* [PATCH v1 0/2] perf: RISC-V: fix SBI PMU masks for RV32
@ 2026-08-07 8:50 Xixin Liu
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks Xixin Liu
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap Xixin Liu
0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Xixin Liu @ 2026-08-07 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-riscv
Cc: atish.patra, anup, will, mark.rutland, pjw, palmer, aou, alex,
linux-arm-kernel, linux-perf-users, linux-kernel, liuxixin
Hi,
This series fixes two RV32 mask-width issues in the SBI PMU driver:
1) Overflow status / restart tracking is u64 but used BIT(), which is
an unsigned long shift and breaks for indices >= 32 on RV32
2) The available-counter mask was a single unsigned long while
iteration uses RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS (64), so RV32 can read past the
object; store it as a DECLARE_BITMAP
Patches are independent. Please review.
Thanks,
Xixin Liu
---
Xixin Liu (2):
perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks
perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c | 5 +++--
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h | 2 +-
3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
--
2.43.0
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* [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks
2026-08-07 8:50 [PATCH v1 0/2] perf: RISC-V: fix SBI PMU masks for RV32 Xixin Liu
@ 2026-08-07 8:50 ` Xixin Liu
2026-08-07 9:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-08 0:46 ` Paul Walmsley
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap Xixin Liu
1 sibling, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Xixin Liu @ 2026-08-07 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-riscv
Cc: atish.patra, anup, will, mark.rutland, pjw, palmer, aou, alex,
linux-arm-kernel, linux-perf-users, linux-kernel, liuxixin
Overflow status and restart masks are u64, but bits were built with
BIT(). On RV32 that is an unsigned long shift, so indices >= 32 truncate
or wrap and corrupt the mask.
Use BIT_ULL() for those u64 bitops.
Signed-off-by: Xixin Liu <liuxixin@kylinos.cn>
---
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
index dfc886dee..93a31d5d5 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ static inline void pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot(struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_
struct riscv_pmu_snapshot_data *sdata = cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr;
for_each_set_bit(idx, cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS) {
- if (ctr_ovf_mask & BIT(idx)) {
+ if (ctr_ovf_mask & BIT_ULL(idx)) {
event = cpu_hw_evt->events[idx];
hwc = &event->hw;
max_period = riscv_pmu_ctr_get_width_mask(event);
@@ -1109,14 +1109,14 @@ static irqreturn_t pmu_sbi_ovf_handler(int irq, void *dev)
hidx = info->csr - CSR_CYCLE;
/* check if the corresponding bit is set in scountovf or overflow mask in shmem */
- if (!(overflow & BIT(hidx)))
+ if (!(overflow & BIT_ULL(hidx)))
continue;
/*
* Keep a track of overflowed counters so that they can be started
* with updated initial value.
*/
- overflowed_ctrs |= BIT(lidx);
+ overflowed_ctrs |= BIT_ULL(lidx);
hw_evt = &event->hw;
/* Update the event states here so that we know the state while reading */
hw_evt->state |= PERF_HES_STOPPED;
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* [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap
2026-08-07 8:50 [PATCH v1 0/2] perf: RISC-V: fix SBI PMU masks for RV32 Xixin Liu
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks Xixin Liu
@ 2026-08-07 8:50 ` Xixin Liu
2026-08-07 9:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-08 0:32 ` Paul Walmsley
1 sibling, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Xixin Liu @ 2026-08-07 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-riscv
Cc: atish.patra, anup, will, mark.rutland, pjw, palmer, aou, alex,
linux-arm-kernel, linux-perf-users, linux-kernel, liuxixin
The available-counter mask was a single unsigned long, but iteration
uses RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS (64). On RV32 that reads past the object. Filling
with BIT(i) is also wrong for i >= 32.
Use DECLARE_BITMAP, set_bit/bitmap helpers, and stop counters one word
at a time.
