From: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: catalin.marinas@arm.com, will@kernel.org, mark.rutland@arm.com,
maz@kernel.org, lpieralisi@kernel.org, ruanjinjie@huawei.com,
liaochang1@huawei.com
Subject: [PATCH 23/38] arm64: cpufeature: Detect PE support for FEAT_NMI
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:20:47 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260914102102.68597-24-vladimir.murzin@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260914102102.68597-1-vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
From: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz@arm.com>
Use of FEAT_NMI requires that all the PEs in the system and the GIC
have NMI support. This patch implements the PE part of that detection.
In order to avoid problematic interactions between real and pseudo NMIs
we disable the architected feature if the user has enabled pseudo NMIs
on the command line. If this is done on a system where support for the
architected feature is detected then a warning is printed during boot in
order to help users spot what is likely to be a misconfiguration.
As KVM does not care about the host kernel supporting FEAT_NMI or not
to allow guests to use it, split the CPU cap in two : ARM64_HAS_NMI is
the hardware support, ARM64_NMI is the kernel making use of it.
Co-developed-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
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>
Reviewed-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@huawei.com>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h | 2 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 10 +++++
arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps | 2 +
4 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
index 76350b38f0d7..1a4ef4e94997 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ cpucap_is_possible(const unsigned int cap)
return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS);
case ARM64_HAS_LSUI:
return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_LSUI);
+ case ARM64_NMI:
+ return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_NMI);
}
return true;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 09aa80df602a..c8b1bacdd161 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -809,6 +809,16 @@ static __always_inline bool system_uses_irq_prio_masking(void)
return alternative_has_cap_unlikely(ARM64_HAS_GIC_PRIO_MASKING);
}
+static __always_inline bool system_supports_nmi(void)
+{
+ return alternative_has_cap_unlikely(ARM64_HAS_NMI);
+}
+
+static __always_inline bool system_uses_nmi(void)
+{
+ return alternative_has_cap_unlikely(ARM64_NMI);
+}
+
static inline bool system_supports_mte(void)
{
return alternative_has_cap_unlikely(ARM64_MTE);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 32102c3912fa..f9fe7a875f85 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@
#include <asm/cpu_ops.h>
#include <asm/fpsimd.h>
#include <asm/hwcap.h>
+#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
#include <asm/insn.h>
+#include <asm/interrupts/common_flags.h>
#include <asm/kvm_host.h>
#include <asm/mmu.h>
#include <asm/mmu_context.h>
#include <asm/mpam.h>
#include <asm/mte.h>
-#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
#include <asm/processor.h>
#include <asm/smp.h>
#include <asm/sysreg.h>
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_aa64pfr1[] = {
ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE_IF_IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_GCS),
FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_EL1_GCS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
S_ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_EL1_MTE_frac_SHIFT, 4, 0),
+ ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_EL1_NMI_SHIFT, 4, 0),
ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE_IF_IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_SME),
FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_EL1_SME_SHIFT, 4, 0),
ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_EL1_MPAM_frac_SHIFT, 4, 0),
@@ -2341,6 +2343,51 @@ static bool has_gic_prio_relaxed_sync(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry
}
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_NMI
+static bool can_use_nmi(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int scope)
+{
+ /*
+ * ARM64_HAS_NMI has a lower index, and is a boot CPU
+ * feature, so will be detected earlier.
+ */
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(ARM64_NMI <= ARM64_HAS_NMI);
+ if (!cpus_have_cap(ARM64_HAS_NMI))
+ return false;
+
+ /*
+ * Having both real and pseudo NMIs enabled simultaneously is
+ * likely to cause confusion. Since pseudo NMIs must be
+ * enabled with an explicit command line option, if the user
+ * has set that option on a system with real NMIs for some
+ * reason assume they know what they're doing.
+ *
+ * ARM64_HAS_GIC_PRIO_MASKING has a lower index, and is a boot CPU
+ * feature, so will be detected earlier.
+ */
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PSEUDO_NMI) &&
+ (ARM64_NMI <= ARM64_HAS_GIC_PRIO_MASKING));
+ if (cpus_have_cap(ARM64_HAS_GIC_PRIO_MASKING)) {
+ pr_info_once("Pseudo NMI enabled, not using architected NMI\n");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+static void nmi_enable(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
+{
+ /*
+ * Enable use of NMIs controlled by ALLINT, SPINTMASK should
+ * be clear by default but make it explicit that we are using
+ * this mode. Ensure that ALLINT is clear first in order to
+ * avoid leaving things masked.
