riscv: convert bottom half of exception handling to C

Cyril Bur cyrilbur at tenstorrent.com
Thu Jun 20 16:10:11 PDT 2024



On 17/6/2024 3:05 am, Jisheng Zhang wrote:
> For readability, maintainability and future scalability, convert the
> bottom half of the exception handling to C.
> 
> Mostly the assembly code is converted to C in a relatively
> straightforward manner.
> 
> However, there are two modifications I need to mention:
> 
> 1. the CSR_CAUSE reg reading and saving is moved to the C code
> because we need the cause to dispatch the exception handling,
> if we keep the cause reading and saving, we either pass it to
> do_traps() via. 2nd param or get it from pt_regs which an extra
> memory load is needed, I don't like any of the two solutions becase
> the exception handling sits in hot code path, every instruction
> matters.
> 
> 2.To cope with SIFIVE_CIP_453 errata, it looks like we don't need
> alternative mechanism any more after the asm->c convertion. Just
> replace the excp_vect_table two entries.
> 

Hi Jisheng,

Sorry I've been having email client problems. This email if from a few 
days ago.

I really like the look of the patch. I just have one question.

> Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang at kernel.org>
> ---
>   arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c       | 25 ++++++++---
>   arch/riscv/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h |  1 +
>   arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h    |  5 +--
>   arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S               | 58 +------------------------
>   arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c               | 41 +++++++++++++++++
>   5 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
> index 716cfedad3a2..bbba99f207ca 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
> @@ -10,9 +10,14 @@
>   #include <linux/bug.h>
>   #include <asm/patch.h>
>   #include <asm/alternative.h>
> +#include <asm/csr.h>
>   #include <asm/vendorid_list.h>
>   #include <asm/errata_list.h>
>   
> +extern void (*excp_vect_table[])(struct pt_regs *regs);
> +extern void sifive_cip_453_insn_fault_trp(struct pt_regs *regs);
> +extern void sifive_cip_453_page_fault_trp(struct pt_regs *regs);
> +
>   struct errata_info_t {
>   	char name[32];
>   	bool (*check_func)(unsigned long  arch_id, unsigned long impid);
> @@ -20,6 +25,9 @@ struct errata_info_t {
>   
>   static bool errata_cip_453_check_func(unsigned long  arch_id, unsigned long impid)
>   {
> +	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ERRATA_SIFIVE_CIP_453))
> +		return false;
> +
>   	/*
>   	 * Affected cores:
>   	 * Architecture ID: 0x8000000000000007
> @@ -51,10 +59,6 @@ static bool errata_cip_1200_check_func(unsigned long  arch_id, unsigned long imp
>   }
>   
>   static struct errata_info_t errata_list[ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER] = {
> -	{
> -		.name = "cip-453",
> -		.check_func = errata_cip_453_check_func
> -	},
>   	{
>   		.name = "cip-1200",
>   		.check_func = errata_cip_1200_check_func
> @@ -62,11 +66,20 @@ static struct errata_info_t errata_list[ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER] = {
>   };
>   
>   static u32 __init_or_module sifive_errata_probe(unsigned long archid,
> -						unsigned long impid)
> +						unsigned long impid,
> +						unsigned int stage)
>   {
>   	int idx;
>   	u32 cpu_req_errata = 0;
>   
> +	if (stage == RISCV_ALTERNATIVES_BOOT) {
> +		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMU) &&
> +		    errata_cip_453_check_func(archid, impid)) {
> +			excp_vect_table[EXC_INST_ACCESS] = sifive_cip_453_insn_fault_trp;
> +			excp_vect_table[EXC_INST_PAGE_FAULT] = sifive_cip_453_page_fault_trp;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
>   	for (idx = 0; idx < ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER; idx++)
>   		if (errata_list[idx].check_func(archid, impid))
>   			cpu_req_errata |= (1U << idx);
> @@ -99,7 +112,7 @@ void sifive_errata_patch_func(struct alt_entry *begin, struct alt_entry *end,
>   	if (stage == RISCV_ALTERNATIVES_EARLY_BOOT)
>   		return;
>   
> -	cpu_req_errata = sifive_errata_probe(archid, impid);
> +	cpu_req_errata = sifive_errata_probe(archid, impid, stage);
>   
>   	for (alt = begin; alt < end; alt++) {
>   		if (alt->vendor_id != SIFIVE_VENDOR_ID)
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
> index cd627ec289f1..81a1f27fa54f 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
> @@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ DECLARE_DO_ERROR_INFO(do_trap_break);
>   asmlinkage void handle_bad_stack(struct pt_regs *regs);
>   asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs);
>   asmlinkage void do_irq(struct pt_regs *regs);
> +asmlinkage void do_traps(struct pt_regs *regs);
>   
>   #endif /* _ASM_RISCV_PROTOTYPES_H */
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
> index 7c8a71a526a3..95b79afc4061 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
> @@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
>   #endif
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_ERRATA_SIFIVE
> -#define	ERRATA_SIFIVE_CIP_453 0
> -#define	ERRATA_SIFIVE_CIP_1200 1
> -#define	ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER 2
> +#define	ERRATA_SIFIVE_CIP_1200 0
> +#define	ERRATA_SIFIVE_NUMBER 1
>   #endif
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_ERRATA_THEAD
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
> index 81dec627a8d4..401bfe85a098 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
> @@ -62,13 +62,11 @@ SYM_CODE_START(handle_exception)
>   	csrrc s1, CSR_STATUS, t0
>   	csrr s2, CSR_EPC
>   	csrr s3, CSR_TVAL
> -	csrr s4, CSR_CAUSE
>   	csrr s5, CSR_SCRATCH
>   	REG_S s0, PT_SP(sp)
>   	REG_S s1, PT_STATUS(sp)
>   	REG_S s2, PT_EPC(sp)
>   	REG_S s3, PT_BADADDR(sp)
> -	REG_S s4, PT_CAUSE(sp)
>   	REG_S s5, PT_TP(sp)
>   
>   	/*
> @@ -83,36 +81,9 @@ SYM_CODE_START(handle_exception)
>   	/* Load the kernel shadow call stack pointer if coming from userspace */
>   	scs_load_current_if_task_changed s5
>   
> -#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V_PREEMPTIVE
> -	move a0, sp
> -	call riscv_v_context_nesting_start
> -#endif
Along with removing this, can the asmlinkage in asm-prototypes.h be 
removed? Or are you keeping the _start() in because the _end() needs to 
stay?

