Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:30:07 +0800 | From | Jisheng Zhang <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] riscv: Ensure isa-ext static keys are writable |
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On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 09:29:36PM -0700, Palmer Dabbelt wrote: > On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:41:46 PDT (-0700), atishp@atishpatra.org wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 9:31 AM Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com> wrote: > > > > > > riscv_isa_ext_keys[] is an array of static keys used in the unified > > > ISA extension framework. The keys added to this array may be used > > > anywhere, including in modules. Ensure the keys remain writable by > > > placing them in the data section. > > > > > > The need to change riscv_isa_ext_keys[]'s section was found when the > > > kvm module started failing to load. Commit 8eb060e10185 ("arch/riscv: > > > add Zihintpause support") adds a static branch check for a newly > > > added isa-ext key to cpu_relax(), which kvm uses. > >> > > > > > Fixes: c360cbec3511 ("riscv: introduce unified static key mechanism for ISA extensions") > > > Signed-off-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@ventanamicro.com> > > > > > --- > > > arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c | 2 +- > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c > > > index 553d755483ed..3b5583db9d80 100644 > > > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c > > > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c > > > @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ unsigned long elf_hwcap __read_mostly; > > > /* Host ISA bitmap */ > > > static DECLARE_BITMAP(riscv_isa, RISCV_ISA_EXT_MAX) __read_mostly; > > > > > > -__ro_after_init DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_ARRAY_FALSE(riscv_isa_ext_keys, RISCV_ISA_EXT_KEY_MAX); > > > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_ARRAY_FALSE(riscv_isa_ext_keys, RISCV_ISA_EXT_KEY_MAX); > > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(riscv_isa_ext_keys); > > > > > > /** > > > -- > > > 2.37.1 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > kvm-riscv mailing list > > > kvm-riscv@lists.infradead.org > > > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kvm-riscv > > > > Thanks for the quick fix. Tested with kvm guests booting in Qemu. > > > > Tested-by: Atish Patra <atishp@rivosinc.com>
Reviewed-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@kernel.org>
Thanks for catching the bug in my code.
> > Thanks, I hadn't realized how static keys work but looks like having them as > __ro_after_init was always bogus. Sorry to break stuff, looks like I should be
Sorry for breaking the static isa extension key usage in modules. It's a good idea to make them readonly, but need to cope with the usage in module properly. This may be a good improvement item.
> loading some module (probably KVM, as it's in the defconfig) during testing. > > This is on fixes, I'm planning on sending it up later this week.
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