[PATCH v3 08/20] arm64: entry.S: convert elX_irq

Julien Thierry julien.thierry at arm.com
Wed Oct 11 10:13:01 PDT 2017



On 05/10/17 20:18, James Morse wrote:
> Following our 'dai' order, irqs should be processed with debug and
> serror exceptions unmasked.
>  > Add a helper to unmask these two, (and fiq for good measure).
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse at arm.com>
> ---
>   arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h | 4 ++++
>   arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S          | 4 ++--
>   2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
> index c2a37e2f733c..7ffb2a629dc9 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
> @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
>   	msr	daif, \tmp
>   	.endm
>   
> +	.macro enable_da_f
> +	msr	daifclr, #(8 | 4 | 1)
> +	.endm
> +

We use this in irq entries because we are inheriting daif + we want to 
disable irqs while we process irqs right?

I don't know if it's worth adding a comment but I find it easier to 
think about it like this.

Otherwise, for patches 3 to 8 (I don't have any comment on 3 to 7):
Reviewed-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry at arm.com>

>   /*
>    * Enable and disable interrupts.
>    */
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> index f7dfe5d2b1fb..df085ec003b0 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> @@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ ENDPROC(el1_sync)
>   	.align	6
>   el1_irq:
>   	kernel_entry 1
> -	enable_dbg
> +	enable_da_f
>   #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
>   	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
>   #endif
> @@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ ENDPROC(el0_sync)
>   el0_irq:
>   	kernel_entry 0
>   el0_irq_naked:
> -	enable_dbg
> +	enable_da_f
>   #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
>   	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
>   #endif
> 

-- 
Julien Thierry



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