From: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@linaro.org>
To: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
kvmarm@lists.cs.columbia.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Split save/restore of sysregs shared between EL1 and EL2
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 16:46:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160202154645.GE6190@cbox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <56B07ADD.60300@arm.com>
On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 09:46:05AM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On 01/02/16 13:54, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 03:53:44PM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> >> A handful of system registers are still shared between EL1 and EL2,
> >> even while using VHE. These are tpidr*_el[01], actlr_el1, sp0, elr,
> >> and spsr.
> >
> > So by shared registers you mean registers that do both have an EL0/1
> > version as well as an EL2 version, but where accesses aren't rewritten
> > transparently?
>
> No, I mean that these registers do *not* have a separate banked version.
> There is only a single set of registers, which have to be save/restored
> the old way.
huh, ARMv8 clearly specifies the existence of TPIDR_EL0, TPIDR_EL1, and
TPIDR_EL2, for example.
I cannot seem to find anywhere in the VHE spec that says that the
TPIDR_EL2 goes away. I'm confused now.
>
> >
> > also, by sp0 do you mean sp_el0, and by elr you mean elr_el1, and by
> > spsr you mean spsr_el1 ?
>
> sp0 -> sp_el0 indeed. elr and spsr really are the guest PC and PSTATE,
> so I should really reword this commit message, it is utterly confusing.
>
I guess I don't understand the definition of a 'shared' register given
your comments here...
Thanks,
-Christoffer
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From: christoffer.dall@linaro.org (Christoffer Dall)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 10/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Split save/restore of sysregs shared between EL1 and EL2
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 16:46:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160202154645.GE6190@cbox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <56B07ADD.60300@arm.com>
On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 09:46:05AM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On 01/02/16 13:54, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 03:53:44PM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> >> A handful of system registers are still shared between EL1 and EL2,
> >> even while using VHE. These are tpidr*_el[01], actlr_el1, sp0, elr,
> >> and spsr.
> >
> > So by shared registers you mean registers that do both have an EL0/1
> > version as well as an EL2 version, but where accesses aren't rewritten
> > transparently?
>
> No, I mean that these registers do *not* have a separate banked version.
> There is only a single set of registers, which have to be save/restored
> the old way.
huh, ARMv8 clearly specifies the existence of TPIDR_EL0, TPIDR_EL1, and
TPIDR_EL2, for example.
I cannot seem to find anywhere in the VHE spec that says that the
TPIDR_EL2 goes away. I'm confused now.
>
> >
> > also, by sp0 do you mean sp_el0, and by elr you mean elr_el1, and by
> > spsr you mean spsr_el1 ?
>
> sp0 -> sp_el0 indeed. elr and spsr really are the guest PC and PSTATE,
> so I should really reword this commit message, it is utterly confusing.
>
I guess I don't understand the definition of a 'shared' register given
your comments here...
Thanks,
-Christoffer
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2016-01-25 15:53 [PATCH v2 00/21] arm64: Virtualization Host Extension support Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 01/21] arm/arm64: Add new is_kernel_in_hyp_mode predicate Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 02/21] arm64: Allow the arch timer to use the HYP timer Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 12:29 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 12:29 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 12:29 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:42 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:42 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:42 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 15:37 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:37 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:37 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 03/21] arm64: Add ARM64_HAS_VIRT_HOST_EXTN feature Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 04/21] arm64: KVM: Skip HYP setup when already running in HYP Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 05/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Turn VTCR_EL2 setup into a reusable macro Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:13 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:13 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:13 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:21 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:21 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:21 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 15:38 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:38 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:38 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 06/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Patch out use of HVC Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:16 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:16 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:34 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:34 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 15:36 ` Catalin Marinas
2016-02-01 15:36 ` Catalin Marinas
2016-02-01 15:36 ` Catalin Marinas
2016-02-01 16:20 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 16:20 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 16:20 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 17:08 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2016-02-01 17:08 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2016-02-01 17:08 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2016-02-01 17:28 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 17:28 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 17:28 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 15:42 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 15:42 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:39 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:39 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:39 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 07/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Patch out kern_hyp_va Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:20 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:20 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:20 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:38 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:38 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:38 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 15:40 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:40 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:40 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 08/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Introduce unified system register accessors Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:47 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:47 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:47 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:04 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:04 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:04 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 15:43 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:43 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:43 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 09/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Differenciate host/guest sysreg save/restore Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 10/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Split save/restore of sysregs shared between EL1 and EL2 Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:54 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:54 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:54 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 9:46 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 9:46 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 9:46 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 15:46 ` Christoffer Dall [this message]
2016-02-02 15:46 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 16:19 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 16:19 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 16:19 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 20:07 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 20:07 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 20:07 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 11/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Use unified system register accessors Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 13:59 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 12/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Enable minimal sysreg save/restore Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:02 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:02 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:02 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 13/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Make __fpsimd_enabled VHE aware Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:17 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:17 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:17 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 14/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Implement VHE activate/deactivate_traps Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:20 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:20 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:20 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 11:27 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 11:27 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 15/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Use unified sysreg accessors for timer Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:23 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:23 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:23 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 16/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Add fpsimd enabling on guest access Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:24 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:24 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 17/21] arm64: KVM: VHE: Add alternative panic handling Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:26 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:26 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 18/21] arm64: KVM: Introduce hyp_alternate_value helper Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 14:41 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 14:41 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 13:42 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 13:42 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 15:47 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 15:47 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 15:47 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 19/21] arm64: KVM: Move most of the fault decoding to C Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 15:21 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:21 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:21 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 14:24 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 14:24 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 14:24 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 15:50 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 15:50 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 15:50 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 20/21] arm64: VHE: Add support for running Linux in EL2 mode Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-26 14:04 ` Suzuki K. Poulose
2016-01-26 14:04 ` Suzuki K. Poulose
2016-01-26 14:30 ` Suzuki K. Poulose
2016-01-26 14:30 ` Suzuki K. Poulose
2016-02-01 15:26 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:26 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 15:53 ` [PATCH v2 21/21] arm64: Panic when VHE and non VHE CPUs coexist Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 15:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-26 14:25 ` Suzuki K. Poulose
2016-01-26 14:25 ` Suzuki K. Poulose
2016-01-26 14:25 ` Suzuki K. Poulose
2016-01-26 14:34 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-26 14:34 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-26 14:34 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 15:36 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:36 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 15:36 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-02 15:32 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-02 15:32 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-03 8:49 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-03 8:49 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-03 8:49 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-03 17:45 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-03 17:45 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-03 17:45 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-03 19:12 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-03 19:12 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-03 19:12 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-01-25 16:15 ` [PATCH v2 00/21] arm64: Virtualization Host Extension support Arnd Bergmann
2016-01-25 16:15 ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-01-25 16:15 ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-01-25 16:23 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 16:23 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 16:26 ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-01-25 16:26 ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-01-25 16:26 ` Arnd Bergmann
2016-01-25 16:26 ` Will Deacon
2016-01-25 16:26 ` Will Deacon
2016-01-25 16:26 ` Will Deacon
2016-01-25 16:37 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 16:37 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 16:37 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 16:44 ` Will Deacon
2016-01-25 16:44 ` Will Deacon
2016-01-25 19:16 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 19:16 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-01-25 19:16 ` Marc Zyngier
2016-02-01 16:25 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 16:25 ` Christoffer Dall
2016-02-01 16:25 ` Christoffer Dall
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