+ */
+ _allint_clear();
+ sysreg_clear_set(sctlr_el1, SCTLR_EL1_SPINTMASK, SCTLR_EL1_NMI);
+ isb();
+}
+#endif
+
static bool can_trap_icv_dir_el1(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
int scope)
{
@@ -3233,6 +3280,25 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64ISAR3_EL1, LSUI, IMP)
},
+#endif
+ {
+ .type = ARM64_CPUCAP_BOOT_CPU_FEATURE,
+ .capability = ARM64_HAS_NMI,
+ .matches = has_cpuid_feature,
+ ARM64_CPUID_FIELDS(ID_AA64PFR1_EL1, NMI, IMP)
+ },
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_NMI
+ /*
+ * Depends on ARM64_HAS_NMI
+ * Checks for conflict with pseudo-NMIs, giving them priority.
+ */
+ {
+ .desc = "Non-maskable Interrupts",
+ .type = ARM64_CPUCAP_BOOT_CPU_FEATURE,
+ .capability = ARM64_NMI,
+ .matches = can_use_nmi,
+ .cpu_enable = nmi_enable,
+ },
#endif
{},
};
diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
index 2775ba3359cf..531583822ec2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
+++ b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ HAS_LS64_V
HAS_LSUI
HAS_MOPS
HAS_NESTED_VIRT
+HAS_NMI
HAS_NV2P1
HAS_NV3
HAS_PAN
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ MTE
MTE_ASYMM
MTE_FAR
MTE_STORE_ONLY
+NMI
SME
SME_FA64
SME2
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-14 10:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-14 10:20 [PATCH 00/38] arm64: Add support for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 01/38] arm64: irqflags: Introduce arm64-specific irqflags type Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 02/38] arm64: irqflags: save and use both DAIF and PMR Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 03/38] arm64: interrupts: Add common exception state helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-17 8:58 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-17 9:10 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 14:10 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-21 23:13 ` Ashok Raj
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 04/38] arm64: process: Lift check for exception state to generic infrastructure Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 05/38] arm64: entry: Introduce entry specific exception masking helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-17 9:53 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 14:15 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 06/38] arm64: entry: replace DAIF helpers with entry helpers Vladimir Murzin
[not found] ` <15bc779f-e6f5-4c2a-a629-cb020f12a41a@huawei.com>
2026-09-21 14:01 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 07/38] arm64: interrupts: Introduce exception masking save/restore helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 08/38] arm64: interrupts: introduce a helper for GIC priority initialization Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 09/38] arm64: replace local_daif helpers Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-17 8:14 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 14:07 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 10/38] arm64: cpuidle: use new helpers to bypass interrupt priority masking Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 11/38] arm64: remove daifflags.h Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 12/38] arm64: gicv3: remove GIC_PRIO_PSR_I_SET Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 13/38] arm64: cpufeature: Remove system_has_prio_mask_debugging() Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 14/38] arm64: irqflags: Switch to CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 15/38] arm64: Kconfig: Remove CONFIG_ARM64_DEBUG_PRIORITY_MASKING Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 16/38] efi/runtime-wrappers: Permit architectures to override IRQ flags checks Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 17/38] arm64/efi: Implement override for " Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 18/38] arm64: booting: Document boot requirements for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 19/38] arm64: sysreg: Add definitions for immediate versions of MSR ALLINT Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 20/38] arm64: probes: Reject stepping over ALLINT Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-16 8:53 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 21/38] arm64: ptrace: Add PSR_ALLINT_BIT Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 22/38] arm64: idreg: Add an override for FEAT_NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` Vladimir Murzin [this message]
2026-09-16 9:22 ` [PATCH 23/38] arm64: cpufeature: Detect PE support " Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 13:53 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 24/38] arm64: nmi: Manage masking for superpriority interrupts Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-17 11:41 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 14:23 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 25/38] arm64: irq: Report FEAT_NMI masking local IRQs Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 26/38] arm64: nmi: Add handling of superpriority interrupts as NMIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-17 11:37 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 14:16 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 27/38] arm64: suspend: Always initialise PSTATE.ALLINT Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 28/38] arm64/efi: Add ALLINT to IRQ flags checks Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 29/38] arm64: kprobes: Disable NMIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 30/38] arm64: smp: Abstract SGI and LPI operations Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-16 9:01 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 13:44 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 31/38] arm64: smp: Fall back to IRQ when IPI NMI request fails Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 32/38] arm64: nmi: Add Kconfig for NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-16 9:06 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-21 13:47 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 33/38] irqchip/gic-v3: Rename nmi to pseudo_nmi Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 34/38] irqchip/gic-v3: Implement FEAT_GICv3_NMI support Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:20 ` [PATCH 35/38] arm64: smp: Add NMI support for LPI-backed IPIs Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-14 10:21 ` [PATCH 36/38] genirq: Trust local irqchip when considering IRQ for NMI Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-17 12:06 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-14 10:21 ` [PATCH 37/38] genirq: Do not call add_interrupt_randomness() in NMI context Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-17 11:55 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-14 10:21 ` [PATCH 38/38] irqchip/gic-v5: Add NMI support Vladimir Murzin
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