[PATCH v3] arm64: topology: Fix false warning in counters_read_on_cpu() for same-CPU reads

Will Deacon will at kernel.org
Thu Feb 26 19:16:33 PST 2026


On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:29:11 +0530, Sumit Gupta wrote:
> The counters_read_on_cpu() function warns when called with IRQs
> disabled to prevent deadlock in smp_call_function_single(). However,
> this warning is spurious when reading counters on the current CPU,
> since no IPI is needed for same CPU reads.
> 
> Commit 12eb8f4fff24 ("cpufreq: CPPC: Update FIE arch_freq_scale in
> ticks for non-PCC regs") changed the CPPC Frequency Invariance Engine
> to read AMU counters directly from the scheduler tick for non-PCC
> register spaces (like FFH), instead of deferring to a kthread. This
> means counters_read_on_cpu() is now called with IRQs disabled from the
> tick handler, triggering the warning.
> 
> [...]

Applied to arm64 (for-next/fixes), thanks!

[1/1] arm64: topology: Fix false warning in counters_read_on_cpu() for same-CPU reads
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/df6e4ab654dc

Cheers,
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Will

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