[PATCH 1/4] ARM: vexpress/dcscb: fix cache disabling sequences

Nicolas Pitre nicolas.pitre at linaro.org
Wed Jul 17 23:28:33 EDT 2013


Unlike real A15/A7's, the RTSM simulation doesn't appear to hit the
cache when the CTRL.C bit is cleared.  Let's ensure there is no memory
access within the disable and flush cache sequence, including to the
stack.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico at linaro.org>
---
 arch/arm/mach-vexpress/dcscb.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/dcscb.c b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/dcscb.c
index 16d57a8a9d..9f01c04d58 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/dcscb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/dcscb.c
@@ -136,14 +136,29 @@ static void dcscb_power_down(void)
 		/*
 		 * Flush all cache levels for this cluster.
 		 *
-		 * A15/A7 can hit in the cache with SCTLR.C=0, so we don't need
-		 * a preliminary flush here for those CPUs.  At least, that's
-		 * the theory -- without the extra flush, Linux explodes on
-		 * RTSM (to be investigated).
+		 * To do so we do:
+		 * - Clear the CTLR.C bit to prevent further cache allocations
+		 * - Flush the whole cache
+		 * - Disable local coherency by clearing the ACTLR "SMP" bit
+		 *
+		 * Let's do it in the safest possible way i.e. with
+		 * no memory access within the following sequence
+		 * including the stack.
 		 */
-		flush_cache_all();
-		set_cr(get_cr() & ~CR_C);
-		flush_cache_all();
+		asm volatile(
+		"mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0	@ get CR \n\t"
+		"bic	r0, r0, #"__stringify(CR_C)" \n\t"
+		"mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0	@ set CR \n\t"
+		"isb	\n\t"
+		"bl	v7_flush_dcache_all \n\t"
+		"clrex	\n\t"
+		"mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 1	@ get AUXCR \n\t"
+		"bic	r0, r0, #(1 << 6)	@ disable local coherency \n\t"
+		"mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 1	@ set AUXCR \n\t"
+		"isb	\n\t"
+		"dsb	"
+		: : : "r0","r1","r2","r3","r4","r5","r6","r7",
+		      "r9","r10","r11","lr","memory");
 
 		/*
 		 * This is a harmless no-op.  On platforms with a real
@@ -152,9 +167,6 @@ static void dcscb_power_down(void)
 		 */
 		outer_flush_all();
 
-		/* Disable local coherency by clearing the ACTLR "SMP" bit: */
-		set_auxcr(get_auxcr() & ~(1 << 6));
-
 		/*
 		 * Disable cluster-level coherency by masking
 		 * incoming snoops and DVM messages:
@@ -167,18 +179,22 @@ static void dcscb_power_down(void)
 
 		/*
 		 * Flush the local CPU cache.
-		 *
-		 * A15/A7 can hit in the cache with SCTLR.C=0, so we don't need
-		 * a preliminary flush here for those CPUs.  At least, that's
-		 * the theory -- without the extra flush, Linux explodes on
-		 * RTSM (to be investigated).
+		 * Let's do it in the safest possible way as above.
 		 */
-		flush_cache_louis();
-		set_cr(get_cr() & ~CR_C);
-		flush_cache_louis();
-
-		/* Disable local coherency by clearing the ACTLR "SMP" bit: */
-		set_auxcr(get_auxcr() & ~(1 << 6));
+		asm volatile(
+		"mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0	@ get CR \n\t"
+		"bic	r0, r0, #"__stringify(CR_C)" \n\t"
+		"mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0	@ set CR \n\t"
+		"isb	\n\t"
+		"bl	v7_flush_dcache_louis \n\t"
+		"clrex	\n\t"
+		"mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 1	@ get AUXCR \n\t"
+		"bic	r0, r0, #(1 << 6)	@ disable local coherency \n\t"
+		"mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 1	@ set AUXCR \n\t"
+		"isb	\n\t"
+		"dsb	"
+		: : : "r0","r1","r2","r3","r4","r5","r6","r7",
+		      "r9","r10","r11","lr","memory");
 	}
 
 	__mcpm_cpu_down(cpu, cluster);
-- 
1.8.1.2




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