[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.14 03/11] riscv: misaligned: declare misaligned_access_speed under CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED

Sasha Levin sashal at kernel.org
Mon Jun 9 15:52:37 PDT 2025


From: Clément Léger <cleger at rivosinc.com>

[ Upstream commit 1317045a7d6f397904d105f6d40dc9787876a34b ]

While misaligned_access_speed was defined in a file compile with
CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED, its definition was under
CONFIG_RISCV_SCALAR_MISALIGNED. This resulted in compilation problems
when using it in a file compiled with CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED.

Move the declaration under CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED so that it can be
used unconditionnally when compiled with that config and remove the check
for that variable in traps_misaligned.c.

Signed-off-by: Clément Léger <cleger at rivosinc.com>
Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com>
Tested-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <ajones at ventanamicro.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250523101932.1594077-9-cleger@rivosinc.com
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer at dabbelt.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal at kernel.org>
---

**YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees.

## Analysis

This commit fixes a **compilation configuration dependency issue** in
the RISC-V architecture's misaligned access handling code. Here's my
detailed analysis:

### The Problem Fixed
The commit addresses a compilation issue where:

1. **Variable Declaration Mismatch**: The `misaligned_access_speed` per-
   CPU variable was defined in `unaligned_access_speed.c` under
   `CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED`, but its declaration in `cpufeature.h` was
   under `CONFIG_RISCV_SCALAR_MISALIGNED`.

2. **Configuration Hierarchy**: From the Kconfig analysis:
   - `CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED` is a broader umbrella config
   - `CONFIG_RISCV_SCALAR_MISALIGNED` selects `CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED`
   - Both `traps_misaligned.c` and `unaligned_access_speed.c` are
     compiled under `CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED`

3. **Compilation Failure**: When `CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED` is enabled
   but `CONFIG_RISCV_SCALAR_MISALIGNED` is not, code in
   `traps_misaligned.c` tries to use `misaligned_access_speed` (line
   372: `*this_cpu_ptr(&misaligned_access_speed) =
   RISCV_HWPROBE_MISALIGNED_SCALAR_EMULATED;`) but the variable isn't
   declared in the header.

### The Fix
The commit makes two key changes:

1. **In `cpufeature.h`**: Moves the `DECLARE_PER_CPU(long,
   misaligned_access_speed);` declaration from
   `CONFIG_RISCV_SCALAR_MISALIGNED` to `CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED` (lines
   82-84 in the new version)

2. **In `traps_misaligned.c`**: Removes the conditional `#ifdef
   CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS` guard around the assignment to
   `misaligned_access_speed` (line 372), making it unconditional when
   compiled under `CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED`

### Why This Should Be Backported

1. **Fixes Compilation Errors**: This is a clear build fix for valid
   kernel configurations, preventing compilation failures that would
   break the kernel build.

2. **Small and Contained**: The changes are minimal - just moving a
   declaration to the correct config section and removing an unnecessary
   guard.

3. **No Functional Changes**: This doesn't change runtime behavior, only
   fixes the build system configuration dependencies.

4. **Low Risk**: The fix aligns the declaration with where the variable
   is actually used, making the code more consistent and correct.

5. **Matches Stable Criteria**: Similar to **Similar Commit #4** which
   was marked as backport candidate (YES), this fixes compilation issues
   in configuration management without introducing new features or
   architectural changes.

6. **Critical Subsystem**: Unaligned access handling is important for
   RISC-V platforms, and build failures in this area prevent kernel
   compilation for affected configurations.

This is exactly the type of build fix that stable trees should include -
it resolves compilation errors without changing functionality or
introducing regression risks.

 arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h  | 5 ++++-
 arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c | 2 --
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index f56b409361fbe..7201da46694f7 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ bool __init check_unaligned_access_emulated_all_cpus(void);
 void check_unaligned_access_emulated(struct work_struct *work __always_unused);
 void unaligned_emulation_finish(void);
 bool unaligned_ctl_available(void);
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(long, misaligned_access_speed);
 #else
 static inline bool unaligned_ctl_available(void)
 {
@@ -79,6 +78,10 @@ static inline bool unaligned_ctl_available(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED)
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(long, misaligned_access_speed);
+#endif
+
 bool __init check_vector_unaligned_access_emulated_all_cpus(void);
 #if defined(CONFIG_RISCV_VECTOR_MISALIGNED)
 void check_vector_unaligned_access_emulated(struct work_struct *work __always_unused);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c
index dde5d11dc1b50..1295fb9d74abf 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps_misaligned.c
@@ -368,9 +368,7 @@ static int handle_scalar_misaligned_load(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_PROBE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
 	*this_cpu_ptr(&misaligned_access_speed) = RISCV_HWPROBE_MISALIGNED_SCALAR_EMULATED;
-#endif
 
 	if (!unaligned_enabled)
 		return -1;
-- 
2.39.5




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