From: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: mark.rutland@arm.com, maz@kernel.org, ruanjinjie@huawei.com,
catalin.marinas@arm.com, will@kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 08/36] irqchip/gic-v3: make the unmasking of pseudo-NMIs explicit when handling IRQs
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 13:13:05 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260709121333.23507-9-vladimir.murzin@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260709121333.23507-1-vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
From: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz@arm.com>
`gic_arch_enable_irqs()` is only used when handling IRQs (which could
be pseudo-NMIs) and unmasking pseudo-NMIs.
The chain of `gic_pmr_mask_irqs()` and `gic_arch_enable_irqs()` for it
is slightly confusing without further explanation.
Remove `gic_arch_enable_irqs()` and instead do the whole pseudo-NMI
umasking in `gic_unmask_pnmis()`, making the operation explicit.
Signed-off-by: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
---
arch/arm/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h | 6 +-----
arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h | 7 +++++--
arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h | 2 +-
drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c | 5 +----
4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h
index 847590df7551..d4ac8d3271b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h
@@ -246,11 +246,7 @@ static inline void gic_pmr_mask_irqs(void)
WARN_ON_ONCE(true);
}
-static inline void gic_arch_enable_irqs(void)
-{
- /* Should not get called. */
- WARN_ON_ONCE(true);
-}
+static inline void gic_unmask_pnmis(void) {}
static inline bool gic_has_relaxed_pmr_sync(void)
{
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h
index d20b03931a8d..3dcb7b8309d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_gicv3.h
@@ -178,9 +178,12 @@ static inline void gic_pmr_mask_irqs(void)
gic_write_pmr(GIC_PRIO_IRQOFF);
}
-static inline void gic_arch_enable_irqs(void)
+static inline void gic_unmask_pnmis(void)
{
- asm volatile ("msr daifclr, #3" : : : "memory");
+ if (gic_prio_masking_enabled()) {
+ gic_pmr_mask_irqs();
+ asm volatile ("msr daifclr, #3" : : : "memory");
+ }
}
static inline bool gic_has_relaxed_pmr_sync(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h
index cab8cd78f693..1905765159aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static inline bool arch_irqentry_exit_need_resched(void)
/*
* DAIF.DA are cleared at the start of IRQ/FIQ handling, and when GIC
* priority masking is used the GIC irqchip driver will clear DAIF.IF
- * using gic_arch_enable_irqs() for normal IRQs. If anything is set in
+ * in gic_unmask_pnmis() for normal IRQs. If anything is set in
* DAIF we must have handled an NMI, so skip preemption.
*/
if (system_uses_irq_prio_masking() && read_sysreg(daif))
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
index 99444a1b2ffa..94c6a3f2b009 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
@@ -867,10 +867,7 @@ static void __gic_handle_irq_from_irqson(struct pt_regs *regs)
nmi_exit();
}
- if (gic_prio_masking_enabled()) {
- gic_pmr_mask_irqs();
- gic_arch_enable_irqs();
- }
+ gic_unmask_pnmis();
if (!is_nmi)
__gic_handle_irq(irqnr, regs);
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-09 12:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-09 12:12 [RFC PATCH 00/36] arm64: Add support for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:12 ` [RFC PATCH 01/36] arm64: ptrace: Remove INIT_PSTATE_EL2 Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:36 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:12 ` [RFC PATCH 02/36] arm64: debug: don't mask DAIF for mdscr_write() Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 13:06 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 03/36] arm64: hibernate: mask DAIF before restoring hibernated kernel Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 13:19 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 3:00 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 3:28 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 3:40 ` Liao, Chang
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 04/36] arm64: suspend: rely on daif helpers to handle PMR Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 3:41 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 4:06 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 05/36] arm64: suspend: Initialize PMR on resume Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 06/36] arm64: irq: introduce a helper for GIC priority initialization Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 4:16 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 7:29 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 7:44 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 07/36] arm64: entry: mask DAIF before returning from C EL1 handlers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 7:57 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` Vladimir Murzin [this message]
2026-07-10 8:04 ` [RFC PATCH 08/36] irqchip/gic-v3: make the unmasking of pseudo-NMIs explicit when handling IRQs Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 09/36] arm64: irqflags: introduce arm64-specific irqflags type Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 8:40 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 10/36] arm64: irqflags: save and use both DAIF and PMR Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 3:53 ` Liao, Chang
2026-07-10 8:11 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 8:47 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 9:02 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 11/36] arm64: interrupts: introduce interrupt masking helpers for entry code Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 9:19 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 9:39 ` Liao, Chang
2026-07-10 9:39 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 9:44 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 12/36] arm64: entry: replace DAIF helpers with entry helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 9:36 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 10:01 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 13/36] arm64: process: Use helper to check exception state Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 10:00 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 14/36] arm64: interrupts: introduce generic interrupt masking helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 15/36] arm64: replace local_daif helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 16/36] arm64: cpuidle: use new helpers to bypass interrupt priority masking Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 17/36] arm64: remove daifflags.h Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 18/36] arm64: gicv3: remove GIC_PRIO_PSR_I_SET Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 19/36] arm64: cpufeature: Remove system_has_prio_mask_debugging() Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 20/36] arm64: irqflags: Switch to CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 21/36] arm64: Kconfig: Remove CONFIG_ARM64_DEBUG_PRIORITY_MASKING Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 22/36] efi/runtime-wrappers: Permit architectures to override IRQ flags checks Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 23/36] arm64/efi: Implement override for " Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 24/36] arm64: booting: Document boot requirements for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 2:39 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 25/36] arm64: sysreg: Add definitions for immediate versions of MSR ALLINT Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 26/36] arm64: ptrace: Add PSR_ALLINT_BIT Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 2:16 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 27/36] arm64: idreg: Add an override for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 2:17 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 28/36] arm64: cpufeature: Detect PE support " Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 2:25 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 29/36] arm64: nmi: Manage masking for superpriority interrupts Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 10:04 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-10 10:08 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 30/36] arm64: irq: Report FEAT_NMI masking local IRQs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 31/36] arm64: nmi: Add handling of superpriority interrupts as NMIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 10:13 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 32/36] arm64: suspend: Always initialise PSTATE.ALLINT Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 33/36] arm64/efi: Add ALLINT to IRQ flags checks Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 34/36] arm64: kprobes: Disable NMIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 35/36] arm64: nmi: Add Kconfig for NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-10 2:41 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-09 12:13 ` [RFC PATCH 36/36] irqchip/gic-v3: Implement FEAT_GICv3_NMI support Vladimir Murzin
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