[PATCH 1/3] lib: sbi: Introduce IPI device rating

Nick Hu nick.hu at sifive.com
Wed Sep 3 03:36:10 PDT 2025


On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM Anup Patel <apatel at ventanamicro.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM Anup Patel <apatel at ventanamicro.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM Nick Hu <nick.hu at sifive.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM Anup Patel <apatel at ventanamicro.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > A platform can have multiple IPI devices (such as ACLINT MSWI,
> > > > AIA IMSIC, etc). Currently, OpenSBI rely on platform calling
> > > > the sbi_ipi_set_device() function in correct order and prefer
> > > > the first avaiable IPI device which is fragile.
> > > >
> > > > Instead of the above, introdcue IPI device rating and prefer
> > > > the highest rated IPI device. This further allows extending
> > > > the sbi_ipi_raw_clear() to clear all available IPI devices.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <apatel at ventanamicro.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h        |  6 +++++-
> > > >  lib/sbi/sbi_init.c           |  2 +-
> > > >  lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c            | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
> > > >  lib/utils/ipi/aclint_mswi.c  |  1 +
> > > >  lib/utils/ipi/andes_plicsw.c |  1 +
> > > >  lib/utils/irqchip/imsic.c    |  1 +
> > > >  6 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h b/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h
> > > > index 62d61304..0a9ae03d 100644
> > > > --- a/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h
> > > > +++ b/include/sbi/sbi_ipi.h
> > > > @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
> > > >
> > > >  /* clang-format off */
> > > >
> > > > +#define SBI_IPI_DEVICE_MAX                     (4)
> > > >  #define SBI_IPI_EVENT_MAX                      (8 * __SIZEOF_LONG__)
> > > >
> > > >  /* clang-format on */
> > > > @@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ struct sbi_ipi_device {
> > > >         /** Name of the IPI device */
> > > >         char name[32];
> > > >
> > > > +       /** Ratings of the IPI device (higher is better) */
> > > > +       unsigned long rating;
> > > > +
> > > >         /** Send IPI to a target HART index */
> > > >         void (*ipi_send)(u32 hart_index);
> > > >
> > > > @@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ void sbi_ipi_process(void);
> > > >
> > > >  int sbi_ipi_raw_send(u32 hartindex);
> > > >
> > > > -void sbi_ipi_raw_clear(void);
> > > > +void sbi_ipi_raw_clear(bool all_devices);
> > > >
> > > >  const struct sbi_ipi_device *sbi_ipi_get_device(void);
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c b/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c
> > > > index 84a63748..663b486b 100644
> > > > --- a/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c
> > > > +++ b/lib/sbi/sbi_init.c
> > > > @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void __noreturn init_warmboot(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, u32 hartid)
> > > >         if (hstate == SBI_HSM_STATE_SUSPENDED) {
> > > >                 init_warm_resume(scratch, hartid);
> > > >         } else {
> > > > -               sbi_ipi_raw_clear();
> > > > +               sbi_ipi_raw_clear(true);
> > > >                 init_warm_startup(scratch, hartid);
> > > >         }
> > > >  }
> > > > diff --git a/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c b/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c
> > > > index 2de459b0..b57ec652 100644
> > > > --- a/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c
> > > > +++ b/lib/sbi/sbi_ipi.c
> > > > @@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ _Static_assert(
> > > >         "type of sbi_ipi_data.ipi_type has changed, please redefine SBI_IPI_EVENT_MAX"
> > > >         );
> > > >
> > > > -static unsigned long ipi_data_off;
> > > > +static unsigned long ipi_data_off, ipi_dev_count;
> > > >  static const struct sbi_ipi_device *ipi_dev = NULL;
> > > > +static const struct sbi_ipi_device *ipi_dev_array[SBI_IPI_DEVICE_MAX];
> > > >  static const struct sbi_ipi_event_ops *ipi_ops_array[SBI_IPI_EVENT_MAX];
> > > >
> > > >  static int sbi_ipi_send(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, u32 remote_hartindex,
> > > > @@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ void sbi_ipi_process(void)
> > > >                         sbi_scratch_offset_ptr(scratch, ipi_data_off);
> > > >
> > > >         sbi_pmu_ctr_incr_fw(SBI_PMU_FW_IPI_RECVD);
> > > > -       sbi_ipi_raw_clear();
> > > > +       sbi_ipi_raw_clear(false);
> > > >
> > > >         ipi_type = atomic_raw_xchg_ulong(&ipi_data->ipi_type, 0);
> > > >         ipi_event = 0;
> > > > @@ -283,10 +284,19 @@ int sbi_ipi_raw_send(u32 hartindex)
> > > >         return 0;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > -void sbi_ipi_raw_clear(void)
> > > > +void sbi_ipi_raw_clear(bool all_devices)
> > > >  {
> > > > -       if (ipi_dev && ipi_dev->ipi_clear)
> > > > -               ipi_dev->ipi_clear();
> > > > +       int i;
> > > > +
> > > > +       if (all_devices) {
> > > > +               for (i = 0; i < ipi_dev_count; i++) {
> > > > +                       if (ipi_dev_array[i]->ipi_clear)
> > > > +                               ipi_dev_array[i]->ipi_clear();
> > > > +               }
> > > > +       } else {
> > > > +               if (ipi_dev && ipi_dev->ipi_clear)
> > > > +                       ipi_dev->ipi_clear();
> > > > +       }
> > > >
> > > >         /*
> > > >          * Ensure that memory or MMIO writes after this
> > > > @@ -307,10 +317,12 @@ const struct sbi_ipi_device *sbi_ipi_get_device(void)
> > > >
> > > >  void sbi_ipi_set_device(const struct sbi_ipi_device *dev)
> > > >  {
> > > > -       if (!dev || ipi_dev)
> > > > +       if (!dev || ipi_dev_count >= SBI_IPI_DEVICE_MAX)
> > > >                 return;
> > > > +       ipi_dev_array[ipi_dev_count++] = dev;
> > > >
> > > > -       ipi_dev = dev;
> > > > +       if (!ipi_dev || ipi_dev->rating < dev->rating)
> > > > +               ipi_dev = dev;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > >  int sbi_ipi_init(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, bool cold_boot)
> > > > @@ -347,7 +359,7 @@ int sbi_ipi_init(struct sbi_scratch *scratch, bool cold_boot)
> > > >         ipi_data->ipi_type = 0x00;
> > > >
> > > >         /* Clear any pending IPIs for the current hart */
> > > > -       sbi_ipi_raw_clear();
> > > > +       sbi_ipi_raw_clear(true);
> > > Can we put it to the cold boot path since the init_warmboot() already
> > > cleared the IPI?
> >
> > I think you are pointing at the sbi_ipi_raw_clear() just before
> > init_warmboot() in sbi_init.c.
> >
> > Let me recall why it was added there. Anyway it's a separate
> > change so should be a separate patch.
> >
>
> I recall now. The sbi_hsm_hart_wait() does WFI so we have to:
>
> 1) Clear IPI before entering the wait loop in sbi_hsm_hart_wait()
> because there should not be any stale IPI from the previous booting
> stage when HART enters OpenSBI in the warm-boot path. This is
> why we have sbi_ipi_raw_clear() before init_warm_startup().
>
> 2) Clear IPI after coming out of wait loop in sbi_hsm_hart_wait()
> because some other HART might have started current HART using
> M-mode IPI which is why we have sbi_ipi_raw_clear() in sbi_ipi_init()
> in the warm-boot path.
>
That makes sense. Thank you for the clarification.

> Regards,
> Anup



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