[PATCH 2/2] arm64: KVM: Add workaround for Cortex-A57 erratum 834220

[Will Deacon]

Hi Marc,

On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:28:18AM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Cortex-A57 parts up to r1p2 can misreport Stage 2 translation faults
> when a Stage 1 permission fault or device alignment fault should
> have been reported.
> 
> This patch implements the workaround (which is to validate that the
> Stage-1 translation actually succeeds) by using code patching.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/Kconfig                  | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h |  3 ++-
>  arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c      |  9 +++++++++
>  arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S                |  6 ++++++
>  4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> index 9ac16a4..746d985 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> @@ -316,6 +316,27 @@ config ARM64_ERRATUM_832075
>  
>  	  If unsure, say Y.
>  
> +config ARM64_ERRATUM_834220
> +	bool "Cortex-A57: 834220: Stage 2 translation fault might be incorrectly reported in presence of a Stage 1 fault"
> +	depends on KVM
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  This option adds an alternative code sequence to work around ARM
> +	  erratum 834220 on Cortex-A57 parts up to r1p2.
> +
> +	  Affected Cortex-A57 parts might report a Stage 2 translation
> +	  fault as a the result of a Stage 1 fault for load crossing a

s/as a the/as the/
s/for load/for a load/

> +	  page boundary when there is a permission or device memory
> +	  alignment fault at Stage 1 and a translation fault at Stage 2.
> +
> +	  The workaround is to verify that the Stage-1 translation

Consistency between "Stage 1" and "Stage-1".

> +	  doesn't generate a fault before handling the Stage-2 fault.

Same here.

> +	  Please note that this does not necessarily enable the workaround,
> +	  as it depends on the alternative framework, which will only patch
> +	  the kernel if an affected CPU is detected.
> +
> +	  If unsure, say Y.
> +
>  config ARM64_ERRATUM_845719
>  	bool "Cortex-A53: 845719: a load might read incorrect data"
>  	depends on COMPAT
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> index 11d5bb0f..52722ee 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> @@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
>  #define ARM64_HAS_PAN				4
>  #define ARM64_HAS_LSE_ATOMICS			5
>  #define ARM64_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_23154		6
> +#define ARM64_WORKAROUND_834220			7
>  
> -#define ARM64_NCAPS				7
> +#define ARM64_NCAPS				8
>  
>  #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
>  
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> index 24926f2..feb6b4e 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> @@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
>  			   (1 << MIDR_VARIANT_SHIFT) | 2),
>  	},
>  #endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_834220
> +	{
> +	/* Cortex-A57 r0p0 - r1p2 */
> +		.desc = "ARM erratum 834220",
> +		.capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_834220,
> +		MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A57, 0x00,
> +			   (1 << MIDR_VARIANT_SHIFT) | 2),
> +	},
> +#endif
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_845719
>  	{
>  	/* Cortex-A53 r0p[01234] */
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
> index 1599701..ff2e038 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
> @@ -1015,9 +1015,15 @@ el1_trap:
>  	b.ne	1f		// Not an abort we care about
>  
>  	/* This is an abort. Check for permission fault */
> +alternative_if_not ARM64_WORKAROUND_834220
>  	and	x2, x1, #ESR_ELx_FSC_TYPE
>  	cmp	x2, #FSC_PERM
>  	b.ne	1f		// Not a permission fault
> +alternative_else
> +	nop			// Use the permission fault path to
> +	nop			// check for a valid S1 translation,
> +	nop			// regardless of the ESR value.
> +alternative_endif

With the cosmetic changes:

  Reviewed-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon at arm.com>

Can you cc stable as well, please?

Will