From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@arm.com>,
Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.1.y] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 04:31:46 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261006083052.3865406-1-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2026100502-outtakes-dragonfly-ead9@gregkh>
From: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@arm.com>
[ Upstream commit 45f7304679875eb000d67e194090ee7abd05c89c ]
Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 affects the CNT_CYCLES event, which can
incur a significant increment error when a CPU enters and subsequently
exits WFE or WFI, and may no longer track the system counter
frequency.
The AMEVCNTR01_EL0 counter is used as the AMU constant counter for
frequency invariance and CPPC FFH feedback counters. Wire the affected
Cortex-A725 range into the shared broken AMU constant-counter capability
so the affected counter is treated as unavailable by returning zero in
the AMU counter paths. This prevents the broken counter from being used
as a reference source.
The erratum can also affect PMUv3 users of the CNT_CYCLES event,
but this workaround intentionally does not change PMU event handling.
Hiding or rejecting the PMU event from the erratum code would change
the perf-visible PMU event interface, including raw event selection,
and would need a separate PMU-specific approach rather than being
folded into the AMU reference-counter workaround.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
[ sashal: Reused ARM64_WORKAROUND_2457168 in place of the unavailable generic AMU capability. ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.rst | 2 ++
arch/arm64/Kconfig | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c | 9 +++++----
4 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.rst b/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
index fe7b90ac52d7b..74ae9e4f637a7 100644
--- a/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ stable kernels.
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | Cortex-A725 | #3456106 | ARM64_ERRATUM_3194386 |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| ARM | Cortex-A725 | #3821522 | ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522 |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | Cortex-X1 | #3324344 | ARM64_ERRATUM_3194386 |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | Cortex-X1 | #4193791 | ARM64_ERRATUM_4118414 |
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 9cb8867eb1205..314a9ac22be54 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -983,6 +983,27 @@ config ARM64_ERRATUM_2457168
If unsure, say Y.
+config ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522
+ bool "Cortex-A725: 3821522: workaround for possible CNT_CYCLES increment error due to WFE/WFI"
+ depends on ARM64_AMU_EXTN
+ default y
+ help
+ This option adds the workaround for ARM Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522.
+
+ On affected A725 cores, the CNT_CYCLES event may incur a significant
+ increment error when entering and subsequently exiting WFx.
+ As a result, the CNT_CYCLES may diverge from the system counter
+ frequency at which it is expected to increment.
+ This renders the AMU counter AMEVCNTR01, that implements CNT_CYCLES,
+ being unreliable and unsuitable for use.
+
+ Since there is no hardware workaround, reads of the affected CNT_CYCLES
+ counter return 0 in the relevant paths. This causes users of the counter
+ to treat it as unavailable and is functionally equivalent to firmware
+ disabling the affected counter.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config ARM64_WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_UNPRIV_LOAD
bool
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index cff85a371c353..fbc80f64f3eeb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -275,6 +275,21 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_repeat_tlbi_list[] = {
};
#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_2457168) || \
+ defined(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522)
+static const struct midr_range workaround_amu_constcnt_list[] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_2457168
+ /* Cortex-A510 r0p0-r1p1 */
+ MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A510, 0, 0, 1, 1),
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522
+ /* Cortex-A725 r0p0 - r0p2 */
+ MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A725, 0, 0, 0, 2),
+#endif
+ {}
+};
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_CAVIUM_ERRATUM_23154
static const struct midr_range cavium_erratum_23154_cpus[] = {
MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_THUNDERX),
@@ -737,14 +752,13 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
ERRATA_MIDR_REV_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A510, 0, 0, 2)
},
#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_2457168
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_2457168) || \
+ defined(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522)
{
- .desc = "ARM erratum 2457168",
+ .desc = "Broken AMU AMEVCNTR01 (const counter)",
.capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_2457168,
.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_WEAK_LOCAL_CPU_FEATURE,
-
- /* Cortex-A510 r0p0-r1p1 */
- CAP_MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A510, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+ CAP_MIDR_RANGE_LIST(workaround_amu_constcnt_list)
},
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_2038923
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
index 817d788cd8666..575d0f9a76870 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
@@ -268,10 +268,11 @@ static void cpu_read_corecnt(void *val)
static void cpu_read_constcnt(void *val)
{
/*
- * Return 0 if the current CPU is affected by erratum 2457168. A value
- * of 0 is also returned if the current CPU does not support AMUs or if
- * the counter is disabled. A return value of 0 at counter read is
- * properly handled as an error case by the users of the counter.
+ * Return 0 if the current CPU is affected by a HW erratum.
+ * A value of 0 is also returned if the current CPU does not
+ * support AMUs or if the counter is disabled. A return
+ * value of 0 at counter read is properly handled as an error
+ * case by the users of the counter.
*/
*(u64 *)val = this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_2457168) ?
0UL : read_constcnt();
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-06 8:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-05 10:24 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree gregkh
2026-10-06 8:31 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-10-06 8:53 ` [PATCH 6.1.y] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround Beata Michalska
2026-10-06 13:31 ` Beata Michalska
2026-10-06 12:32 ` [PATCH 6.1.y v2 1/2] arm64: errata: Factor out broken AMU const counter cap Beata Michalska
2026-10-06 12:32 ` [PATCH 6.1.y v2 2/2] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround Beata Michalska
2026-10-07 21:03 ` [PATCH 6.1.y v2 1/2] arm64: errata: Factor out broken AMU const counter cap Sasha Levin
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