linux/arch/arm64
James Morse 8d66772e86 arm64: Mask all exceptions during kernel_exit
To take RAS Exceptions as quickly as possible we need to keep SError
unmasked as much as possible. We need to mask it during kernel_exit
as taking an error from this code will overwrite the exception-registers.

Adding a naked 'disable_daif' to kernel_exit causes a performance problem
for micro-benchmarks that do no real work, (e.g. calling getpid() in a
loop). This is because the ret_to_user loop has already masked IRQs so
that the TIF_WORK_MASK thread flags can't change underneath it, adding
disable_daif is an additional self-synchronising operation.

In the future, the RAS APEI code may need to modify the TIF_WORK_MASK
flags from an SError, in which case the ret_to_user loop must mask SError
while it examines the flags.

Disable all exceptions for return to EL1. For return to EL0 get the
ret_to_user loop to leave all exceptions masked once it has done its
work, this avoids an extra pstate-write.

Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
2017-11-02 15:55:41 +00:00
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boot ARM: arm64: Devicetree updates for v4.14 2017-09-10 20:54:48 -07:00
configs ARM/arm64: SoC platform updates for v4.14 2017-09-10 20:35:46 -07:00
crypto crypto: arm64/aes - avoid expanded lookup tables in the final round 2017-08-04 09:27:26 +08:00
include arm64: Move the async/fiq helpers to explicitly set process context flags 2017-11-02 15:55:41 +00:00
kernel arm64: Mask all exceptions during kernel_exit 2017-11-02 15:55:41 +00:00
kvm arm64: sysreg: Move SPE registers and PSB into common header files 2017-10-18 12:53:32 +01:00
lib arm64: use WFE for long delays 2017-10-13 18:56:15 +01:00
mm arm64: explicitly mask all exceptions 2017-11-02 15:55:40 +00:00
net bpf, arm64: implement jiting of BPF_J{LT, LE, SLT, SLE} 2017-08-09 16:53:56 -07:00
xen
Kconfig arm64: Unconditionally support {ARCH_}HAVE_NMI{_SAFE_CMPXCHG} 2017-10-04 13:43:00 +01:00
Kconfig.debug arm64: relocation testing module 2017-04-04 17:03:32 +01:00
Kconfig.platforms ARM: arm64: Devicetree updates for v4.14 2017-09-10 20:54:48 -07:00
Makefile arm64: prevent regressions in compressed kernel image size when upgrading to binutils 2.27 2017-10-30 13:45:12 +00:00