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[v5,1/2] arm64: adjust el0_sync so that a function can be called

Message ID 1401130573-7443-2-git-send-email-larry.bassel@linaro.org
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Larry Bassel May 26, 2014, 6:56 p.m. UTC
To implement the context tracker properly on arm64,
a function call needs to be made after debugging and
interrupts are turned on, but before the lr is changed
to point to ret_to_user(). If the function call
is made after the lr is changed the function will not
return to the correct place.

For similar reasons, defer the setting of x0 so that
it doesn't need to be saved around the function call
(save far_el1 in x26 temporarily instead).

Signed-off-by: Larry Bassel <larry.bassel@linaro.org>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S | 23 ++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Comments

Will Deacon May 28, 2014, 11:27 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi Larry,

On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 07:56:12PM +0100, Larry Bassel wrote:
> To implement the context tracker properly on arm64,
> a function call needs to be made after debugging and
> interrupts are turned on, but before the lr is changed
> to point to ret_to_user(). If the function call
> is made after the lr is changed the function will not
> return to the correct place.
> 
> For similar reasons, defer the setting of x0 so that
> it doesn't need to be saved around the function call
> (save far_el1 in x26 temporarily instead).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Larry Bassel <larry.bassel@linaro.org>

[...]

> @@ -476,23 +481,27 @@ el0_undef:
>  	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
>  	enable_dbg_and_irq
>  	mov	x0, sp
> +	adr	lr, ret_to_user
>  	b	do_undefinstr
>  el0_dbg:
>  	/*
>  	 * Debug exception handling
>  	 */
>  	tbnz	x24, #0, el0_inv		// EL0 only
> -	mrs	x0, far_el1
> +	mrs	x26, far_el1
> +	mov	x0, x26
>  	mov	x1, x25
>  	mov	x2, sp
>  	bl	do_debug_exception
>  	enable_dbg
> +	mov	x0, x26
>  	b	ret_to_user

Why have you added this mov instruction?

Will
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Larry Bassel May 28, 2014, 7:35 p.m. UTC | #2
On 28 May 14 12:27, Will Deacon wrote:
> Hi Larry,
> 
> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 07:56:12PM +0100, Larry Bassel wrote:
> > To implement the context tracker properly on arm64,
> > a function call needs to be made after debugging and
> > interrupts are turned on, but before the lr is changed
> > to point to ret_to_user(). If the function call
> > is made after the lr is changed the function will not
> > return to the correct place.
> > 
> > For similar reasons, defer the setting of x0 so that
> > it doesn't need to be saved around the function call
> > (save far_el1 in x26 temporarily instead).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Larry Bassel <larry.bassel@linaro.org>
> 
> [...]
> 
> 
> Why have you added this mov instruction?

I believe (please correct me if I'm wrong) that it is necessary.
Here is why:

> > @@ -476,23 +481,27 @@ el0_undef:
> >  	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
> >  	enable_dbg_and_irq
> >  	mov	x0, sp
> > +	adr	lr, ret_to_user
> >  	b	do_undefinstr
> >  el0_dbg:
> >  	/*
> >  	 * Debug exception handling
> >  	 */
> >  	tbnz	x24, #0, el0_inv		// EL0 only
> > -	mrs	x0, far_el1
> > +	mrs	x26, far_el1

needed because do_debug_exception may clobber x0, so save far_el1
in x26 (as other parts of this patch do)

> > +	mov	x0, x26

needed because far_el1 is expected to be in x0 here

> >  	mov	x1, x25
> >  	mov	x2, sp
> >  	bl	do_debug_exception
> >  	enable_dbg

[call to ct_user_exit will go here in the next patch, this may re-clobber x0]

> > +	mov	x0, x26

needed because far_el1 is expected to be in x0 here

Since the purpose of this patch is to make calling a function
possible in this code path, the "extra" mov instruction above
is necessary and IMHO should be added in this patch and not in the
next one whose purpose is to define the ct_user_* macros and
add calls to them in the proper places.

> >  	b	ret_to_user
> 
> Will

Larry
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Will Deacon May 29, 2014, 5:52 p.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 08:35:51PM +0100, Larry Bassel wrote:
> On 28 May 14 12:27, Will Deacon wrote:
> > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 07:56:12PM +0100, Larry Bassel wrote:
> > > To implement the context tracker properly on arm64,
> > > a function call needs to be made after debugging and
> > > interrupts are turned on, but before the lr is changed
> > > to point to ret_to_user(). If the function call
> > > is made after the lr is changed the function will not
> > > return to the correct place.
> > > 
> > > For similar reasons, defer the setting of x0 so that
> > > it doesn't need to be saved around the function call
> > > (save far_el1 in x26 temporarily instead).
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Larry Bassel <larry.bassel@linaro.org>
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > 
> > Why have you added this mov instruction?
> 
> I believe (please correct me if I'm wrong) that it is necessary.
> Here is why:
> 
> > > @@ -476,23 +481,27 @@ el0_undef:
> > >  	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
> > >  	enable_dbg_and_irq
> > >  	mov	x0, sp
> > > +	adr	lr, ret_to_user
> > >  	b	do_undefinstr
> > >  el0_dbg:
> > >  	/*
> > >  	 * Debug exception handling
> > >  	 */
> > >  	tbnz	x24, #0, el0_inv		// EL0 only
> > > -	mrs	x0, far_el1
> > > +	mrs	x26, far_el1
> 
> needed because do_debug_exception may clobber x0, so save far_el1
> in x26 (as other parts of this patch do)