Signed-off-by: Xixin Liu <liuxixin@kylinos.cn>
---
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c | 5 +++--
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h | 2 +-
3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c
index 4d6461d6a..1b8e4789c 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_legacy.c
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ static void pmu_legacy_init(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
{
pr_info("Legacy PMU implementation is available\n");
- pmu->cmask = BIT(RISCV_PMU_LEGACY_CYCLE) |
- BIT(RISCV_PMU_LEGACY_INSTRET);
+ bitmap_zero(pmu->cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS);
+ set_bit(RISCV_PMU_LEGACY_CYCLE, pmu->cmask);
+ set_bit(RISCV_PMU_LEGACY_INSTRET, pmu->cmask);
pmu->ctr_start = pmu_legacy_ctr_start;
pmu->ctr_stop = NULL;
pmu->event_map = pmu_legacy_event_map;
diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
index d6c66e375..c913d73f8 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static unsigned int riscv_pmu_irq_mask;
static unsigned int riscv_pmu_irq;
/* Cache the available counters in a bitmask */
-static unsigned long cmask;
+static DECLARE_BITMAP(cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS);
static int pmu_event_find_cache(u64 config);
struct sbi_pmu_event_data {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void pmu_sbi_check_event(struct sbi_pmu_event_data *edata)
struct sbiret ret;
ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_CFG_MATCH,
- 0, cmask, 0, edata->event_idx, 0, 0);
+ 0, cmask[0], 0, edata->event_idx, 0, 0);
if (!ret.error) {
sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_STOP,
ret.value, 0x1, SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_RESET, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -488,10 +488,10 @@ int riscv_pmu_get_hpm_info(u32 *hw_ctr_width, u32 *num_hw_ctr)
union sbi_pmu_ctr_info *info;
u32 hpm_width = 0, hpm_count = 0;
- if (!cmask)
+ if (bitmap_empty(cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS))
return -EINVAL;
- for_each_set_bit(i, &cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS) {
+ for_each_set_bit(i, cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS) {
info = &pmu_ctr_list[i];
if (!info)
continue;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_ctr_get_idx(struct perf_event *event)
struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(rvpmu->hw_events);
struct sbiret ret;
int idx;
- uint64_t cbase = 0, cmask = rvpmu->cmask;
+ uint64_t cbase = 0, cmask = rvpmu->cmask[0];
unsigned long cflags = 0;
cflags = pmu_sbi_get_filter_flags(event);
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_ctr_get_idx(struct perf_event *event)
}
idx = ret.value;
- if (!test_bit(idx, &rvpmu->cmask) || !pmu_ctr_list[idx].value)
+ if (!test_bit(idx, rvpmu->cmask) || !pmu_ctr_list[idx].value)
return -ENOENT;
/* Additional sanity check for the counter id */
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo(int nctr, unsigned long *mask)
/* The logical counter ids are not expected to be contiguous */
continue;
- *mask |= BIT(i);
+ set_bit(i, mask);
cinfo.value = ret.value;
if (cinfo.type == SBI_PMU_CTR_TYPE_FW)
@@ -898,12 +898,19 @@ static int pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo(int nctr, unsigned long *mask)
static inline void pmu_sbi_stop_all(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
{
+ int i;
+
/*
* No need to check the error because we are disabling all the counters
* which may include counters that are not enabled yet.
*/
- sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_STOP,
- 0, pmu->cmask, SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_RESET, 0, 0, 0);
+ for (i = 0; i < BITS_TO_LONGS(RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS); i++) {
+ if (!pmu->cmask[i])
+ continue;
+ sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_STOP,
+ i * BITS_PER_LONG, pmu->cmask[i],
+ SBI_PMU_STOP_FLAG_RESET, 0, 0, 0);
+ }
}
static inline void pmu_sbi_stop_hw_ctrs(struct riscv_pmu *pmu)
@@ -1442,7 +1449,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
}
/* cache all the information about counters now */
- if (pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo(num_counters, &cmask))
+ if (pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo(num_counters, cmask))
goto out_free;
ret = pmu_sbi_setup_irqs(pmu, pdev);
@@ -1454,7 +1461,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
pmu->pmu.attr_groups = riscv_pmu_attr_groups;
pmu->pmu.parent = &pdev->dev;
- pmu->cmask = cmask;
+ bitmap_copy(pmu->cmask, cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS);
pmu->ctr_start = pmu_sbi_ctr_start;
pmu->ctr_stop = pmu_sbi_ctr_stop;
pmu->event_map = pmu_sbi_event_map;
diff --git a/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h b/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h
index f82a28040..ecaa40370 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf/riscv_pmu.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct riscv_pmu {
irqreturn_t (*handle_irq)(int irq_num, void *dev);
- unsigned long cmask;
+ DECLARE_BITMAP(cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS);
u64 (*ctr_read)(struct perf_event *event);
int (*ctr_get_idx)(struct perf_event *event);
int (*ctr_get_width)(int idx);
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* Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap Xixin Liu
@ 2026-08-07 9:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-08 0:32 ` Paul Walmsley
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-08-07 9:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Xixin Liu; +Cc: linux-perf-users
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 4 potential issue(s) to consider:
New issues:
- [High] The patch fails to fully support matching 64 counters on RV32, as it hardcodes `cmask[0]` and `cbase = 0` in SBI counter match queries, effectively ignoring counters 32-63.
