Re: [RFC PATCH v1 02/28] riscv: envcfg save and restore on trap entry/exit

Stefan O'Rear
2024-01-25T07:19:55Z

On Thu, Jan 25, 2024, at 1:21 AM, debug@rivosinc.com wrote:
> From: Deepak Gupta <debug@rivosinc.com>
>
> envcfg CSR defines enabling bits for cache management instructions and soon
> will control enabling for control flow integrity and pointer masking features.
>
> Control flow integrity enabling for forward cfi and backward cfi is controlled
> via envcfg and thus need to be enabled on per thread basis.
>
> This patch creates a place holder for envcfg CSR in `thread_info` and adds
> logic to save and restore on trap entry and exits.

Should only be "restore"? I don't see saving.

>
> Signed-off-by: Deepak Gupta <debug@rivosinc.com>
> ---
> arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h | 1 +
> arch/riscv/kernel/asm-offsets.c | 1 +
> arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S | 4 ++++
> 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h
> b/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h
> index 574779900bfb..320bc899a63b 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h
> @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct thread_info {
> long user_sp; /* User stack pointer */
> int cpu;
> unsigned long syscall_work; /* SYSCALL_WORK_ flags */
> + unsigned long envcfg;
> #ifdef CONFIG_SHADOW_CALL_STACK
> void *scs_base;
> void *scs_sp;
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/asm-offsets.c
> b/arch/riscv/kernel/asm-offsets.c
> index a03129f40c46..cdd8f095c30c 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/asm-offsets.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/asm-offsets.c
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void asm_offsets(void)
> OFFSET(TASK_TI_PREEMPT_COUNT, task_struct, thread_info.preempt_count);
> OFFSET(TASK_TI_KERNEL_SP, task_struct, thread_info.kernel_sp);
> OFFSET(TASK_TI_USER_SP, task_struct, thread_info.user_sp);
> + OFFSET(TASK_TI_ENVCFG, task_struct, thread_info.envcfg);
> #ifdef CONFIG_SHADOW_CALL_STACK
> OFFSET(TASK_TI_SCS_SP, task_struct, thread_info.scs_sp);
> #endif
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
> index 54ca4564a926..63c3855ba80d 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/entry.S
> @@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(ret_from_exception)
> addi s0, sp, PT_SIZE_ON_STACK
> REG_S s0, TASK_TI_KERNEL_SP(tp)
>
> + /* restore envcfg bits for current thread */
> + REG_L s0, TASK_TI_ENVCFG(tp)
> + csrw CSR_ENVCFG, s0
> +

This is redundant if we're repeatedly processing interrupts or exceptions
within a single task. We should only be writing envcfg when switching
between tasks or as part of the prctl.

We need to use an ALTERNATIVE for this since the oldest supported hardware
does not have envcfg csrs.

-s

> /* Save the kernel shadow call stack pointer */
> scs_save_current
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>
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