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 31/38] arm64: smp: Fall back to IRQ when IPI NMI request fails
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:20:55 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260914102102.68597-32-vladimir.murzin@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260914102102.68597-1-vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
Existing IPI setup logic relies on ipi_should_be_nmi() to decide
whether to request an NMI (if supported) or an ordinary IRQ. If NMI is
not supported, using an ordinary IRQ is acceptable.
FEAT_NMI requires complementary support in the interrupt
controller. If FEAT_NMI is present but interrupt controller support is
absent, request_percpu_nmi() can fail.
One way to prevent this would be to extend ipi_should_be_nmi() to also
check for interrupt controller support. However, since falling back to
an ordinary IRQ is acceptable, treat ipi_should_be_nmi() as a hint
instead. Whether an IPI is actually registered as an NMI is determined
by the success or failure of request_percpu_nmi(). If the request
fails, fall back to request_irq().
Track which IPIs were actually registered as NMIs and use that state
in the per-CPU enable and disable paths. This avoids calling the
percpu NMI helpers for an IPI that fell back to regular IRQ handling.
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@huawei.com>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 46cdcc114997..dec075bfbf3b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ static int nr_ipi __ro_after_init = NR_IPI;
struct ipi_descs {
struct irq_desc *descs[MAX_IPI];
+ DECLARE_BITMAP(nmi_bitmap, MAX_IPI);
};
static DEFINE_PER_CPU_READ_MOSTLY(struct ipi_descs, pcpu_ipi_desc);
#define get_ipi_desc(__cpu, __ipi) (per_cpu_ptr(&pcpu_ipi_desc, __cpu)->descs[__ipi])
+#define get_ipi_nmi_bitmap(__cpu) (per_cpu_ptr(&pcpu_ipi_desc, __cpu)->nmi_bitmap)
+#define ipi_is_nmi(__cpu, __ipi) test_bit(__ipi, get_ipi_nmi_bitmap(__cpu))
struct ipi_irq_ops {
void (*setup)(int ipi, int ncpus);
@@ -967,8 +970,8 @@ void arch_trigger_cpumask_backtrace(const cpumask_t *mask, int exclude_cpu)
/*
* NOTE: though nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace() has "nmi_" in the name,
* nothing about it truly needs to be implemented using an NMI, it's
- * just that it's _allowed_ to work with NMIs. If ipi_should_be_nmi()
- * returned false our backtrace attempt will just use a regular IPI.
+ * just that it's _allowed_ to work with NMIs. If we failed request
+ * NMI our backtrace attempt will just use a regular IPI.
*/
nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace(mask, exclude_cpu, arm64_backtrace_ipi);
}
@@ -1101,6 +1104,7 @@ static void ipi_teardown(int cpu)
static void ipi_sgi_setup(int ipi, int ncpus)
{
+ bool is_nmi = ipi_should_be_nmi(ipi);
int err, irq, cpu;
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ncpus))
@@ -1108,16 +1112,29 @@ static void ipi_sgi_setup(int ipi, int ncpus)
irq = ipi_irq_base + ipi;
- if (ipi_should_be_nmi(ipi)) {
- err = request_percpu_nmi(irq, ipi_handler, "IPI", NULL, &irq_stat);
- WARN(err, "Could not request IRQ %d as NMI, err=%d\n", irq, err);
- } else {
+ /*
+ * Try to request NMI if it should be
+ */
+ if (is_nmi && request_percpu_nmi(irq, ipi_handler, "IPI", NULL, &irq_stat)) {
+ /*
+ * Fallback to regular IRQ
+ */
+ is_nmi = false;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Otherwise regular IRQ
+ */
+ if (!is_nmi) {
err = request_percpu_irq(irq, ipi_handler, "IPI", &irq_stat);
WARN(err, "Could not request IRQ %d as IRQ, err=%d\n", irq, err);
}
- for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+ for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
get_ipi_desc(cpu, ipi) = irq_to_desc(irq);
+ if (is_nmi)
+ set_bit(ipi, get_ipi_nmi_bitmap(cpu));
+ }
irq_set_status_flags(irq, IRQ_HIDDEN);
}
@@ -1126,7 +1143,7 @@ static void ipi_sgi_enable(int cpu, int ipi)
{
int irq = ipi_irq_base + ipi;
- if (ipi_should_be_nmi(ipi)) {
+ if (ipi_is_nmi(cpu, ipi)) {
prepare_percpu_nmi(irq);
enable_percpu_nmi(irq, 0);
} else {
@@ -1138,7 +1155,7 @@ static void ipi_sgi_disable(int cpu, int ipi)
{
int irq = ipi_irq_base + ipi;
- if (ipi_should_be_nmi(ipi)) {
+ if (ipi_is_nmi(cpu, ipi)) {
disable_percpu_nmi(irq);
teardown_percpu_nmi(irq);
} else {
@@ -1310,7 +1327,7 @@ void smp_send_stop(void)
* If CPUs are still online, try an NMI. There's no excuse for this to
* be slow, so we only give them an extra 10 ms to respond.
*/
- if (num_other_online_cpus() && ipi_should_be_nmi(IPI_CPU_STOP_NMI)) {
+ if (num_other_online_cpus() && ipi_is_nmi(smp_processor_id(), IPI_CPU_STOP_NMI)) {
smp_rmb();
cpumask_copy(&mask, cpu_online_mask);
cpumask_clear_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &mask);
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-14 10:22 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 ` [PATCH 23/38] arm64: cpufeature: Detect PE support " Vladimir Murzin
2026-09-16 9:22 ` 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 ` Vladimir Murzin [this message]
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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