From: "André Almeida" <andrealmeid@igalia.com>
To: "Catalin Marinas" <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
"Will Deacon" <will@kernel.org>,
"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@kernel.org>,
"Mark Rutland" <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
"Mathieu Desnoyers" <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
"Sebastian Andrzej Siewior" <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
"Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@redhat.com>,
"Peter Zijlstra" <peterz@infradead.org>,
"Florian Weimer" <fweimer@redhat.com>,
"Rich Felker" <dalias@aerifal.cx>,
"Torvald Riegel" <triegel@redhat.com>,
"Darren Hart" <dvhart@infradead.org>,
"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@kernel.org>,
"Davidlohr Bueso" <dave@stgolabs.net>,
"Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@arndb.de>,
"Liam R . Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>,
"Uros Bizjak" <ubizjak@gmail.com>,
"Thomas Weißschuh" <linux@weissschuh.net>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org,
kernel-dev@igalia.com, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"André Almeida" <andrealmeid@igalia.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v2 2/2] arm64: vdso: Implement __vdso_futex_robust_try_unlock()
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:56:01 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260424-tonyk-robust_arm-v2-2-db4e46f752cf@igalia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260424-tonyk-robust_arm-v2-0-db4e46f752cf@igalia.com>
Based on the x86 implementation, implement the vDSO function for unlocking
a robust futex correctly.
Commit xxxxxxxxxxxx ("x86/vdso: Implement __vdso_futex_robust_try_unlock()") has
the full explanation about why this mechanism is needed.
The unlock assembly sequence for arm64 is:
__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_start:
ldxr x3, [x0] // Load the value at *futex
cmp x1, x3 // Compare with TID
b.ne __futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_end
stlxr w1, xzr, [x0] // Try to clear *futex
cbnz w1, __futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_start
__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_success:
str xzr, [x2] // After clearing *futex, clear *op_pending
__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_end:
The decision regarding if the pointer should be cleared or not lies on checking
the condition flag zero:
return (regs->user_regs.pstate & PSR_Z_BIT) ?
(void __user *) regs->user_regs.regs[2] : NULL;
If it's not zero, that means that the comparassion worked and the kernel should
clear op_pending (if userspace didn't managed to) stored at x2.
Signed-off-by: André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com>
---
RFC:
- Should I duplicate the explanation found in the x86 commit or can I just
point to it?
- Only LL/SC for now but I can add LSE later if this looks good
- It the objdump I see that op_pending is store at x2. But how stable is this,
how can I write it in a way that's always x2?
---
arch/arm64/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/futex_robust.h | 35 +++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile | 9 +++-
arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S | 4 ++
.../kernel/vdso/vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 427151a9db7f..e10cb97a51c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ config ARM64
select HAVE_RELIABLE_STACKTRACE
select HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
select HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
+ select HAVE_FUTEX_ROBUST_UNLOCK
select MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE
select HAVE_RSEQ
select HAVE_RUST if RUSTC_SUPPORTS_ARM64
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/futex_robust.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/futex_robust.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2b7a2b15cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/futex_robust.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ASM_ARM64_FUTEX_ROBUST_H
+#define _ASM_ARM64_FUTEX_ROBUST_H
+
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
+
+static __always_inline void __user *arm64_futex_robust_unlock_get_pop(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ /*
+ * RFC: According to the objdump bellow, x2 is the address of
+ * op_pending. How stable is this?
+
+ <__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_start>:
+ ldxr x3, [x0]
+ cmp x1, x3
+ b.ne d7c <__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_end> // b.any
+ stlxr w1, xzr, [x0]
+ cbnz w1, d64 <__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_start>
+
+ <__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_success>:
+ str xzr, [x2]
+
+ <__futex_list64_try_unlock_cs_end>:
+ mov w0, w3
+ ret
+ */
+
+ return (regs->user_regs.pstate & PSR_Z_BIT) ? NULL
+ : (void __user *) regs->user_regs.regs[2];
+}
+
+#define arch_futex_robust_unlock_get_pop(regs) \
+ arm64_futex_robust_unlock_get_pop(regs)
+
+#endif /* _ASM_ARM64_FUTEX_ROBUST_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 7dec05dd33b7..a65893d8100e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
