[PATCH 3.17-rc4 v6 2/6] arm: fiq: Replace default FIQ handler

Daniel Thompson daniel.thompson at linaro.org
Mon Sep 15 16:00:12 PDT 2014


On 14/09/14 12:57, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> This patch introduces a new default FIQ handler that is structured in a
> similar way to the existing ARM exception handler and result in the FIQ
> being handled by C code running on the SVC stack (despite this code run
> in the FIQ handler is subject to severe limitations with respect to
> locking making normal interaction with the kernel impossible).
> 
> This default handler allows concepts that on x86 would be handled using
> NMIs to be realized on ARM.
> 
> Credit:
> 
>     This patch is a near complete re-write of a patch originally
>     provided by Anton Vorontsov. Today only a couple of small fragments
>     survive, however without Anton's work to build from this patch would
>     not exist. Thanks also to Russell King for spoonfeeding me a variety
>     of fixes during the review cycle.

I've send this patch to the your patch tracker as complete respin (#8150/2).

If you'd rather handle it as a follow on patch please let me know and I
will prepare it as one.


Daniel.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson at linaro.org>
> Cc: Russell King <linux at arm.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas at arm.com>
> Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico at linaro.org>
> ---
>  arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S   | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/arm/kernel/fiq.c          | 11 ++++-
>  arch/arm/kernel/setup.c        |  8 +++-
>  arch/arm/kernel/traps.c        | 26 +++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> index 36276cd..859f56c 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ENDPROC(__und_invalid)
>  #define SPFIX(code...)
>  #endif
>  
> -	.macro	svc_entry, stack_hole=0
> +	.macro	svc_entry, stack_hole=0, trace=1
>   UNWIND(.fnstart		)
>   UNWIND(.save {r0 - pc}		)
>  	sub	sp, sp, #(S_FRAME_SIZE + \stack_hole - 4)
> @@ -182,9 +182,11 @@ ENDPROC(__und_invalid)
>  	@
>  	stmia	r7, {r2 - r6}
>  
> +	.if \trace
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
>  	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
>  #endif
> +	.endif
>  	.endm
>  
>  	.align	5
> @@ -295,6 +297,15 @@ __pabt_svc:
>  ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
>  
>  	.align	5
> +__fiq_svc:
> +	svc_entry trace=0
> +	mov	r0, sp				@ struct pt_regs *regs
> +	bl	handle_fiq_as_nmi
> +	svc_exit_via_fiq
> + UNWIND(.fnend		)
> +ENDPROC(__fiq_svc)
> +
> +	.align	5
>  .LCcralign:
>  	.word	cr_alignment
>  #ifdef MULTI_DABORT
> @@ -305,6 +316,46 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
>  	.word	fp_enter
>  
>  /*
> + * Abort mode handlers
> + */
> +
> +@
> +@ Taking a FIQ in abort mode is similar to taking a FIQ in SVC mode
> +@ and reuses the same macros. However in abort mode we must also
> +@ save/restore lr_abt and spsr_abt to make nested aborts safe.
> +@
> +	.align 5
> +__fiq_abt:
> +	svc_entry trace=0
> +
> + ARM(	msr	cpsr_c, #ABT_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( mov	r0, #ABT_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( msr	cpsr_c, r0 )
> +	mov	r1, lr		@ Save lr_abt
> +	mrs	r2, spsr	@ Save spsr_abt, abort is now safe
> + ARM(	msr	cpsr_c, #SVC_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( mov	r0, #SVC_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( msr	cpsr_c, r0 )
> +	stmfd	sp!, {r1 - r2}
> +
> +	add	r0, sp, #8			@ struct pt_regs *regs
> +	bl	handle_fiq_as_nmi
> +
> +	ldmfd	sp!, {r1 - r2}
> + ARM(	msr	cpsr_c, #ABT_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( mov	r0, #ABT_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( msr	cpsr_c, r0 )
> +	mov	lr, r1		@ Restore lr_abt, abort is unsafe
> +	msr	spsr_cxsf, r2	@ Restore spsr_abt
> + ARM(	msr	cpsr_c, #SVC_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( mov	r0, #SVC_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT )
> + THUMB( msr	cpsr_c, r0 )
> +
> +	svc_exit_via_fiq
> + UNWIND(.fnend		)
> +ENDPROC(__fiq_abt)
> +
> +/*
>   * User mode handlers
>   *
>   * EABI note: sp_svc is always 64-bit aligned here, so should S_FRAME_SIZE
> @@ -314,7 +365,7 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
>  #error "sizeof(struct pt_regs) must be a multiple of 8"
>  #endif
>  