That leads me to think about leaving the call to 
riscv_context_nesting_start() in asm here for the symmetry of _start() 
and _end() being called from entry.S.

>   	move a0, sp /* pt_regs */
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * MSB of cause differentiates between
> -	 * interrupts and exceptions
> -	 */
> -	bge s4, zero, 1f
> -
> -	/* Handle interrupts */
> -	call do_irq
> -	j ret_from_exception
> -1:
> -	/* Handle other exceptions */
> -	slli t0, s4, RISCV_LGPTR
> -	la t1, excp_vect_table
> -	la t2, excp_vect_table_end
> -	add t0, t1, t0
> -	/* Check if exception code lies within bounds */
> -	bgeu t0, t2, 3f
> -	REG_L t1, 0(t0)
> -2:	jalr t1
> +	call do_traps
>   	j ret_from_exception
> -3:
> -
> -	la t1, do_trap_unknown
> -	j 2b
>   SYM_CODE_END(handle_exception)
>   ASM_NOKPROBE(handle_exception)
>   
> @@ -329,33 +300,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__switch_to)
>   	ret
>   SYM_FUNC_END(__switch_to)
>   
> -#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
> -#define do_page_fault do_trap_unknown
> -#endif
> -
> -	.section ".rodata"
> -	.align LGREG
> -	/* Exception vector table */
> -SYM_DATA_START_LOCAL(excp_vect_table)
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_insn_misaligned
> -	ALT_INSN_FAULT(RISCV_PTR do_trap_insn_fault)
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_insn_illegal
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_break
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_load_misaligned
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_load_fault
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_store_misaligned
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_store_fault
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_ecall_u /* system call */
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_ecall_s
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_unknown
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_ecall_m
> -	/* instruciton page fault */
> -	ALT_PAGE_FAULT(RISCV_PTR do_page_fault)
> -	RISCV_PTR do_page_fault   /* load page fault */
> -	RISCV_PTR do_trap_unknown
> -	RISCV_PTR do_page_fault   /* store page fault */
> -SYM_DATA_END_LABEL(excp_vect_table, SYM_L_LOCAL, excp_vect_table_end)
> -
>   #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
>   SYM_DATA_START(__user_rt_sigreturn)
>   	li a7, __NR_rt_sigreturn
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
> index 05a16b1f0aee..b44d4a8d4083 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -390,6 +390,47 @@ asmlinkage void noinstr do_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
>   	irqentry_exit(regs, state);
>   }
>   
> +void (*excp_vect_table[])(struct pt_regs *regs) __ro_after_init = {
> +	do_trap_insn_misaligned,	/*  0 Instruction address misaligned */
> +	do_trap_insn_fault,		/*  1 Instruction access fault */
> +	do_trap_insn_illegal,		/*  2 Illegal instruction */
> +	do_trap_break,			/*  3 Breakpoint */
> +	do_trap_load_misaligned,	/*  4 Load address misaligned */
> +	do_trap_load_fault,		/*  5 Load access fault */
> +	do_trap_store_misaligned,	/*  6 Store/AMO address misaligned */
> +	do_trap_store_fault,		/*  7 Store/AMO access fault */
> +	do_trap_ecall_u,		/*  8 Environment call from U-mode */
> +	do_trap_ecall_s,		/*  9 Environment call from S-mode */
> +	do_trap_unknown,		/* 10 Reserved */
> +	do_trap_ecall_m,		/* 11 Environment call from M-mode */
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
> +	do_page_fault,			/* 12 Instruciton page fault */
> +	do_page_fault,			/* 13 Load page fault */
> +	do_trap_unknown,		/* 14 Reserved */
> +	do_page_fault,			/* 15 Store/AMO page fault */
> +#endif
> +};
> +
> +asmlinkage void noinstr do_traps(struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> +	unsigned long cause = csr_read(CSR_CAUSE);
> +
> +	regs->cause = cause;
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_V_PREEMPTIVE
> +	riscv_v_context_nesting_start(regs);
> +#endif
> +	if (cause & CAUSE_IRQ_FLAG) {
> +		do_irq(regs);
> +	} else {
> +		if (cause >= ARRAY_SIZE(excp_vect_table)) {
> +			do_trap_unknown(regs);
> +			return;
> +		}
> +		excp_vect_table[cause](regs);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>   #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG
>   int is_valid_bugaddr(unsigned long pc)
>   {



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