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* [PATCH v4 0/2] arm64: Clamp ID overrides and gate the GMID_EL1 read
@ 2026-08-25 16:42 Fuad Tabba
  2026-08-25 16:42 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] arm64: Apply overrides to CPU local capabilities Fuad Tabba
  2026-08-25 16:42 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] arm64: Don't read GMID_EL1 when MTE is disabled Fuad Tabba
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Fuad Tabba @ 2026-08-25 16:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Catalin Marinas, Will Deacon, linux-arm-kernel
  Cc: Marc Zyngier, Oliver Upton, Mark Rutland, Suzuki K Poulose,
	Mark Brown, kvmarm, linux-kernel, Fuad Tabba

Hi folks,

Changes since v3 [1]:
  - Gate on __read_sysreg_by_encoding() and drop the helper's argument,
    so the command-line override is not open-coded in the header.
    (Catalin)
  - Pick up Suzuki's override clamp as patch 1, rather than adding a
    raw-presence check to the gate. (Will)

Patch 2 fixes a GMID_EL1 read that traps to EL2 when the kernel has
disabled MTE, panicking the host under pKVM on a CPU that is offlined
and brought back online. It gates the read on
__read_sysreg_by_encoding().

That needs patch 1, Suzuki's override clamp [2]. Without it
__read_sysreg_by_encoding() applies the command-line override raw, so
id_aa64pfr1.mte=2 on a CPU without FEAT_MTE2 makes the gate true and the
kernel reads a GMID_EL1 that is not there. On the boot CPU that read
comes before init_cpu_ftr_reg() strips the unsafe override, so the gate
cannot rely on it.

Tested on QEMU under pKVM. With -machine virt,mte=on, offlining and
onlining CPU1 with arm64.nomte panics an unpatched v7.2 in
__cpuinfo_store_cpu() and does not with the series. Without tag memory,
where QEMU implements no GMID_EL1, id_aa64pfr1.mte=2 covers the
force-up case.

Based on Linux 7.2 (8d3ae59288f1e).

Cheers,
/fuad

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260824184155.2644646-1-fuad.tabba@linux.dev/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/afc5bd00-28ca-413b-b047-ee53589c285d@arm.com/

Fuad Tabba (1):
  arm64: Don't read GMID_EL1 when MTE is disabled

Suzuki K Poulose (1):
  arm64: Apply overrides to CPU local capabilities

 arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h |  9 ++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c      | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c         |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

-- 
2.39.5


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* [PATCH v4 1/2] arm64: Apply overrides to CPU local capabilities
  2026-08-25 16:42 [PATCH v4 0/2] arm64: Clamp ID overrides and gate the GMID_EL1 read Fuad Tabba
@ 2026-08-25 16:42 ` Fuad Tabba
  2026-08-25 16:42 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] arm64: Don't read GMID_EL1 when MTE is disabled Fuad Tabba
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Fuad Tabba @ 2026-08-25 16:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Catalin Marinas, Will Deacon, linux-arm-kernel
  Cc: Marc Zyngier, Oliver Upton, Mark Rutland, Suzuki K Poulose,
	Mark Brown, kvmarm, linux-kernel, Fuad Tabba

From: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>

If an override has been applied, make sure we apply that for the
secondary CPUs too, to limit the features.

Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/afc5bd00-28ca-413b-b047-ee53589c285d@arm.com/
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
[Fuad: whitespace and comment fixes]
Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev>
---
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 9a22df0c5120f..88b15b5ef2f7f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -1232,10 +1232,43 @@ void __init init_cpu_features(struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info)
 		init_cpu_ftr_reg(SYS_GMID_EL1, info->reg_gmid);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Sanitise the register fields to clamp the values to the overrides that
+ * have been applied.
+ */
+static u64 override_cpu_ftr_reg(struct arm64_ftr_reg *reg, u64 val)
+{
+	const struct arm64_ftr_bits *ftrp;
+
+	if (!reg || !reg->override->mask)
+		return val;
+
+	for (ftrp = reg->ftr_bits; ftrp->width; ftrp++) {
+		u64 ftr_mask = arm64_ftr_mask(ftrp);
+		s64 ftr_val, ftr_ovr, ftr_safe;
+
+		/* Skip the fields not overridden */
+		if ((ftr_mask & reg->override->mask) != ftr_mask)
+			continue;
+
+		ftr_val = arm64_ftr_value(ftrp, val);
+		ftr_ovr = arm64_ftr_value(ftrp, reg->override->val);
+		ftr_safe = arm64_ftr_safe_value(ftrp, ftr_ovr, ftr_val);
+
+		if (ftr_safe != ftr_val)
+			val = arm64_ftr_set_value(ftrp, val, ftr_safe);
+	}
+
+	return val;
+}
+
 static void update_cpu_ftr_reg(struct arm64_ftr_reg *reg, u64 new)
 {
 	const struct arm64_ftr_bits *ftrp;
 
