[PATCH] RISC-V: errata: Add SiFive MAL-9092 workaround
Yong-Xuan Wang
yongxuan.wang at sifive.com
Mon Aug 17 00:37:04 PDT 2026
SiFive cores with MAL-9092 require fence.rw instructions around
HLV/HLVX/HSV hypervisor instructions to ensure proper memory ordering
when accessing guest memory.
Note that HSTATUS.HU is cleared during KVM initialization, restricting
hypervisor instructions to HS-mode only. If future changes enable
HSTATUS.HU for U-mode access, additional errata considerations will be
needed.
Signed-off-by: Yong-Xuan Wang <yongxuan.wang at sifive.com>
Reviewed-by: Samuel Holland <samuel.holland at sifive.com>
---
arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata | 14 ++++++++++++++
arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list_vendors.h | 3 ++-
arch/riscv/include/asm/insn-def.h | 16 +++++++++++++---
4 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
index 3c945d086c7d..a94e7da629d2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.errata
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ config ERRATA_STARFIVE_JH7100
Say "Y" if you want to support the BeagleV Starlight and/or
StarFive VisionFive V1 boards.
+config ERRATA_SIFIVE_MAL_9092
+ bool "Apply SiFive HLV/HLVX/HSV fence errata"
+ depends on ERRATA_SIFIVE && 64BIT
+ default y
+ help
+ This will apply the SiFive MAL-9092 errata to add fence.rw
+ instructions around all HLV/HLVX/HSV instructions.
+
+ Note: HSTATUS.HU is cleared during KVM initialization. If future
+ changes enable HSTATUS.HU to allow hypervisor instructions in
+ U-mode, additional errata handling may be required.
+
+ If you don't know what to do here, say "Y".
+
config ERRATA_THEAD
bool "T-HEAD errata"
depends on RISCV_ALTERNATIVE
diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
index df80c9614df1..1a5d223ebf35 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@ static bool errata_cip_1200_check_func(unsigned long arch_id, unsigned long imp
return true;
}
+static bool errata_mal_9092_check_func(unsigned long arch_id, unsigned long impid)
+{
+ /*
+ * Affected cores:
+ * Architecture ID: 0x8000000000000109
+ * Implementation ID: 0x19251031, 0x19251217, 0x19260320
+ */
+
+ if (arch_id != 0x8000000000000109)
+ return false;
+ if (impid != 0x19251031 && impid != 0x19251217 && impid != 0x19260320)
+ return false;
+
+ return true;
+}
+
static struct errata_info_t errata_list[ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER] = {
{
.name = "cip-453",
@@ -60,6 +76,10 @@ static struct errata_info_t errata_list[ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER] = {
.name = "cip-1200",
.check_func = errata_cip_1200_check_func
},
+ {
+ .name = "mal-9092",
+ .check_func = errata_mal_9092_check_func
+ },
};
static u32 __init_or_module sifive_errata_probe(unsigned long archid,
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list_vendors.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list_vendors.h
index ec7eba373437..c62a82f60468 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list_vendors.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list_vendors.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_ERRATA_SIFIVE
#define ERRATA_SIFIVE_CIP_453 0
#define ERRATA_SIFIVE_CIP_1200 1
-#define ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER 2
+#define ERRATA_SIFIVE_MAL_9092 2
+#define ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER 3
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn-def.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn-def.h
index 7c6daf116756..8fcc848c196e 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn-def.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn-def.h
@@ -192,18 +192,28 @@
INSN_R(OPCODE_SYSTEM, FUNC3(0), FUNC7(49), \
__RD(0), RS1(gaddr), RS2(vmid))
+#define ALT_SIFIVE_MAL_9092_FENCE \
+ALTERNATIVE("nop", "fence rw, rw", SIFIVE_VENDOR_ID, \
+ ERRATA_SIFIVE_MAL_9092, CONFIG_ERRATA_SIFIVE_MAL_9092)
+
#define HLVX_HU(dest, addr) \
+ ALT_SIFIVE_MAL_9092_FENCE "\n" \
INSN_R(OPCODE_SYSTEM, FUNC3(4), FUNC7(50), \
- RD(dest), RS1(addr), __RS2(3))
+ RD(dest), RS1(addr), __RS2(3)) "\n" \
+ ALT_SIFIVE_MAL_9092_FENCE
#define HLV_W(dest, addr) \
+ ALT_SIFIVE_MAL_9092_FENCE "\n" \
INSN_R(OPCODE_SYSTEM, FUNC3(4), FUNC7(52), \
- RD(dest), RS1(addr), __RS2(0))
+ RD(dest), RS1(addr), __RS2(0)) "\n" \
+ ALT_SIFIVE_MAL_9092_FENCE
#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
#define HLV_D(dest, addr) \
+ ALT_SIFIVE_MAL_9092_FENCE "\n" \
INSN_R(OPCODE_SYSTEM, FUNC3(4), FUNC7(54), \
- RD(dest), RS1(addr), __RS2(0))
+ RD(dest), RS1(addr), __RS2(0)) "\n" \
+ ALT_SIFIVE_MAL_9092_FENCE
#else
#define HLV_D(dest, addr) \
__ASM_STR(.error "hlv.d requires 64-bit support")
---
base-commit: 8da45c93dfa98f25b148512d92ecfa75d027a5cc
change-id: 20260816-sifive-errata-0aa5829c2234
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