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In count_plts() and is_forbidden_offset_for_adrp() we use cpus_have_const_cap() to check for ARM64_WORKAROUND_843419, but this is not necessary and cpus_have_final_cap() would be preferable. For historical reasons, cpus_have_const_cap() is more complicated than it needs to be. Before cpucaps are finalized, it will perform a bitmap test of the system_cpucaps bitmap, and once cpucaps are finalized it will use an alternative branch. This used to be necessary to handle some race conditions in the window between cpucap detection and the subsequent patching of alternatives and static branches, where different branches could be out-of-sync with one another (or w.r.t. alternative sequences). Now that we use alternative branches instead of static branches, these are all patched atomically w.r.t. one another, and there are only a handful of cases that need special care in the window between cpucap detection and alternative patching. Due to the above, it would be nice to remove cpus_have_const_cap(), and migrate callers over to alternative_has_cap_*(), cpus_have_final_cap(), or cpus_have_cap() depending on when their requirements. This will remove redundant instructions and improve code generation, and will make it easier to determine how each callsite will behave before, during, and after alternative patching. It's not possible to load a module in the window between detecting the ARM64_WORKAROUND_843419 cpucap and patching alternatives. The module VA range limits are initialized much later in module_init_limits() which is a subsys_initcall, and module loading cannot happen before this. Hence it's not necessary for count_plts() or is_forbidden_offset_for_adrp() to use cpus_have_const_cap(). This patch replaces the use of cpus_have_const_cap() with cpus_have_final_cap() which will avoid generating code to test the system_cpucaps bitmap and should be better for all subsequent calls at runtime. Using cpus_have_final_cap() clearly documents that we do not expect this code to run before cpucaps are finalized, and will make it easier to spot issues if code is changed in future to allow modules to be loaded earlier. The ARM64_WORKAROUND_843419 cpucap is added to cpucap_is_possible() so that code can be elided entirely when this is not possible, and redundant IS_ENABLED() checks are removed. Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> Cc: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> |
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Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.