> -	.macro	usr_entry
> +	.macro	usr_entry, trace=1
>   UNWIND(.fnstart	)
>   UNWIND(.cantunwind	)	@ don't unwind the user space
>  	sub	sp, sp, #S_FRAME_SIZE
> @@ -351,10 +402,12 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
>  	@
>  	zero_fp
>  
> +	.if	\trace
>  #ifdef CONFIG_IRQSOFF_TRACER
>  	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
>  #endif
>  	ct_user_exit save = 0
> +	.endif
>  	.endm
>  
>  	.macro	kuser_cmpxchg_check
> @@ -683,6 +736,17 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_exception)
>  ENDPROC(__pabt_usr)
>  ENDPROC(ret_from_exception)
>  
> +	.align	5
> +__fiq_usr:
> +	usr_entry trace=0
> +	kuser_cmpxchg_check
> +	mov	r0, sp				@ struct pt_regs *regs
> +	bl	handle_fiq_as_nmi
> +	get_thread_info tsk
> +	restore_user_regs fast = 0, offset = 0
> + UNWIND(.fnend		)
> +ENDPROC(__fiq_usr)
> +
>  /*
>   * Register switch for ARMv3 and ARMv4 processors
>   * r0 = previous task_struct, r1 = previous thread_info, r2 = next thread_info
> @@ -1118,17 +1182,29 @@ vector_addrexcptn:
>  	b	vector_addrexcptn
>  
>  /*=============================================================================
> - * Undefined FIQs
> + * FIQ "NMI" handler
>   *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> - * Enter in FIQ mode, spsr = ANY CPSR, lr = ANY PC
> - * MUST PRESERVE SVC SPSR, but need to switch to SVC mode to show our msg.
> - * Basically to switch modes, we *HAVE* to clobber one register...  brain
> - * damage alert!  I don't think that we can execute any code in here in any
> - * other mode than FIQ...  Ok you can switch to another mode, but you can't
> - * get out of that mode without clobbering one register.
> + * Handle a FIQ using the SVC stack allowing FIQ act like NMI on x86
> + * systems.
>   */
> -vector_fiq:
> -	subs	pc, lr, #4
> +	vector_stub	fiq, FIQ_MODE, 4
> +
> +	.long	__fiq_usr			@  0  (USR_26 / USR_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  1  (FIQ_26 / FIQ_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  2  (IRQ_26 / IRQ_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  3  (SVC_26 / SVC_32)
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  4
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  5
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  6
> +	.long	__fiq_abt			@  7
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  8
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  9
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  a
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  b
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  c
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  d
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  e
> +	.long	__fiq_svc			@  f
>  
>  	.globl	vector_fiq_offset
>  	.equ	vector_fiq_offset, vector_fiq
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
> index 2fdf867..0d91ca0 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
> @@ -216,6 +216,34 @@
>  	ldmia	sp, {r0 - pc}^			@ load r0 - pc, cpsr
>  	.endm
>  
> +	@
> +	@ svc_exit_via_fiq - like svc_exit but switches to FIQ mode before exit
> +	@
> +	@ This macro acts in a similar manner to svc_exit but switches to FIQ
> +	@ mode to restore the final part of the register state.
> +	@
> +	@ We cannot use the normal svc_exit procedure because that would
> +	@ clobber spsr_svc (FIQ could be delivered during the first few
> +	@ instructions of vector_swi meaning its contents have not been
> +	@ saved anywhere).
> +	@
> +	@ Note that, unlike svc_exit, this macro also does not allow a caller
> +	@ supplied rpsr. This is because the FIQ exceptions are not re-entrant
> +	@ and the handlers cannot call into the scheduler (meaning the value
> +	@ on the stack remains correct).
> +	@
> +	.macro  svc_exit_via_fiq
> +	mov	r0, sp
> +	ldmib	r0, {r1 - r14}	@ abort is deadly from here onward (it will
> +				@ clobber state restored below)
> +	msr	cpsr_c, #FIQ_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT
> +	add	r8, r0, #S_PC
> +	ldr	r9, [r0, #S_PSR]
> +	msr	spsr_cxsf, r9
> +	ldr	r0, [r0, #S_R0]
> +	ldmia	r8, {pc}^
> +	.endm
> +
>  	.macro	restore_user_regs, fast = 0, offset = 0
>  	ldr	r1, [sp, #\offset + S_PSR]	@ get calling cpsr
>  	ldr	lr, [sp, #\offset + S_PC]!	@ get pc
> @@ -267,6 +295,25 @@
>  	rfeia	sp!
>  	.endm
>  
> +	@
> +	@ svc_exit_via_fiq - like svc_exit but switches to FIQ mode before exit
> +	@