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] An out-of-bounds counter base index is passed to `SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_START` in the snapshot overflow handler.
- [High] Global `cmask` is not cleared on probe failure, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in `riscv_pmu_get_hpm_info()`.
- [High] Incorrect snapshot array indexing and overflow mask shifting for PMU counters >= 32 on RV32.
--
--- Patch [2]: [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap ---
commit 0c40d37d24749711315dcc35e091383a23b8eeb6
Author: Xixin Liu <liuxixin@kylinos.cn>
Subject: perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap
The available-counter mask was previously a single unsigned long, which
caused out-of-bounds reads on RV32 when iterating up to RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS.
This commit transitions the mask to use DECLARE_BITMAP and related helpers
to prevent reads past the object and properly stop counters across words.
> diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> --- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> +++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void pmu_sbi_check_event(struct sbi_pmu_event_data *edata)
> struct sbiret ret;
>
> ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_CFG_MATCH,
> - 0, cmask, 0, edata->event_idx, 0, 0);
> + 0, cmask[0], 0, edata->event_idx, 0, 0);
[Severity: High]
Does this code fail to match all 64 counters on RV32?
By hardcoding cmask[0] and a base of 0, it appears to ignore counters 32-63
during the SBI counter match queries.
Should this issue subsequent sbi_ecall queries for cmask[1] with cbase = 32
to ensure the upper half of the counters are checked?
[ ... ]
> @@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_ctr_get_idx(struct perf_event *event)
> struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(rvpmu->hw_events);
> struct sbiret ret;
> int idx;
> - uint64_t cbase = 0, cmask = rvpmu->cmask;
> + uint64_t cbase = 0, cmask = rvpmu->cmask[0];
[Severity: High]
Does this code also fail to support matching counters >= 32 on RV32?
Similar to pmu_sbi_check_event(), initializing cmask to rvpmu->cmask[0] and
using it as the sole mask for the match call will result in -ENOENT for
events that could be satisfied by the upper counters.
[ ... ]
> @@ -1451,7 +1458,7 @@ static int pmu_sbi_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> }
>
> /* cache all the information about counters now */
> - if (pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo(num_counters, &cmask))
> + if (pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo(num_counters, cmask))
> goto out_free;
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does the global cmask get left populated
with stale data on probe failure?
If pmu_sbi_device_probe() fails after pmu_sbi_get_ctrinfo() (for instance,
during IRQ setup), the out_free error path frees and nullifies
pmu_ctr_list:
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c:pmu_sbi_device_probe() {
...
out_free:
free_percpu(pmu->hw_events);
kfree(pmu_ctr_list);
pmu_ctr_list = NULL;
...
}
However, the global cmask bitmap retains its bits. Later, if KVM calls
riscv_pmu_get_hpm_info(), it will bypass the bitmap_empty() check,
iterate over the stale bits, and dereference the NULL pmu_ctr_list array.
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but can the PMU counters fail to restart
after an overflow when snapshots are enabled?
In pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot(), the loop-exhausted idx variable is
used to calculate the base counter index instead of the outer loop
variable i:
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c:pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot() {
...
for_each_set_bit(idx, &cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[i], BITS_PER_LONG) {
...
}
sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_START, idx * BITS_PER_LONG,
...
}
The for_each_set_bit() loop terminates with idx equal to BITS_PER_LONG.
Passing idx * BITS_PER_LONG (e.g., 1024 on RV32) as the counter_idx_base
to SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_START will cause the firmware to reject the
out-of-bounds base index.
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does this code corrupt snapshot memory
for counters >= 32 on RV32?
When stopping hardware counters, the snapshot counter values are read using
relative indices instead of absolute ones:
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c:pmu_sbi_stop_hw_ctrs() {
...
for_each_set_bit(idx, &cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[i], BITS_PER_LONG)
cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_cval_shcopy[i * BITS_PER_LONG + idx] =
sdata->ctr_values[idx];
...
}
Additionally, the absolute 64-bit overflow mask is incorrectly shifted:
temp_ctr_overflow_mask |= sdata->ctr_overflow_mask << (i * BITS_PER_LONG);
For i = 1 (counters 32-63), this shifts the valid overflow bits out of
bounds.
