
> return (ipi_virq_base) ? true : false;
> }
>
> -DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> -
> -void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr, bool use_for_rfence)
> +void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr)
> {
> int i, err;
>
> @@ -197,12 +194,6 @@ void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr, bool use_for_rfence)
>
> /* Enabled IPIs for boot CPU immediately */
> riscv_ipi_enable();
> -
> - /* Update RFENCE static key */
> - if (use_for_rfence)
> - static_branch_enable(&riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> - else
> - static_branch_disable(&riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> }
>
> static const char * const ipi_names[] = {
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c b/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c
> index 55a34f2020a8..47c485bc7df0 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void flush_icache_all(void)
> {
> local_flush_icache_all();
>
> - if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_SBI) && !riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence())
> + if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence())
> sbi_remote_fence_i(NULL);
> else
> on_each_cpu(ipi_remote_fence_i, NULL, 1);
> @@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ void flush_icache_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, bool local)
> * with flush_icache_deferred().
> */
> smp_mb();
> - } else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_SBI) &&
> - !riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence()) {
> + } else if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence()) {
> sbi_remote_fence_i(&others);
> } else {
> on_each_cpu_mask(&others, ipi_remote_fence_i, NULL, 1);
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c b/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c
> index e6659d7368b3..09b03bf71e6a 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c
> @@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ static void __ipi_flush_tlb_all(void *info)
>
> void flush_tlb_all(void)
> {
> - if (riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence())
> - on_each_cpu(__ipi_flush_tlb_all, NULL, 1);
> - else
> + if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence())
> sbi_remote_sfence_vma_asid(NULL, 0, FLUSH_TLB_MAX_SIZE, FLUSH_TLB_NO_ASID);
> + else
> + on_each_cpu(__ipi_flush_tlb_all, NULL, 1);
> }
>
> struct flush_tlb_range_data {
> @@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ static void __ipi_flush_tlb_range_asid(void *info)
> static void __flush_tlb_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
> unsigned long size, unsigned long stride)
> {
> - struct flush_tlb_range_data ftd;
> const struct cpumask *cmask;
> unsigned long asid = FLUSH_TLB_NO_ASID;
> bool broadcast;
> @@ -119,20 +118,18 @@ static void __flush_tlb_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
> broadcast = true;
> }
>
> - if (broadcast) {
> - if (riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence()) {
> - ftd.asid = asid;
> - ftd.start = start;
> - ftd.size = size;
> - ftd.stride = stride;
> - on_each_cpu_mask(cmask,
> - __ipi_flush_tlb_range_asid,
> - &ftd, 1);
> - } else
> - sbi_remote_sfence_vma_asid(cmask,
> - start, size, asid);
> - } else {
> + if (!broadcast) {
> local_flush_tlb_range_asid(start, size, stride, asid);
> + } else if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence()) {
> + sbi_remote_sfence_vma_asid(cmask, start, size, asid);
> + } else {
> + struct flush_tlb_range_data ftd;
> +
> + ftd.asid = asid;
> + ftd.start = start;
> + ftd.size = size;
> + ftd.stride = stride;
> + on_each_cpu_mask(cmask, __ipi_flush_tlb_range_asid, &ftd, 1);
> }
>
> if (mm)
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c
> index 9a55e733ae99..7ccc16dd6a76 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c
> @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int __init clint_timer_init_dt(struct device_node *np)
> }
>
> irq_set_chained_handler(clint_ipi_irq, clint_ipi_interrupt);
> - riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(rc, BITS_PER_BYTE, true);
> + riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(rc, BITS_PER_BYTE);
> clint_clear_ipi();
> #endif
>
> --
> 2.42.0
>
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Reviewed-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti at rivosinc.com>
Thanks,
Alex
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