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From: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: mark.rutland@arm.com, maz@kernel.org, will@kernel.org,
	catalin.marinas@arm.com, ruanjinjie@huawei.com,
	liaochang1@huawei.com
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 34/45] arm64: nmi: Add handling of superpriority interrupts as NMIs
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:34:42 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260727163453.7969-35-vladimir.murzin@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260727163453.7969-1-vladimir.murzin@arm.com>

From: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>

Our goal with superpriority interrupts is to use them as NMIs, taking
advantage of the much smaller regions where they are masked to allow
prompt handling of the most time-critical interrupts.

When an interrupt is configured with superpriority, we enter EL1 as we
do for any other interrupt. The presence of a superpriority interrupt
is indicated by a status bit in ISR_EL1. We check this bit before
unmasking interrupts in elX_interrupt(), and if a superpriority
interrupt is pending, we handle it as an NMI. Otherwise, normal
interrupts are handled as usual.

Since superpriority interrupts are always handled as NMIs, the
interrupt controller can rely on in_nmi() to distinguish them from
ordinary interrupts.

Enable IPIs to use superpriority interrupts as NMIs, matching the
existing pseudo-NMI behaviour.

Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h |  7 +++
 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c      | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
 arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c               |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h
index 73d82a8d8e95..0681ba91ac3b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ static inline bool arch_irqentry_exit_need_resched(void)
 	if (system_uses_irq_prio_masking() && read_sysreg(daif))
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * If AllInt is set then we must have handled an NMI, so skip
+	 * preemption
+	 */
+	if (system_uses_nmi() && read_sysreg_s(SYS_ALLINT))
+		return false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Preempting a task from an IRQ means we leave copies of PSTATE
 	 * on the stack. cpufeature's enable calls may modify PSTATE, but
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c
index a409cd6159a4..4d4db47ccdd2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
 #include <asm/sysreg.h>
 #include <asm/system_misc.h>
 
+static __always_inline bool is_nmi(void)
+{
+	if (!system_uses_nmi())
+		return false;
+
+	return !!(read_sysreg(isr_el1) & ISR_EL1_IS);
+}
+
 /*
  * Handle IRQ/context state management when entering from kernel mode.
  * Before this function is called it is not safe to call regular kernel code,
@@ -525,8 +533,8 @@ asmlinkage void noinstr el1h_64_sync_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	arm64_debug_exc_context(CRITICAL_CONTEXT);
 }
 
-static __always_inline void __el1_pnmi(struct pt_regs *regs,
-				       void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
+static __always_inline void __el1_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs,
+				      void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
 {
 	arm64_exc_hwstate_t hwstate;
 	irqentry_state_t state;
@@ -545,7 +553,23 @@ static __always_inline void __el1_irq(struct pt_regs *regs,
 
 	state = arm64_enter_from_kernel_mode(regs);
 
-	arm64_unmask_exc_context(NONMI_CONTEXT);
+	/*
+	 * For non-NMI systems, we can switch to NOIRQ context since
+	 * NMIs cannot occur.
+	 *
+	 * For pseudo-NMI, we must keep NONMI context until we can
+	 * determine the interrupt priority, which is done by the IRQ
+	 * handler.
+	 *
+	 * For FEAT_NMI, we already know the interrupt is an IRQ, so we
+	 * can switch to NOIRQ context immediately. NMIs do not
+	 * interfere because they follow a separate handling path and do
+	 * not share the IRQ handling state.
+	 */
+	if (system_uses_irq_prio_masking())
+		arm64_unmask_exc_context(NONMI_CONTEXT);
+	else
+		arm64_unmask_exc_context(NOIRQ_CONTEXT);
 
 	irq_enter_rcu();
 	do_interrupt_handler(regs, handler);
@@ -565,8 +589,9 @@ static __always_inline void __el1_irq(struct pt_regs *regs,
 static void noinstr el1_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs,
 				  void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PSEUDO_NMI) && regs_irqs_disabled(regs))
-		__el1_pnmi(regs, handler);
+	/* Is there a NMI to handle? */
+	if (regs_irqs_disabled(regs) || is_nmi())
+		__el1_nmi(regs, handler);
 	else
 		__el1_irq(regs, handler);
 
@@ -580,6 +605,8 @@ asmlinkage void noinstr el1h_64_irq_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 asmlinkage void noinstr el1h_64_fiq_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(system_uses_nmi() && (read_sysreg(isr_el1) & ISR_EL1_FS));
+
 	el1_interrupt(regs, handle_arch_fiq);
 }
 
@@ -903,20 +930,36 @@ asmlinkage void noinstr el0t_64_sync_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	arm64_debug_exc_context(CRITICAL_CONTEXT);
 }
 
-static void noinstr el0_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs,
-				  void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
+static __always_inline void __el0_nmi(struct pt_regs *regs,
+				      void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
 {
-	arm64_enter_from_user_mode(regs);
+	irqentry_state_t state;
+	arm64_exc_hwstate_t hwstate;
 
-	arm64_unmask_exc_context(NONMI_CONTEXT);
+	state = irqentry_nmi_enter(regs);
+	hwstate = arm64_unmask_exc_context(NONMI_CONTEXT);
+	do_interrupt_handler(regs, handler);
+	arm64_mask_exc_context(hwstate);
+	irqentry_nmi_exit(regs, state);
+}
 