Furthermore, in pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot(), the snapshot counter
values are written back using relative indices:
sdata->ctr_values[idx] = ...
This overwrites the first 32 counters' values instead of writing to the
counters 32-63 region.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/cover.1786092600.git.liuxixin@kylinos.cn?part=2
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* Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks Xixin Liu
@ 2026-08-07 9:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-08 0:46 ` Paul Walmsley
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-08-07 9:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Xixin Liu; +Cc: linux-perf-users
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 5 potential issue(s) to consider:
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Invalid SBI base index due to out-of-scope loop variable in pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot().
- [High] Incorrect mask arithmetic in pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_sbi() on RV32 mixes up counter indices.
- [High] Buffer over-read and undefined shift behavior due to global cmask being an unsigned long.
- [High] Early exit path in pmu_sbi_ovf_handler() triggers undefined shift and incorrect CSR access on Andes custom PMUs.
- [High] Absolute 64-bit SBI PMU snapshot shared memory structures are incorrectly shifted or indexed relative to cbase on RV32.
--
--- Patch [1]: [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks ---
commit d452f12b31f1955f29f737a7fc0bc5084ebd71af
Author: Xixin Liu <liuxixin@kylinos.cn>
Subject: perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks
This patch replaces BIT() with BIT_ULL() for u64 overflow status and
restart masks in the RISC-V SBI PMU driver. This fixes truncation and
wrapping issues on RV32 where BIT() resolves to an unsigned long shift.
> diff --git a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> index 50220f7b46d9b..8ea5ae6173471 100644
> --- a/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> +++ b/drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c
> @@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ static inline void pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot(struct cpu_hw_events *cpu_hw_
> struct riscv_pmu_snapshot_data *sdata = cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_addr;
>
> for_each_set_bit(idx, cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS) {
> - if (ctr_ovf_mask & BIT(idx)) {
> + if (ctr_ovf_mask & BIT_ULL(idx)) {
> event = cpu_hw_evt->events[idx];
> hwc = &event->hw;
> max_period = riscv_pmu_ctr_get_width_mask(event);
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but since we're fixing issues in
pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot(), there is an SBI base index problem slightly
lower in this same function:
pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot() {
...
for (i = 0; i < BITS_TO_LONGS(RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS); i++) {
for_each_set_bit(idx, &cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[i], BITS_PER_LONG)
...
sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_START, idx * BITS_PER_LONG,
cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[i], flag, 0, 0, 0);
}
}
Does this pass an invalid base index to the SBI firmware? The for_each_set_bit()
macro terminates with idx equal to BITS_PER_LONG. So idx * BITS_PER_LONG would
evaluate to something like 4096 on RV64, which seems like it would cause an
SBI_ERR_INVALID_PARAM error. Should this use i * BITS_PER_LONG instead?
[Severity: High]
This is another pre-existing issue in pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot() related
to RV32 shared memory structures:
pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_snapshot() {
...
for (i = 0; i < BITS_TO_LONGS(RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS); i++) {
for_each_set_bit(idx, &cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[i], BITS_PER_LONG)
sdata->ctr_values[idx] =
cpu_hw_evt->snapshot_cval_shcopy[idx + i * BITS_PER_LONG];
...
}
Since ctr_values is a 64-element array indexed by absolute counter IDs, does
using the relative idx (0-31) incorrectly overwrite the states of counters 0-31
when processing chunk i=1 (counters 32-63)?
[ ... ]
> @@ -1109,14 +1109,14 @@ static irqreturn_t pmu_sbi_ovf_handler(int irq, void *dev)
> hidx = info->csr - CSR_CYCLE;
>
> /* check if the corresponding bit is set in scountovf or overflow mask in shmem */
> - if (!(overflow & BIT(hidx)))
> + if (!(overflow & BIT_ULL(hidx)))
> continue;
>
> /*
> * Keep a track of overflowed counters so that they can be started
> * with updated initial value.
> */
> - overflowed_ctrs |= BIT(lidx);
> + overflowed_ctrs |= BIT_ULL(lidx);
> hw_evt = &event->hw;
> /* Update the event states here so that we know the state while reading */
> hw_evt->state |= PERF_HES_STOPPED;
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but while looking at pmu_sbi_ovf_handler(), the
early exit path near the beginning of the function caught my eye:
pmu_sbi_ovf_handler() {
...
fidx = find_first_bit(cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS);
if (fidx == RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS) {
csr_clear(CSR_SIP, BIT(riscv_pmu_irq_num));
return IRQ_NONE;
}
...
