[PATCH v3] riscv: hwprobe: Fix stale vDSO data for late-initialized keys at boot

Jingwei Wang wangjingwei at iscas.ac.cn
Wed May 28 07:28:19 PDT 2025


The riscv_hwprobe vDSO data is populated by init_hwprobe_vdso_data(),
an arch_initcall_sync. However, underlying data for some keys, like
RISCV_HWPROBE_KEY_MISALIGNED_VECTOR_PERF, is determined asynchronously.

Specifically, the per_cpu(vector_misaligned_access, cpu) values are set
by the vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus kthread. This kthread
is spawned by an earlier arch_initcall (check_unaligned_access_all_cpus)
and may complete its benchmark *after* init_hwprobe_vdso_data() has
already populated the vDSO with default/stale values.

So, refresh the vDSO data for specified keys (e.g.,
MISALIGNED_VECTOR_PERF) ensuring it reflects the final boot-time values.

Test by comparing vDSO and syscall results for affected keys
(e.g., MISALIGNED_VECTOR_PERF), which now match their final
boot-time values.

Reported-by: Tsukasa OI <research_trasio at irq.a4lg.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/760d637b-b13b-4518-b6bf-883d55d44e7f@irq.a4lg.com/
Fixes: e7c9d66e313b ("RISC-V: Report vector unaligned access speed hwprobe")
Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
Reviewed-by: Yanteng Si <si.yanteng at linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Jesse Taube <jesse at rivosinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Jingwei Wang <wangjingwei at iscas.ac.cn>
---
Changes in v3:
	- Retained existing blank line.

Changes in v2:
	- Addressed feedback from Yixun's regarding #ifdef CONFIG_MMU usage.
	- Updated commit message to provide a high-level summary.
	- Added Fixes tag for commit e7c9d66e313b.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/20250521052754.185231-1-wangjingwei@iscas.ac.cn/T/#u

 arch/riscv/include/asm/hwprobe.h           |  6 ++++++
 arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c            | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c |  1 +
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwprobe.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwprobe.h
index 1f690fea0e03de6a..58dc847d86c7f2b0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwprobe.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/hwprobe.h
@@ -40,4 +40,10 @@ static inline bool riscv_hwprobe_pair_cmp(struct riscv_hwprobe *pair,
 	return pair->value == other_pair->value;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
+void riscv_hwprobe_vdso_sync(__s64 sync_key);
+#else
+static inline void riscv_hwprobe_vdso_sync(__s64 sync_key) { };
+#endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
index 249aec8594a92a80..2e3e612b7ac6fd57 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_hwprobe.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <asm/vector.h>
 #include <asm/vendor_extensions/thead_hwprobe.h>
 #include <vdso/vsyscall.h>
+#include <vdso/datapage.h>
 
 
 static void hwprobe_arch_id(struct riscv_hwprobe *pair,
@@ -500,6 +501,21 @@ static int __init init_hwprobe_vdso_data(void)
 
 arch_initcall_sync(init_hwprobe_vdso_data);
 
+void riscv_hwprobe_vdso_sync(__s64 sync_key)
+{
+	struct vdso_arch_data *avd = vdso_k_arch_data;
+	struct riscv_hwprobe pair;
+
+	pair.key = sync_key;
+	hwprobe_one_pair(&pair, cpu_online_mask);
+	/*
+	 * Update vDSO data for the given key.
+	 * Currently for non-ID key updates (e.g. MISALIGNED_VECTOR_PERF),
+	 * so 'homogeneous_cpus' is not re-evaluated here.
+	 */
+	avd->all_cpu_hwprobe_values[sync_key] = pair.value;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE5(riscv_hwprobe, struct riscv_hwprobe __user *, pairs,
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
index 585d2dcf2dab1ccb..a2cdb396ff823720 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/unaligned_access_speed.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ static void check_vector_unaligned_access(struct work_struct *work __always_unus
 static int __init vec_check_unaligned_access_speed_all_cpus(void *unused __always_unused)
 {
 	schedule_on_each_cpu(check_vector_unaligned_access);
+	riscv_hwprobe_vdso_sync(RISCV_HWPROBE_KEY_MISALIGNED_VECTOR_PERF);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.49.0




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