> +	@ For full details see non-Thumb implementation above.
> +	@
> +	.macro  svc_exit_via_fiq
> +	add	r0, sp, #S_R2
> +	ldr	lr, [sp, #S_LR]
> +	ldr	sp, [sp, #S_SP] @ abort is deadly from here onward (it will
> +			        @ clobber state restored below)
> +	ldmia	r0, {r2 - r12}
> +	mov	r1, #FIQ_MODE | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT
> +	msr	cpsr_c, r1
> +	sub	r0, #S_R2
> +	add	r8, r0, #S_PC
> +	ldmia	r0, {r0 - r1}
> +	rfeia	r8
> +	.endm
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
>  	/*
>  	 * Note we don't need to do clrex here as clearing the local monitor is
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/fiq.c b/arch/arm/kernel/fiq.c
> index 918875d..1743049 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/fiq.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/fiq.c
> @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
>  	})
>  
>  static unsigned long no_fiq_insn;
> +static struct pt_regs def_fiq_regs;
>  
>  /* Default reacquire function
>   * - we always relinquish FIQ control
> @@ -60,8 +61,15 @@ static unsigned long no_fiq_insn;
>   */
>  static int fiq_def_op(void *ref, int relinquish)
>  {
> -	if (!relinquish)
> +	if (!relinquish) {
> +		/* Restore default handler and registers */
> +		local_fiq_disable();
> +		set_fiq_regs(&dfl_fiq_regs);
>  		set_fiq_handler(&no_fiq_insn, sizeof(no_fiq_insn));
> +		local_fiq_enable();
> +
> +		/* FIXME: notify irq controller to standard enable FIQs */
> +	}
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> @@ -151,5 +159,6 @@ void __init init_FIQ(int start)
>  {
>  	unsigned offset = FIQ_OFFSET;
>  	no_fiq_insn = *(unsigned long *)(0xffff0000 + offset);
> +	get_fiq_regs(&dfl_fiq_regs);
>  	fiq_start = start;
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> index 84db893d..c031063 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct stack {
>  	u32 irq[3];
>  	u32 abt[3];
>  	u32 und[3];
> +	u32 fiq[3];
>  } ____cacheline_aligned;
>  
>  #ifndef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
> @@ -470,7 +471,10 @@ void notrace cpu_init(void)
>  	"msr	cpsr_c, %5\n\t"
>  	"add	r14, %0, %6\n\t"
>  	"mov	sp, r14\n\t"
> -	"msr	cpsr_c, %7"
> +	"msr	cpsr_c, %7\n\t"
> +	"add	r14, %0, %8\n\t"
> +	"mov	sp, r14\n\t"
> +	"msr	cpsr_c, %9"
>  	    :
>  	    : "r" (stk),
>  	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | IRQ_MODE),
> @@ -479,6 +483,8 @@ void notrace cpu_init(void)
>  	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, abt[0])),
>  	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | UND_MODE),
>  	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, und[0])),
> +	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | FIQ_MODE),
> +	      "I" (offsetof(struct stack, fiq[0])),
>  	      PLC (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | SVC_MODE)
>  	    : "r14");
>  #endif
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> index a447dcc..439138d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>  #include <linux/delay.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/sched.h>
> +#include <linux/irq.h>
>  
>  #include <linux/atomic.h>
>  #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
> @@ -461,6 +462,31 @@ die_sig:
>  }
>  
>  /*
> + * Handle FIQ similarly to NMI on x86 systems.
> + *
> + * The runtime environment for NMIs is extremely restrictive
> + * (NMIs can pre-empt critical sections meaning almost all locking is
> + * forbidden) meaning this default FIQ handling must only be used in
> + * circumstances where non-maskability improves robustness, such as
> + * watchdog or debug logic.
> + *
> + * This handler is not appropriate for general purpose use in drivers
> + * platform code and can be overrideen using set_fiq_handler.
> + */
> +asmlinkage void __exception_irq_entry handle_fiq_as_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> +	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
> +
> +	nmi_enter();
> +
> +	/* nop. FIQ handlers for special arch/arm features can be added here. */
> +
> +	nmi_exit();
> +
> +	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
> +}
> +
> +/*
>   * bad_mode handles the impossible case in the vectors.  If you see one of
>   * these, then it's extremely serious, and could mean you have buggy hardware.
>   * It never returns, and never tries to sync.  We hope that we can at least
> 




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