From: Karl Mehltretter <kmehltretter@gmail.com>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
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Cc: Karl Mehltretter <kmehltretter@gmail.com>,
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Subject: [RFC PATCH 09/12] arm64: Use the pre-counted hardirq lifecycle
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:16:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261022051654.79224-10-kmehltretter@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261022051654.79224-1-kmehltretter@gmail.com>
Ordinary EL0 and EL1 interrupt paths establish generic entry state before
irq_enter_rcu() adds HARDIRQ_OFFSET and lockdep nesting. Callbacks in that
early window are therefore not classified as hardirq work. Their exit paths
also drop the classification before function-graph return callbacks and the
kernel return tail have completed.
After the EL1 pseudo-NMI decision, enter ordinary interrupts through
irqentry_hardirq_enter(). Complete delayed timer and accounting work with
irq_enter_rcu_preempt_counted(). Use the retained exit preparation followed
immediately by raw count and lockdep teardown.
For kernel returns, restore return-tail classification after masking DAIF
and before MTE exit tracing. Keep the pseudo-NMI lifecycle unchanged. Force
arm64 preempt_count() inline so noinstr callers cannot be outlined into
instrumentable text.
The noinstr path also depends on the raw preempt-count and
__kern_my_cpu_offset() inlining changes carried as patches 1 and 2. Keep
them separate because they are externally authored fixes.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/c3a90368dd6c096af9d918e036a27728696fb8a4.1786603168.git.hongyan.xia@transsion.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260918161407.2300-12-will@kernel.org
Assisted-by: LLM
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h | 2 +-
arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
index 4f917596f387d..3d61be0f825fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
#define PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED BIT(32)
#define PREEMPT_ENABLED (PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED)
-static inline int preempt_count(void)
+static __always_inline int preempt_count(void)
{
return READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->preempt.count);
}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c
index 93056a766fb20..fda807c61ff27 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ static void noinstr __arm64_exit_to_kernel_mode(struct pt_regs *regs,
irqentry_state_t state)
{
local_daif_mask();
+ /* arm64 uses the split exit API, so enter the tail before MTE tracing. */
+ irqentry_hardirq_tail_enter(state);
mte_check_tfsr_exit();
irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt(regs, state);
}
@@ -523,12 +525,16 @@ static __always_inline void __el1_irq(struct pt_regs *regs,
void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
{
irqentry_state_t state;
+ bool do_sub;
- state = arm64_enter_from_kernel_mode(regs);
+ state = irqentry_hardirq_enter(regs);
+ mte_check_tfsr_entry();
+ mte_disable_tco_entry(current);
- irq_enter_rcu();
+ irq_enter_rcu_preempt_counted();
do_interrupt_handler(regs, handler);
- irq_exit_rcu();
+ do_sub = irq_exit_rcu_preempt_counted_prepare();
+ irqentry_hardirq_exit_finish(do_sub);
arm64_exit_to_kernel_mode_preempt(regs, state);
}
@@ -839,16 +845,21 @@ asmlinkage void noinstr el0t_64_sync_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
static void noinstr el0_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs,
void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *))
{
- arm64_enter_from_user_mode(regs);
+ bool do_sub;
+
+ (void)irqentry_hardirq_enter(regs);
+ mte_disable_tco_entry(current);
+ sme_enter_from_user_mode();
write_sysreg(DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ, daif);
if (regs->pc & BIT(55))
arm64_apply_bp_hardening();
- irq_enter_rcu();
+ irq_enter_rcu_preempt_counted();
do_interrupt_handler(regs, handler);
- irq_exit_rcu();
+ do_sub = irq_exit_rcu_preempt_counted_prepare();
+ irqentry_hardirq_exit_finish(do_sub);
arm64_exit_to_user_mode(regs);
}
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-22 5:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-22 5:16 [RFC PATCH 00/12] entry, tracing: Classify early hardirq entry and return tails Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 01/12] sched: Split preempt-count bookkeeping from raw updates Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 02/12] lockdep: Use raw access for pinned hardirq state Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 03/12] entry: Add the pre-counted ordinary-hardirq entry/exit contract Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 04/12] entry: Skip inactive IRQ-return reschedule calls Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 05/12] context_tracking: Split IRQ-exit preparation from the EQS transition Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 06/12] lockdep: Prepare IRQ-on state from a hardirq return tail Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 07/12] entry: Carry ordinary-hardirq provenance through kernel return Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 08/12] entry: Classify ordinary hardirq return-tail work as hardirq context Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` Karl Mehltretter [this message]
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 10/12] docs: entry: Describe the pre-counted hardirq lifecycle Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 11/12] locking/selftest: Exercise hardirq return-tail preparation Karl Mehltretter
2026-10-22 5:16 ` [RFC PATCH 12/12] tracing: Pin recursion state for its complete lifetime Karl Mehltretter
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