+	/* Apply the overrides */
+	new = override_cpu_ftr_reg(reg, new);
+
 	for (ftrp = reg->ftr_bits; ftrp->width; ftrp++) {
 		s64 ftr_cur = arm64_ftr_value(ftrp, reg->sys_val);
 		s64 ftr_new = arm64_ftr_value(ftrp, new);
@@ -1539,7 +1572,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(read_sanitised_ftr_reg);
  */
 u64 __read_sysreg_by_encoding(u32 sys_id)
 {
-	struct arm64_ftr_reg *regp;
 	u64 val;
 
 	switch (sys_id) {
@@ -1592,13 +1624,7 @@ u64 __read_sysreg_by_encoding(u32 sys_id)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	regp  = get_arm64_ftr_reg(sys_id);
-	if (regp) {
-		val &= ~regp->override->mask;
-		val |= (regp->override->val & regp->override->mask);
-	}
-
-	return val;
+	return override_cpu_ftr_reg(get_arm64_ftr_reg(sys_id), val);
 }
 
 #include <linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v3.h>
-- 
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* [PATCH v4 2/2] arm64: Don't read GMID_EL1 when MTE is disabled
  2026-08-25 16:42 [PATCH v4 0/2] arm64: Clamp ID overrides and gate the GMID_EL1 read Fuad Tabba
  2026-08-25 16:42 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] arm64: Apply overrides to CPU local capabilities Fuad Tabba
@ 2026-08-25 16:42 ` Fuad Tabba
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Fuad Tabba @ 2026-08-25 16:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Catalin Marinas, Will Deacon, linux-arm-kernel
  Cc: Marc Zyngier, Oliver Upton, Mark Rutland, Suzuki K Poulose,
	Mark Brown, kvmarm, linux-kernel, Fuad Tabba

__cpuinfo_store_cpu() gates the GMID_EL1 read on the raw
ID_AA64PFR1_EL1, so it reads the register even when the kernel has
disabled MTE (CONFIG_ARM64_MTE=n or arm64.nomte). KVM sets HCR_EL2.TID5
in that case, and pKVM injects an UNDEF the host cannot handle:

  Internal error: Oops - Undefined instruction: 0000000002000000 [#1]  SMP
  pc : __cpuinfo_store_cpu+0xf4/0x264
  Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task!

Only pKVM reaches it, and only after a CPU is offlined and brought back
online: its CPU_ON relay sets the host HCR before the CPU enters EL1,
while plain nVHE sets it at CPUHP_AP_KVM_ONLINE.

Gate the read on __read_sysreg_by_encoding(), which applies the cmdline
override, and on CONFIG_ARM64_MTE, which no register reflects.

Fixes: f35abcbb8a084 ("KVM: arm64: Trap MTE access and discovery when MTE is disabled")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # needs "arm64: Apply overrides to CPU local capabilities"
Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 9 +++++++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c      | 6 ++----
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c         | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index a57870fa96db5..0b374e938f708 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -1085,6 +1085,15 @@ static inline bool cpu_has_lpa2(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+/* No ID register reflects CONFIG_ARM64_MTE. */
+static inline bool gmid_el1_accessible(void)
+{
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_MTE))
+		return false;
+
+	return id_aa64pfr1_mte(__read_sysreg_by_encoding(SYS_ID_AA64PFR1_EL1));
+}
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 88b15b5ef2f7f..23f174b3c4e26 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ void __init init_cpu_features(struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info)
 		init_cpu_ftr_reg(SYS_MPAMIDR_EL1, info->reg_mpamidr);
 	}
 
-	if (id_aa64pfr1_mte(info->reg_id_aa64pfr1))
+	if (gmid_el1_accessible())
 		init_cpu_ftr_reg(SYS_GMID_EL1, info->reg_gmid);
 }
 
@@ -1523,11 +1523,9 @@ void update_cpu_features(int cpu,
 	 * they read/write depends on the GMID_EL1.BS field. Check that the
 	 * value is the same on all CPUs.
 	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_MTE) &&
-	    id_aa64pfr1_mte(info->reg_id_aa64pfr1)) {
+	if (gmid_el1_accessible())
 		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_GMID_EL1, cpu,
 					      info->reg_gmid, boot->reg_gmid);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If we don't have AArch32 at all then skip the checks entirely
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
index d50e2a9b066b3..389fca84f106b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static void __cpuinfo_store_cpu(struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info)
 	info->reg_id_aa64smfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64SMFR0_EL1);
 	info->reg_id_aa64fpfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64FPFR0_EL1);
 
-	if (id_aa64pfr1_mte(info->reg_id_aa64pfr1))
+	if (gmid_el1_accessible())
 		info->reg_gmid = read_cpuid(GMID_EL1);
 
 	if (id_aa64pfr0_32bit_el0(info->reg_id_aa64pfr0))
-- 
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