From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>, Radu Rendec <radu@rendec.net>,
James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>, Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] irqchip/gic-v3: Don't register a redistributor that was never counted
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:29:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86pky24kxz.wl-maz@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260924161514.1112730-4-fuad.tabba@linux.dev>
On Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:15:14 +0100,
Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev> wrote:
>
> gic_acpi_match_gicc() counts only the enabled GICCs with a non-zero
> gicr_base_address, and that count sizes redist_regs[], but
> gic_acpi_parse_madt_gicc() registers every enabled one. For an enabled
> GICC with a zero GICR base, gic_acpi_register_redist() therefore writes
> a struct redist_region past the end of the array.
>
> Commit fa2dabe57220e ("irqchip/gic-v3: Don't return errors from
> gic_acpi_match_gicc()") removed the check that kept the two consistent;
> its message says such entries are still caught by gic_populate_rdist(),
> but that runs from gic_cpu_init(), after the write. Skip the entry
> instead.
>
> Fixes: fa2dabe57220e ("irqchip/gic-v3: Don't return errors from gic_acpi_match_gicc()")
> Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev>
> ---
> drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> index 6e1fa5b247fc4..fb6a0570fb154 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> @@ -2344,6 +2344,12 @@ gic_acpi_parse_madt_gicc(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
> return 0;
> }
>
> + /* Not counted by gic_acpi_match_gicc(), so there is no slot for it */
> + if (!gicc->gicr_base_address) {
> + pr_warn(FW_BUG "GICC entry with ACPI UID %u has no GICR base address\n", gicc->uid);
> + return 0;
> + }
> +
Shouldn't this also update the broken_rdist bitmap?
M.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-24 17:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-24 16:15 [PATCH 0/3] irqchip/gic-v3: Memory-safety fixes on the probe paths Fuad Tabba
2026-09-24 16:15 ` [PATCH 1/3] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Don't free a vPE table shared with another ITS Fuad Tabba
2026-09-24 16:15 ` [PATCH 2/3] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Don't free the tables of an enabled ITS Fuad Tabba
2026-09-24 16:15 ` [PATCH 3/3] irqchip/gic-v3: Don't register a redistributor that was never counted Fuad Tabba
2026-09-24 17:29 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2026-09-24 17:48 ` Fuad Tabba
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