From: Volodymyr Babchuk <Volodymyr_Babchuk@epam.com>
To: Mykyta Poturai <Mykyta_Poturai@epam.com>
Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org" <xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org>,
"Stefano Stabellini" <sstabellini@kernel.org>,
"Julien Grall" <julien@xen.org>,
"Bertrand Marquis" <bertrand.marquis@arm.com>,
"Michal Orzel" <michal.orzel@amd.com>,
"Andrew Cooper" <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>,
"Anthony PERARD" <anthony.perard@vates.tech>,
"Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@suse.com>,
"Roger Pau Monné" <roger@xenproject.org>,
"Teddy Astie" <teddy.astie@vates.tech>,
"Daniel P. Smith" <dpsmith@apertussolutions.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 4/6] arm/sysctl: Implement cpu hotplug ops
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2026 23:33:18 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871p8teg1v.fsf@epam.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <92f0934ebdc79687f6007f83ec04bf8001f1e0cd.1794222015.git.mykyta_poturai@epam.com> (Mykyta Poturai's message of "Mon, 9 Nov 2026 11:12:49 +0000")
Hi Mykyta,
Mykyta Poturai <Mykyta_Poturai@epam.com> writes:
> SMT-disable enforcement check is moved into a separate
> architecture-specific function.
>
> For now this operations only support Arm64. For proper Arm32 support,
> there needs to be a mechanism to free per-cpu page tables, allocated in
> init_domheap_mappings. Also, hotplug is not supported if ITS enabled,
> and partially supported FFA, or TEE is enabled, as they use non-static
> IRQ actions.
>
> Remove ifdef guards for x86 in flask, as cpu hotplug is now
> supported on more architectures.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mykyta Poturai <mykyta_poturai@epam.com>
Reviewed-by: Volodymyr Babchuk <volodymyr_babchuk@epam.com>
> ---
> v10->v11:
> * add HAS_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE knob
>
> v9->v10:
> * rename arch_cpu_can_stay_online to arch_cpu_keep_online
> * drop the single-use hp_op and hcpu variables
> * make CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE depend on !TEE, as FFA and TEE use non-static
> IRQ actions
>
> v8->v9:
> * simplify dependencies of config CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE again
> * rebased ove XSA-499
>
> v7->v8:
> * simplify dependencies of config CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
>
> v6->v7:
> * use IS_ENABLED istead of ifdef in more places
> * remove unneded variables
> * more explicit fallthrough in do_sysctl
>
> v5->v6:
> * fix style issues
> * rename arch_smt_cpu_disable -> arch_cpu_can_stay_online and invert the
> logic
> * use IS_ENABLED istead of ifdef
> * remove explicit list af arch-specific SYSCTL_CPU_HOTPLUG_* options
> from the common handler
> * fix flask issue
>
> v4->v5:
> * move handling to common code
> * rename config to CPU_HOTPUG
> * merge with "smp: Move cpu_up/down helpers to common code"
>
> v3->v4:
> * don't reimplement cpu_up/down helpers
> * add Kconfig option
> * fixup formatting
>
> v2->v3:
> * no changes
>
> v1->v2:
> * remove SMT ops
> * remove cpu == 0 checks
> * add XSM hooks
> * only implement for 64bit Arm
> ---
> xen/arch/arm/Kconfig | 1 +
> xen/arch/arm/smp.c | 11 +++++++++++
> xen/arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
> xen/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h | 3 ---
> xen/arch/x86/smp.c | 34 +++------------------------------
> xen/arch/x86/sysctl.c | 11 ++++-------
> xen/common/Kconfig | 7 +++++--
> xen/common/smp.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> xen/common/sysctl.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> xen/include/xen/smp.h | 6 ++++++
> xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c | 2 +-
> 11 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig b/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
> index b9c5c40678..4569c76615 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/Kconfig
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config ARM_64
> def_bool y
> depends on !ARM_32
> select 64BIT
> + select HAS_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE if !HAS_ITS && !TEE
> select HAS_DOMAIN_TYPE
> select HAS_FAST_MULTIPLY
> select HAS_VPCI_GUEST_SUPPORT if PCI_PASSTHROUGH
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/smp.c b/xen/arch/arm/smp.c
> index b372472188..f84f217359 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/smp.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/smp.c
> @@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ void smp_send_call_function_mask(const cpumask_t *mask)
> }
