From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>, Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com>,
Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] KVM: arm64: Remove extra ISBs when using msr_hcr_el2
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:24:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260321212419.2803972-6-maz@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260321212419.2803972-1-maz@kernel.org>
The msr_hcr_el2 macro is slightly awkward, as it provides an ISB
when CONFIG_AMPERE_ERRATUM_AC04_CPU_23 is present, and none
otherwise. Note that this this option is 'default y', meaning that
it is likely to be selected.
Most instances of msr_hcr_el2 are also immediately followed by an ISB,
meaning that in most cases, you end-up with two back-to-back ISBs.
This isn't a big deal, but once you have seen that, you can't unsee it.
Rework the msr_hcr_el2 macro to always provide the ISB, and drop
the superfluous ISBs everywhere else.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/el2_setup.h | 2 --
arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h | 6 ++----
arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S | 1 -
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/host.S | 1 -
4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/el2_setup.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/el2_setup.h
index 85f4c1615472d..3e58d6264581e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/el2_setup.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/el2_setup.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
* effectively VHE-only or not.
*/
msr_hcr_el2 x0 // Setup HCR_EL2 as nVHE
- isb
mov x1, #1 // Write something to FAR_EL1
msr far_el1, x1
isb
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@
.LnE2H0_\@:
orr x0, x0, #HCR_E2H
msr_hcr_el2 x0
- isb
.LnVHE_\@:
.endm
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
index f4436ecc630cd..ca66b8017fa87 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
@@ -1114,11 +1114,9 @@
.macro msr_hcr_el2, reg
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AMPERE_ERRATUM_AC04_CPU_23)
dsb nsh
- msr hcr_el2, \reg
- isb
-#else
- msr hcr_el2, \reg
#endif
+ msr hcr_el2, \reg
+ isb // Required by AMPERE_ERRATUM_AC04_CPU_23
.endm
#else
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
index 085bc9972f6bb..634ddc9042444 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL(__finalise_el2)
// Engage the VHE magic!
mov_q x0, HCR_HOST_VHE_FLAGS
msr_hcr_el2 x0
- isb
// Use the EL1 allocated stack, per-cpu offset
mrs x0, sp_el1
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/host.S b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/host.S
index 465f6f1dd6414..ff10cafa0ca81 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/host.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/host.S
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__hyp_do_panic)
mrs x0, hcr_el2
bic x0, x0, #HCR_VM
msr_hcr_el2 x0
- isb
tlbi vmalls12e1
dsb nsh
#endif
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-21 21:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-21 21:24 [PATCH 0/5] KVM: arm64: pkvm; Rework aspects of the PSCI relay Marc Zyngier
2026-03-21 21:24 ` [PATCH 1/5] KVM: arm64: pkvm: Move error handling to the end of kvm_hyp_cpu_entry Marc Zyngier
2026-03-22 15:08 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-03-21 21:24 ` [PATCH 2/5] KVM: arm64: pkvm: Simplify BTI handling on CPU boot Marc Zyngier
2026-03-22 15:37 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-03-21 21:24 ` [PATCH 3/5] KVM: arm64: pkvm: Turn __kvm_hyp_init_cpu into an inner label Marc Zyngier
2026-03-22 15:43 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-03-21 21:24 ` [PATCH 4/5] KVM: arm64: pkvm: Use direct function pointers for cpu_{on,resume} Marc Zyngier
2026-03-22 15:49 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-03-23 8:43 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-03-21 21:24 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2026-03-22 15:55 ` [PATCH 5/5] KVM: arm64: Remove extra ISBs when using msr_hcr_el2 Fuad Tabba
2026-03-22 15:57 ` [PATCH 0/5] KVM: arm64: pkvm; Rework aspects of the PSCI relay Fuad Tabba
2026-03-23 11:05 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-03-23 12:33 ` Mostafa Saleh
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