-	if (regs->pc & BIT(55))
-		arm64_apply_bp_hardening();
+static __always_inline void __el0_irq(struct pt_regs *regs,
+				      void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
+{
+	arm64_enter_from_user_mode(regs);
+	/*
+	 * For the same reason as in el1_irq() keep NONMI
+	 * context for pesudo-NMI, and switch to NOIRQ
+	 * otherwise
+	 */
+	if (system_uses_irq_prio_masking())
+		arm64_unmask_exc_context(NONMI_CONTEXT);
+	else
+		arm64_unmask_exc_context(NOIRQ_CONTEXT);
 
 	irq_enter_rcu();
 	do_interrupt_handler(regs, handler);
 	irq_exit_rcu();
-
 	/*
 	 * For the same reason as in el1_irq() we effectivly
 	 * have NOIRQ_CONTEXT on return from handler - keep
@@ -924,6 +967,20 @@ static void noinstr el0_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	 */
 	arm64_debug_exc_context(NOIRQ_CONTEXT);
 	arm64_exit_to_user_mode(regs, arm64_exc_hwstate_of_context(NOIRQ_CONTEXT));
+}
+
+static void noinstr el0_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs,
+				  void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
+{
+	if (regs->pc & BIT(55))
+		arm64_apply_bp_hardening();
+
+	/* Is there a NMI to handle? */
+	if (is_nmi())
+		__el0_nmi(regs, handler);
+	else
+		__el0_irq(regs, handler);
+
 	arm64_debug_exc_context(CRITICAL_CONTEXT);
 }
 
@@ -939,6 +996,8 @@ asmlinkage void noinstr el0t_64_irq_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 static void noinstr __el0_fiq_handler_common(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(system_uses_nmi() && (read_sysreg(isr_el1) & ISR_EL1_FS));
+
 	el0_interrupt(regs, handle_arch_fiq);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index a3ca6afbf5a2..6e5b673613ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ static void smp_cross_call(const struct cpumask *target, unsigned int ipinr)
 
 static bool ipi_should_be_nmi(enum ipi_msg_type ipi)
 {
-	if (!system_uses_irq_prio_masking())
+	if (!system_uses_nmi() && !system_uses_irq_prio_masking())
 		return false;
 
 	switch (ipi) {
-- 
2.34.1



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-27 16:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-27 16:34 [RFC PATCH v2 00/45] arm64: Add support for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 01/45] arm64: ptrace: Remove INIT_PSTATE_EL2 Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 02/45] arm64: debug: don't mask DAIF for mdscr_write() Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 03/45] arm64: hibernate: mask DAIF before restoring hibernated kernel Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  1:17   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 04/45] arm64: hibernate: Restore DAIF state on error Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  1:16   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 05/45] arm64: suspend: rely on daif helpers to handle PMR Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 06/45] arm64: suspend: Initialize PMR on resume Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 07/45] arm64: entry: mask DAIF before returning from C EL1 handlers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  2:00   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 08/45] irqchip/gic-v3: make the unmasking of pseudo-NMIs explicit when handling IRQs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 09/45] arm64: entry: Avoid unnecessary local_irq_disable() on kernel exit Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  3:18   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 10/45] arm64: irqflags: Introduce arm64-specific irqflags type Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  2:42   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 11/45] arm64: irqflags: save and use both DAIF and PMR Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  3:46   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 12/45] arm64: interrupts: Add common exception state helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  8:20   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 13/45] arm64: process: Use helper to check exception state Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 14/45] arm64: entry: Introduce entry specific exception masking helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  8:48   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-28  9:18   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-28  9:29   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 15/45] arm64: entry: replace DAIF helpers with entry helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  9:53   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 16/45] arm64: interrupts: Introduce exception masking save/restore helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 11:56   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 17/45] arm64: interrupts: introduce a helper for GIC priority initialization Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 11:21   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 18/45] arm64: replace local_daif helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 12:04   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 19/45] arm64: cpuidle: use new helpers to bypass interrupt priority masking Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 20/45] arm64: remove daifflags.h Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 21/45] arm64: gicv3: remove GIC_PRIO_PSR_I_SET Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 12:08   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 22/45] arm64: cpufeature: Remove system_has_prio_mask_debugging() Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 23/45] arm64: irqflags: Switch to CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 24/45] arm64: Kconfig: Remove CONFIG_ARM64_DEBUG_PRIORITY_MASKING Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 25/45] efi/runtime-wrappers: Permit architectures to override IRQ flags checks Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 26/45] arm64/efi: Implement override for " Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 27/45] arm64: booting: Document boot requirements for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 28/45] arm64: sysreg: Add definitions for immediate versions of MSR ALLINT Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 29/45] arm64: ptrace: Add PSR_ALLINT_BIT Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  3:58   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 30/45] arm64: idreg: Add an override for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 31/45] arm64: cpufeature: Detect PE support " Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 32/45] arm64: nmi: Manage masking for superpriority interrupts Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 12:14   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 33/45] arm64: irq: Report FEAT_NMI masking local IRQs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` Vladimir Murzin [this message]
2026-07-28 12:25   ` [RFC PATCH v2 34/45] arm64: nmi: Add handling of superpriority interrupts as NMIs Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 35/45] arm64: suspend: Always initialise PSTATE.ALLINT Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 36/45] arm64/efi: Add ALLINT to IRQ flags checks Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 37/45] arm64: kprobes: Disable NMIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 38/45] arm64: smp: Abstract SGI and LPI operations Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 39/45] arm64: smp: Fall back to IRQ when IPI NMI request fails Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 40/45] arm64: nmi: Add Kconfig for NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28  6:24   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 41/45] irqchip/gic-v3: Prepare for FEAT_GICv3_NMI support Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 12:29   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 42/45] irqchip/gic-v3: Implement " Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 12:31   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 43/45] arm64: smp: Add NMI support for LPI-backed IPIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-28 12:34   ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 44/45] irqchip/gic-v5: Add NMI support for PPIs, SPIs and LPIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-07-27 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH v2 45/45] irqchip/gic-v5: Add NMI support for IPIs Vladimir Murzin

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