}
For the Andes custom PMU, riscv_pmu_irq_num can be assigned values like 274
(ANDES_SLI_CAUSE_BASE + ANDES_RV_IRQ_PMOVI). Does BIT(274) cause an undefined
out-of-bounds shift? Furthermore, does clearing CSR_SIP work for Andes PMUs
which use custom SLIE CSRs for these IRQs? Could this lead to an unacknowledged
interrupt storm?
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but I noticed another mask arithmetic problem on
RV32 that might cause broken PMU statistics. In pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_sbi():
pmu_sbi_start_ovf_ctrs_sbi() {
...
for (i = 0; i < BITS_TO_LONGS(RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS); i++) {
...
ctr_start_mask = cpu_hw_evt->used_hw_ctrs[i] & ~ctr_ovf_mask;
...
}
On RV32, when i = 1 (counters 32-63), used_hw_ctrs[1] is a 32-bit unsigned long,
but ctr_ovf_mask is a 64-bit absolute mask. Since ~ctr_ovf_mask isn't shifted
down by i * BITS_PER_LONG, doesn't this evaluate the usage bits for counters
32-63 against the overflow status of counters 0-31?
[Severity: High]
This is also a pre-existing issue, but related to 32-bit mask truncation, is the
global cmask variable affected?
drivers/perf/riscv_pmu_sbi.c:
static unsigned long cmask;
pmu_sbi_get_hpm_info() {
...
for_each_set_bit(i, &cmask, RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS) {
...
}
On RV32, unsigned long is 32 bits, but RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS is 64. Does calling
for_each_set_bit() here force a 64-bit read that accesses out-of-bounds memory
adjacent to cmask? Should cmask be declared with DECLARE_BITMAP()?
[Severity: High]
Finally, this is a pre-existing issue, but similar to the ctr_values array, the
overflow mask is also shifted out-of-bounds on RV32 in pmu_sbi_stop_hw_ctrs():
pmu_sbi_stop_hw_ctrs() {
...
for (i = 0; i < BITS_TO_LONGS(RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS); i++) {
...
temp_ctr_overflow_mask |= sdata->ctr_overflow_mask << (i * BITS_PER_LONG);
...
}
On RV32, shifting the 64-bit ctr_overflow_mask by 32 bits when i=1 pushes
the absolute bits 32-63 out of bounds. Doesn't this discard the overflow state
for counters 32-63?
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* Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 2/2] perf: RISC-V: store available counter mask as bitmap Xixin Liu
2026-08-07 9:11 ` sashiko-bot
@ 2026-08-08 0:32 ` Paul Walmsley
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paul Walmsley @ 2026-08-08 0:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Xixin Liu
Cc: linux-riscv, atish.patra, anup, will, mark.rutland, pjw, palmer,
aou, alex, linux-arm-kernel, linux-perf-users, linux-kernel
Hi,
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026, Xixin Liu wrote:
> The available-counter mask was a single unsigned long, but iteration
> uses RISCV_MAX_COUNTERS (64). On RV32 that reads past the object. Filling
> with BIT(i) is also wrong for i >= 32.
>
> Use DECLARE_BITMAP, set_bit/bitmap helpers, and stop counters one word
> at a time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xixin Liu <liuxixin@kylinos.cn>
This patch contains several array indexes to element 0 of the cmask
bitmap, but that element is going to be XLEN bits wide. Does that
actually work on RV32 systems?
- Paul
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* Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks
2026-08-07 8:50 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] perf: RISC-V: use BIT_ULL for u64 overflow masks Xixin Liu
2026-08-07 9:17 ` sashiko-bot
@ 2026-08-08 0:46 ` Paul Walmsley
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paul Walmsley @ 2026-08-08 0:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Xixin Liu
Cc: linux-riscv, atish.patra, anup, will, mark.rutland, pjw, palmer,
aou, alex, linux-arm-kernel, linux-perf-users, linux-kernel
Hi,
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026, Xixin Liu wrote:
> Overflow status and restart masks are u64, but bits were built with
> BIT(). On RV32 that is an unsigned long shift, so indices >= 32 truncate
> or wrap and corrupt the mask.
>
> Use BIT_ULL() for those u64 bitops.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xixin Liu <liuxixin@kylinos.cn>
Thanks for the patch, but, same comments as on
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/9109b689-1145-c714-ebe0-ec368f242a78@kernel.org/T/#m6fa97e46bde0d100fa0ec2854d47a57bd271c0b3
- Paul
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