# Include the generic Makefile to check the built vdso.
include $(srctree)/lib/vdso/Makefile.include
-obj-vdso := vgettimeofday.o note.o sigreturn.o vgetrandom.o vgetrandom-chacha.o
+obj-vdso := vgettimeofday.o note.o sigreturn.o vgetrandom.o vgetrandom-chacha.o \
+ vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.o
# Build rules
targets := $(obj-vdso) vdso.so vdso.so.dbg
@@ -45,9 +46,11 @@ CC_FLAGS_ADD_VDSO := -O2 -mcmodel=tiny -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_REMOVE_VDSO)
CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgetrandom.o = $(CC_FLAGS_REMOVE_VDSO)
+CFLAGS_REMOVE_vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.o = $(CC_FLAGS_REMOVE_VDSO)
CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = $(CC_FLAGS_ADD_VDSO)
CFLAGS_vgetrandom.o = $(CC_FLAGS_ADD_VDSO)
+CFLAGS_vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.o = $(CC_FLAGS_ADD_VDSO)
ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
@@ -57,6 +60,10 @@ ifneq ($(c-getrandom-y),)
CFLAGS_vgetrandom.o += -include $(c-getrandom-y)
endif
+ifneq ($(c-vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock-y),)
+ CFLAGS_vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.o += -include $(c-vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock-y)
+endif
+
targets += vdso.lds
CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
index c532dae6ac8e..c324764cb6f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ VERSION
__kernel_clock_gettime;
__kernel_clock_getres;
__kernel_getrandom;
+ __vdso_futex_robust_list64_try_unlock;
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO
+ __vdso_futex_robust_list32_try_unlock;
+#endif
local: *;
};
}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8a8fb22a2fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vfutex_robust_list_try_unlock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#include <vdso/futex.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
+
+#define LABEL(name, sz) __stringify(__futex_list##sz##_try_unlock_cs_##name)
+
+#define GLOBLS(sz) ".globl " LABEL(start, sz) ", " LABEL(success, sz) ", " LABEL(end, sz) "\n"
+
+__u32 __vdso_futex_robust_list64_try_unlock(__u32 *lock, __u32 tid, __u64 *pop)
+{
+ __u32 val, result;
+
+ asm volatile (
+ GLOBLS(64)
+ " prfm pstl1strm, %[lock] \n"
+ LABEL(start, 64)": \n"
+ " ldxr %[val], %[lock] \n"
+ " cmp %[tid], %[val] \n"
+ " bne " LABEL(end, 64)" \n"
+ " stlxr %w[result], xzr, %[lock] \n"
+ " cbnz %w[result], " LABEL(start, 64)" \n"
+ LABEL(success, 64)": \n"
+ " str xzr, %[pop] \n"
+ LABEL(end, 64)": \n"
+
+ : [val] "=&r" (val), [result] "=r" (result)
+ : [tid] "r" (tid), [lock] "Q" (*lock), [pop] "Q" (*pop)
+ : "memory"
+ );
+
+ return val;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO
+__u32 __vdso_futex_robust_list32_try_unlock(__u32 *lock, __u32 tid, __u32 *pop)
+{
+ __u32 val, result;
+
+ asm volatile (
+ GLOBLS(32)
+ " prfm pstl1strm, %[lock] \n"
+ LABEL(start, 32)": \n"
+ " ldxr %w[val], %[lock] \n"
+ " cmp %w[tid], %w[val] \n"
+ " bne " LABEL(end, 32)" \n"
+ " stlxr %w[result], wzr, %w[lock] \n"
+ " cbnz %w[result], " LABEL(start, 32)" \n"
+ LABEL(success, 32)": \n"
+ " str wzr, %w[pop] \n"
+ LABEL(end, 32)": \n"
+
+ : [val] "=&r" (val), [result] "=r" (result)
+ : [tid] "r" (tid), [lock] "Q" (*lock), [pop] "Q" (*pop)
+ : "memory"
+ );
+
+ return val;
+}
+#endif
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-24 18:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-24 18:55 [PATCH RFC v2 0/2] arm64: vdso: Implement __vdso_futex_robust_try_unlock() André Almeida
2026-04-24 18:56 ` [PATCH RFC v2 1/2] arm64: vdso: Prepare for robust futex unlock support André Almeida
2026-04-26 18:07 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-04-27 16:20 ` André Almeida
2026-04-26 19:04 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-04-24 18:56 ` André Almeida [this message]
2026-04-26 18:30 ` [PATCH RFC v2 2/2] arm64: vdso: Implement __vdso_futex_robust_try_unlock() Thomas Weißschuh
2026-04-27 16:26 ` André Almeida
2026-04-27 16:48 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-04-28 11:00 ` [PATCH RFC v2 0/2] " Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
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