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 08/38] arm64: interrupts: introduce a helper for GIC priority initialization
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:20:32 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260914102102.68597-9-vladimir.murzin@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260914102102.68597-1-vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
From: Ada Couprie Diaz <ada.coupriediaz@arm.com>
Arm64's `init_IRQ()` calls `local_daif_restore()` to synchronize
interrupt masking via DAIF and switch to masking via PMR. This
depends on a very specific behaviour of `local_daif_restore()` which
will clear DAIF if masking interrupts via PMR, which will get removed
in the future.
As `setup_arch()` cleared DA only earlier, introduce a dedicated
helper that explicitly initializes the PMR to mask interrupts and
clears DAIF, switching to IRQ priority masking.
Given it is a dedicated helper, add a lockdep assertion as
`setup_arch()` should always have called `trace_hardirqs_off()` when
clearing DA, otherwise something bad happened.
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/interrupts/masking.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c | 14 +++++---------
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/masking.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/masking.h
index db3439853b64..9e589bf11ec8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/masking.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/interrupts/masking.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
#ifndef __ASM_INTERRUPTS_MASKING_H
#define __ASM_INTERRUPTS_MASKING_H
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
+
#include <asm/arch_gicv3.h>
#include <asm/bug.h>
#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
@@ -89,4 +91,21 @@ static inline void local_exceptions_final_mask(void)
__local_exceptions_final_mask();
}
#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS */
+
+/*
+ * During early boot, we unmask PSR.DA before the GIC has been set up.
+ * If we use IRQ priority masking, the PMR and PSR will be out of sync
+ * after the GIC is enabled : sync them up.
+ */
+static inline void local_interrupt_priority_init(void)
+{
+ if (!system_uses_irq_prio_masking())
+ return;
+
+ WARN_ON(read_sysreg(daif) & PSR_A_BIT);
+ lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+
+ arm64_update_exc_context(NOIRQ_CONTEXT);
+}
+
#endif /* __ASM_INTERRUPTS_MASKING_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
index 58b778083576..a3d9128ba195 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
#include <linux/seq_file.h>
#include <linux/smp.h>
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-#include <asm/daifflags.h>
#include <asm/interrupts/masking.h>
#include <asm/exception.h>
#include <asm/numa.h>
@@ -131,14 +130,11 @@ void __init init_IRQ(void)
irqchip_init();
- if (system_uses_irq_prio_masking()) {
- /*
- * Now that we have a stack for our IRQ handler, set
- * the PMR/PSR pair to a consistent state.
- */
- WARN_ON(read_sysreg(daif) & PSR_A_BIT);
- local_daif_restore(DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ);
- }
+ /*
+ * Now that we have a stack for our IRQ handler,
+ * let's mask interrupts via the PMR.
+ */
+ local_interrupt_priority_init();
}
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_IRQFLAGS
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-14 10:21 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 ` Vladimir Murzin [this message]
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 ` [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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