Actually, do_debug_exception consumes the FAR as its first parameter, so you
don't need to put this in x26 afaict.

> > > +	mov	x0, x26
> 
> needed because far_el1 is expected to be in x0 here
> 
> > >  	mov	x1, x25
> > >  	mov	x2, sp
> > >  	bl	do_debug_exception
> > >  	enable_dbg
> 
> [call to ct_user_exit will go here in the next patch, this may re-clobber x0]
> 
> > > +	mov	x0, x26
> 
> needed because far_el1 is expected to be in x0 here

Is it? ret_to_user doesn't care. Does ct_user_exit use the FAR? I don't
think it does...

Will
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Patch

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index e8b23a3..c6bc1a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@  el0_sync:
 	lsr	x24, x25, #ESR_EL1_EC_SHIFT	// exception class
 	cmp	x24, #ESR_EL1_EC_SVC64		// SVC in 64-bit state
 	b.eq	el0_svc
-	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	cmp	x24, #ESR_EL1_EC_DABT_EL0	// data abort in EL0
 	b.eq	el0_da
 	cmp	x24, #ESR_EL1_EC_IABT_EL0	// instruction abort in EL0
@@ -383,7 +382,6 @@  el0_sync_compat:
 	lsr	x24, x25, #ESR_EL1_EC_SHIFT	// exception class
 	cmp	x24, #ESR_EL1_EC_SVC32		// SVC in 32-bit state
 	b.eq	el0_svc_compat
-	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	cmp	x24, #ESR_EL1_EC_DABT_EL0	// data abort in EL0
 	b.eq	el0_da
 	cmp	x24, #ESR_EL1_EC_IABT_EL0	// instruction abort in EL0
@@ -426,22 +424,25 @@  el0_da:
 	/*
 	 * Data abort handling
 	 */
-	mrs	x0, far_el1
-	bic	x0, x0, #(0xff << 56)
+	mrs	x26, far_el1
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
 	enable_dbg_and_irq
+	bic	x0, x26, #(0xff << 56)
 	mov	x1, x25
 	mov	x2, sp
+	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	b	do_mem_abort
 el0_ia:
 	/*
 	 * Instruction abort handling
 	 */
-	mrs	x0, far_el1
+	mrs	x26, far_el1
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
 	enable_dbg_and_irq
+	mov	x0, x26
 	orr	x1, x25, #1 << 24		// use reserved ISS bit for instruction aborts
 	mov	x2, sp
+	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	b	do_mem_abort
 el0_fpsimd_acc:
 	/*
@@ -450,6 +451,7 @@  el0_fpsimd_acc:
 	enable_dbg
 	mov	x0, x25
 	mov	x1, sp
+	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	b	do_fpsimd_acc
 el0_fpsimd_exc:
 	/*
@@ -458,16 +460,19 @@  el0_fpsimd_exc:
 	enable_dbg
 	mov	x0, x25
 	mov	x1, sp
+	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	b	do_fpsimd_exc
 el0_sp_pc:
 	/*
 	 * Stack or PC alignment exception handling
 	 */
-	mrs	x0, far_el1
+	mrs	x26, far_el1
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
 	enable_dbg_and_irq
+	mov	x0, x26
 	mov	x1, x25
 	mov	x2, sp
+	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	b	do_sp_pc_abort
 el0_undef:
 	/*
@@ -476,23 +481,27 @@  el0_undef:
 	// enable interrupts before calling the main handler
 	enable_dbg_and_irq
 	mov	x0, sp
+	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	b	do_undefinstr
 el0_dbg:
 	/*
 	 * Debug exception handling
 	 */
 	tbnz	x24, #0, el0_inv		// EL0 only
-	mrs	x0, far_el1
+	mrs	x26, far_el1
+	mov	x0, x26
 	mov	x1, x25
 	mov	x2, sp
 	bl	do_debug_exception
 	enable_dbg
+	mov	x0, x26
 	b	ret_to_user
 el0_inv:
 	enable_dbg
 	mov	x0, sp
 	mov	x1, #BAD_SYNC
 	mrs	x2, esr_el1
+	adr	lr, ret_to_user
 	b	bad_mode
 ENDPROC(el0_sync)