[PATCH v4 04/18] arm64: Do not enable uaccess for flush_icache_range

[Fuad Tabba]

Hi Ard,

> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
> > index 2d881f34dd9d..7c54bcbf5a36 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
> > @@ -14,6 +14,34 @@
> >  #include <asm/alternative.h>
> >  #include <asm/asm-uaccess.h>
> >
> > +/*
> > + *     __flush_cache_range(start,end) [fixup]
> > + *
> > + *     Ensure that the I and D caches are coherent within specified region.
> > + *     This is typically used when code has been written to a memory region,
> > + *     and will be executed.
> > + *
> > + *     - start   - virtual start address of region
> > + *     - end     - virtual end address of region
> > + *     - fixup   - optional label to branch to on user fault
> > + */
> > +.macro __flush_cache_range, fixup
> > +alternative_if ARM64_HAS_CACHE_IDC
> > +       dsb     ishst
>
> Should this perhaps be dsb ish? IIUC, ishst does not synchronize on
> completion of cache maintenance, and while that is implicit on this
> code path, I'd still assume it needs to complete before carrying on.
> Or does IDC not require this?

I'm not sure; ishst in this patch is unchanged (just moved to the
macro). Reading the Arm ARM (B2-143) I think that ishst is correct:

"""
CTR_EL0.{DIC, IDC} == {0, 1}

The write is complete for the shareability domain. Subsequently the
location has been invalidated to the Point of unification (PoU) from
the instruction cache, and that invalidation is complete for the
shareability domain.

CTR_EL0.{DIC, IDC} == {1, 1}

The write is complete for the shareability domain.
"""

Does my interpretation sound right to you?

Thanks!

/fuad