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> +/*
> + * We currently don't support SMT on ARM so we don't need any special logic for
> + * CPU disabling
> + */
> +bool arch_cpu_keep_online(unsigned int cpu)
> +{
> + return true;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> /*
> * Local variables:
> * mode: C
> diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig b/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index e5535ac484..e5e3134022 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config X86
> select HAS_ALTERNATIVE
> select HAS_COMPAT
> select HAS_CPUFREQ
> + select HAS_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> select HAS_DIT
> select HAS_EHCI
> select HAS_EX_TABLE
> diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
> index 572b39b01c..6c33567cb5 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
> @@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ int cpu_add(uint32_t apic_id, uint32_t acpi_id, uint32_t pxm);
>
> void __stop_this_cpu(void);
>
> -long cf_check cpu_up_helper(void *data);
> -long cf_check cpu_down_helper(void *data);
> -
> long cf_check core_parking_helper(void *data);
> bool core_parking_remove(unsigned int cpu);
> uint32_t get_cur_idle_nums(void);
> diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/smp.c b/xen/arch/x86/smp.c
> index e3c4c0d5e0..b56d8dfd36 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/x86/smp.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/smp.c
> @@ -417,37 +417,9 @@ void cf_check call_function_interrupt(void)
> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> -long cf_check cpu_up_helper(void *data)
> +bool arch_cpu_keep_online(unsigned int cpu)
> {
> - unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)data;
> - int ret = cpu_up(cpu);
> -
> - /* Have one more go on EBUSY. */
> - if ( ret == -EBUSY )
> - ret = cpu_up(cpu);
> -
> - if ( !ret && !opt_smt &&
> - cpu_data[cpu].compute_unit_id == INVALID_CUID &&
> - cpumask_weight(per_cpu(cpu_sibling_mask, cpu)) > 1 )
> - {
> - ret = cpu_down_helper(data);
> - if ( ret )
> - printk("Could not re-offline CPU%u (%d)\n", cpu, ret);
> - else
> - ret = -EPERM;
> - }
> -
> - return ret;
> -}
> -
> -long cf_check cpu_down_helper(void *data)
> -{
> - int cpu = (unsigned long)data;
> - int ret = cpu_down(cpu);
> -
> - /* Have one more go on EBUSY. */
> - if ( ret == -EBUSY )
> - ret = cpu_down(cpu);
> - return ret;
> + return opt_smt || cpu_data[cpu].compute_unit_id != INVALID_CUID ||
> + cpumask_weight(per_cpu(cpu_sibling_mask, cpu)) <= 1;
> }
> #endif
> diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/sysctl.c b/xen/arch/x86/sysctl.c
> index 10d485e633..a4254beabb 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/x86/sysctl.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/sysctl.c
> @@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ long arch_do_sysctl(
>
> case XEN_SYSCTL_cpu_hotplug:
> {
> - unsigned int cpu = sysctl->u.cpu_hotplug.cpu;
> unsigned int op = sysctl->u.cpu_hotplug.op;
> long (*fn)(void *data);
> void *hcpu;
>
> if ( !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE) )
> {
> + ASSERT_UNREACHABLE();
> ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> break;
> }
> @@ -135,13 +135,10 @@ long arch_do_sysctl(
> switch ( op )
> {
> case XEN_SYSCTL_CPU_HOTPLUG_ONLINE:
> - fn = cpu_up_helper;
> - hcpu = _p(cpu);
> - break;
> -
> case XEN_SYSCTL_CPU_HOTPLUG_OFFLINE:
> - fn = cpu_down_helper;
> - hcpu = _p(cpu);
> + /* Handled by common code */
> + ASSERT_UNREACHABLE();
> + ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> break;
>
> case XEN_SYSCTL_CPU_HOTPLUG_SMT_ENABLE:
> diff --git a/xen/common/Kconfig b/xen/common/Kconfig
> index 5713dc1f9c..f1c78b0ac7 100644
> --- a/xen/common/Kconfig
> +++ b/xen/common/Kconfig
> @@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ config HAS_ALTERNATIVE
> config HAS_COMPAT
> bool
>
> +config HAS_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> + bool
> +
> config HAS_DEVICE_TREE_DISCOVERY
> bool
> select DEVICE_TREE_PARSE
> @@ -648,8 +651,8 @@ config SYSTEM_SUSPEND
>
> config CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> bool "CPU online/offline support" if EXPERT
> - depends on X86
> - default y
> + depends on HAS_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> + default X86
> help
> Enable support for bringing CPUs online and offline at runtime. On
> X86 this is required for disabling SMT.
> diff --git a/xen/common/smp.c b/xen/common/smp.c
> index a011f541f1..af532d4873 100644
> --- a/xen/common/smp.c
> +++ b/xen/common/smp.c
> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
> * GNU General Public License for more details.
