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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] smp: introduce kick_active_cpus_sync()
Hi Mark,

Thank you for review.

On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 02:48:32PM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> Hi Yury,
>
> On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 02:11:08PM +0300, Yury Norov wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * Flush I-cache if CPU is in extended quiescent state
> > + */
>
> This comment is misleading. An ISB doesn't touch the I-cache; it forces
> a context synchronization event.
>
> > + .macro isb_if_eqs
> > +#ifndef CONFIG_TINY_RCU
> > + bl rcu_is_watching
> > + tst w0, #0xff
> > + b.ne 1f
>
> The TST+B.NE can be a CBNZ:
>
> bl rcu_is_watching
> cbnz x0, 1f
> isb
> 1:
>
> > + /* Pairs with aarch64_insn_patch_text for EQS CPUs. */
> > + isb
> > +1:
> > +#endif
> > + .endm
> > +
> > el0_sync_invalid:
> > inv_entry 0, BAD_SYNC
> > ENDPROC(el0_sync_invalid)
> > @@ -840,8 +861,10 @@ el0_svc:
> > mov wsc_nr, #__NR_syscalls
> > el0_svc_naked: // compat entry point
> > stp x0, xscno, [sp, #S_ORIG_X0] // save the original x0 and syscall number
> > + isb_if_eqs
> > enable_dbg_and_irq
> > - ct_user_exit 1
> > + ct_user_exit
>
> I don't think this is safe. here we issue the ISB *before* exiting a
> quiesecent state, so I think we can race with another CPU that calls
> kick_all_active_cpus_sync, e.g.
>
> CPU0 CPU1
>
> ISB
> patch_some_text()
> kick_all_active_cpus_sync()
> ct_user_exit
>
> // not synchronized!
> use_of_patched_text()
>
> ... and therefore the ISB has no effect, which could be disasterous.
>
> I believe we need the ISB *after* we transition into a non-quiescent
> state, so that we can't possibly miss a context synchronization event.

I decided to put isb() in entry because there's a chance that there will
be patched code prior to exiting a quiescent state. But after some
headscratching, I think it's safe. I'll do like you suggested here.

Thanks,
Yury

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