Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 04/10] arm64: timer: use hypervisor timers when at EL2

[Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com>]

On 9/25/25 4:19 PM, Joey Gouly wrote:
> At EL2, with VHE:
>   CNT{P,V}_{TVAL,CTL}_EL0 is forwarded to CNTH{P,V}_{CVAL,TVAL,CTL}_EL0.
>
> Save the hypervisor physical and virtual timer IRQ numbers from the DT/ACPI.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@arm.com>
> ---
>  arm/timer.c         | 10 ++++++++--
>  lib/acpi.h          |  2 ++
>  lib/arm/asm/timer.h | 11 +++++++++++
>  lib/arm/timer.c     | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
>  4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arm/timer.c b/arm/timer.c
> index 2cb80518..c6287ca7 100644
> --- a/arm/timer.c
> +++ b/arm/timer.c
> @@ -347,8 +347,14 @@ static void test_ptimer(void)
>  static void test_init(void)
>  {
>  	assert(TIMER_PTIMER_IRQ != -1 && TIMER_VTIMER_IRQ != -1);
nit: move above assert to 

if (current_level() == CurrentEL_EL1) block?

> -	ptimer_info.irq = TIMER_PTIMER_IRQ;
> -	vtimer_info.irq = TIMER_VTIMER_IRQ;
> +	if (current_level() == CurrentEL_EL1) {
> +		ptimer_info.irq = TIMER_PTIMER_IRQ;
> +		vtimer_info.irq = TIMER_VTIMER_IRQ;
> +	} else {
> +		assert(TIMER_HPTIMER_IRQ != -1 && TIMER_HVTIMER_IRQ != -1);
> +		ptimer_info.irq = TIMER_HPTIMER_IRQ;
> +		vtimer_info.irq = TIMER_HVTIMER_IRQ;
> +	}
>  
>  	install_exception_handler(EL1H_SYNC, ESR_EL1_EC_UNKNOWN, ptimer_unsupported_handler);
>  	ptimer_info.read_ctl();
> diff --git a/lib/acpi.h b/lib/acpi.h
> index c330c877..66e3062d 100644
> --- a/lib/acpi.h
> +++ b/lib/acpi.h
> @@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ struct acpi_table_gtdt {
>  	u64 counter_read_block_address;
>  	u32 platform_timer_count;
>  	u32 platform_timer_offset;
> +	u32 virtual_el2_timer_interrupt;
> +	u32 virtual_el2_timer_flags;
>  };
>  
>  /* Reset to default packing */
> diff --git a/lib/arm/asm/timer.h b/lib/arm/asm/timer.h
> index fd8f7796..0dcebc1c 100644
> --- a/lib/arm/asm/timer.h
> +++ b/lib/arm/asm/timer.h
> @@ -21,12 +21,23 @@ struct timer_state {
>  		u32 irq;
>  		u32 irq_flags;
>  	} vtimer;
> +	struct {
> +		u32 irq;
> +		u32 irq_flags;
> +	} hptimer;
> +	struct {
> +		u32 irq;
> +		u32 irq_flags;
> +	} hvtimer;
>  };
>  extern struct timer_state __timer_state;
>  
>  #define TIMER_PTIMER_IRQ (__timer_state.ptimer.irq)
>  #define TIMER_VTIMER_IRQ (__timer_state.vtimer.irq)
>  
> +#define TIMER_HPTIMER_IRQ (__timer_state.hptimer.irq)
> +#define TIMER_HVTIMER_IRQ (__timer_state.hvtimer.irq)
> +
>  void timer_save_state(void);
>  
>  #endif /* !__ASSEMBLER__ */
> diff --git a/lib/arm/timer.c b/lib/arm/timer.c
> index ae702e41..57f504e2 100644
> --- a/lib/arm/timer.c
> +++ b/lib/arm/timer.c
> @@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ static void timer_save_state_fdt(void)
>  	 *      secure timer irq
>  	 *      non-secure timer irq            (ptimer)
>  	 *      virtual timer irq               (vtimer)
> -	 *      hypervisor timer irq
> +	 *      hypervisor timer irq            (hptimer)
> +	 *      hypervisor virtual timer irq    (hvtimer)
>  	 */
>  	prop = fdt_get_property(fdt, node, "interrupts", &len);
> -	assert(prop && len == (4 * 3 * sizeof(u32)));
> +	assert(prop && len >= (4 * 3 * sizeof(u32)));
>  
>  	data = (u32 *) prop->data;
>  	assert(fdt32_to_cpu(data[3]) == 1 /* PPI */ );
> @@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ static void timer_save_state_fdt(void)
>  	assert(fdt32_to_cpu(data[6]) == 1 /* PPI */ );
>  	__timer_state.vtimer.irq = PPI(fdt32_to_cpu(data[7]));
>  	__timer_state.vtimer.irq_flags = fdt32_to_cpu(data[8]);
> +	if (len == (5 * 3 * sizeof(u32))) {
> +		assert(fdt32_to_cpu(data[9]) == 1 /* PPI */ );
> +		__timer_state.hptimer.irq = PPI(fdt32_to_cpu(data[10]));
> +		__timer_state.hptimer.irq_flags = fdt32_to_cpu(data[11]);
> +		assert(fdt32_to_cpu(data[12]) == 1 /* PPI */ );
> +		__timer_state.hvtimer.irq = PPI(fdt32_to_cpu(data[13]));
> +		__timer_state.hvtimer.irq_flags = fdt32_to_cpu(data[14]);
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
> @@ -72,6 +81,12 @@ static void timer_save_state_acpi(void)
>  
>  	__timer_state.vtimer.irq = gtdt->virtual_timer_interrupt;
>  	__timer_state.vtimer.irq_flags = gtdt->virtual_timer_flags;
> +
> +	__timer_state.hptimer.irq = gtdt->non_secure_el2_interrupt;
> +	__timer_state.hptimer.irq_flags = gtdt->non_secure_el2_flags;
> +
> +	__timer_state.hvtimer.irq = gtdt->virtual_el2_timer_interrupt;
> +	__timer_state.hvtimer.irq_flags = gtdt->virtual_el2_timer_flags;
>  }
>  
>  #else
Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com>

Eric