> */
>
> +#include <xen/cpu.h>
> #include <asm/hardirq.h>
> #include <asm/processor.h>
> #include <xen/spinlock.h>
> @@ -104,6 +105,40 @@ void smp_call_function_interrupt(void)
> irq_exit();
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> +long cf_check cpu_up_helper(void *data)
> +{
> + unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)data;
> + int ret = cpu_up(cpu);
> +
> + /* Have one more go on EBUSY. */
> + if ( ret == -EBUSY )
> + ret = cpu_up(cpu);
> +
> + if ( !ret && !arch_cpu_keep_online(cpu) )
> + {
> + ret = cpu_down_helper(data);
> + if ( ret )
> + printk("Could not re-offline CPU%u (%d)\n", cpu, ret);
> + else
> + ret = -EPERM;
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +long cf_check cpu_down_helper(void *data)
> +{
> + unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)data;
> + int ret = cpu_down(cpu);
> +
> + /* Have one more go on EBUSY. */
> + if ( ret == -EBUSY )
> + ret = cpu_down(cpu);
> + return ret;
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE */
> +
> /*
> * Local variables:
> * mode: C
> diff --git a/xen/common/sysctl.c b/xen/common/sysctl.c
> index 8fb5ff0af3..dd21b6ff7e 100644
> --- a/xen/common/sysctl.c
> +++ b/xen/common/sysctl.c
> @@ -475,6 +475,38 @@ long do_sysctl(XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(xen_sysctl_t) u_sysctl)
> copyback = 1;
> break;
>
> + case XEN_SYSCTL_cpu_hotplug:
> + {
> + long (*fn)(void *data);
> +
> + ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + if ( !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE) )
> + break;
> +
> + switch ( op->u.cpu_hotplug.op )
> + {
> + case XEN_SYSCTL_CPU_HOTPLUG_ONLINE:
> + fn = cpu_up_helper;
> + break;
> +
> + case XEN_SYSCTL_CPU_HOTPLUG_OFFLINE:
> + fn = cpu_down_helper;
> + break;
> +
> + default:
> + fn = NULL;
> + break;
> + }
> +
> + if ( fn )
> + {
> + ret = continue_hypercall_on_cpu(0, fn, _p(op->u.cpu_hotplug.cpu));
> + break;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + /* Use the arch handler for cases not handled here */
> + fallthrough;
> default:
> ret = arch_do_sysctl(op, u_sysctl);
> copyback = 0;
> diff --git a/xen/include/xen/smp.h b/xen/include/xen/smp.h
> index 2ca9ff1bfc..6c011d73ef 100644
> --- a/xen/include/xen/smp.h
> +++ b/xen/include/xen/smp.h
> @@ -76,4 +76,10 @@ extern void *stack_base[NR_CPUS];
> void initialize_cpu_data(unsigned int cpu);
> int setup_cpu_root_pgt(unsigned int cpu);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> +bool arch_cpu_keep_online(unsigned int cpu);
> +#endif
> +long cf_check cpu_up_helper(void *data);
> +long cf_check cpu_down_helper(void *data);
> +
> #endif /* __XEN_SMP_H__ */
> diff --git a/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c b/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
> index d65ba0aeae..a1eed309b4 100644
> --- a/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
> +++ b/xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c
> @@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static int cf_check flask_sysctl(const struct xen_sysctl *op)
> case XEN_SYSCTL_getdomaininfolist:
> return flask_getdomaininfo(dom_xen);
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ONLINE_OFFLINE
> case XEN_SYSCTL_cpu_hotplug:
> switch ( op->u.cpu_hotplug.op )
> {
--
WBR, Volodymyr
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-09 23:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-09 11:12 [PATCH v11 0/6] Implement CPU hotplug on Arm Mykyta Poturai
2026-11-09 11:12 ` [PATCH v11 1/6] arm/irq: Keep track of irq affinities Mykyta Poturai
2026-11-09 11:12 ` [PATCH v11 3/6] Kconfig: Make cpu hotplug configurable Mykyta Poturai
2026-11-09 11:12 ` [PATCH v11 2/6] arm/irq: Migrate IRQs during CPU up/down operations Mykyta Poturai
2026-11-09 11:12 ` [PATCH v11 6/6] docs: Document CPU hotplug Mykyta Poturai
2026-11-09 23:38 ` Volodymyr Babchuk
2026-11-09 11:12 ` [PATCH v11 5/6] tools: Allow building xen-hptool without CONFIG_MIGRATE Mykyta Poturai
2026-11-09 11:12 ` [PATCH v11 4/6] arm/sysctl: Implement cpu hotplug ops Mykyta Poturai
2026-11-09 12:42 ` Jan Beulich
2026-11-09 23:33 ` Volodymyr Babchuk [this message]
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