From: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@arm.com>
To: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org, Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com>,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] arm64: errata: Factor out broken AMU const counter cap
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 10:46:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <asS1aS8s3kSzRqkx@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261006000910.3554634-1-sashal@kernel.org>
LGTM. Thank you!
---
BR
Beata
On Mon, Oct 05, 2026 at 08:09:26PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> From: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@arm.com>
>
> [ Upstream commit 573371caf7aea8582212da81dcead2c3f48fac4b ]
>
> Move the workaround from the erratum 2457168-specific cpucap to a generic
> broken AMU constant-counter one. This keeps the existing Cortex-A510
> handling unchanged while allowing other errata with similar AMU constant
> counter issue to share the capability bit and call sites.
>
> 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>
>
> The paired CPPC FFH counter-read helper is absent here, so omit its
> comment-only update. Retain the shared capability and MIDR range list,
> and update the existing AMU initialization and constant-counter read
> paths. This preserves Cortex-A510 handling and prepares the shared
> workaround for Cortex-A725.
>
> Stable-dep-of: 45f730467987 ("arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround")
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
> ---
> arch/arm64/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++
> arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
> arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 2 +-
> arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c | 2 +-
> arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps | 2 +-
> 5 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> index f7c4cb4fbaf1b..8f483df09dbe7 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> @@ -1049,9 +1049,17 @@ config ARM64_ERRATUM_1902691
>
> If unsure, say Y.
>
> +config ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT
> + bool
> + # Targeting errata affecting AMEVCNTR01, the AMU constant counter.
> + # On affected CPUs the counter may not increment at the expected rate,
> + # making it unreliable. As a result, AMU users should treat it as
> + # unavailable rather than relying on misleading counter values.
> +
> config ARM64_ERRATUM_2457168
> bool "Cortex-A510: 2457168: workaround for AMEVCNTR01 incrementing incorrectly"
> depends on ARM64_AMU_EXTN
> + select ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT
> default y
> help
> This option adds the workaround for ARM Cortex-A510 erratum 2457168.
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> index 1a7425375d0e1..917231415c007 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
> @@ -353,6 +353,16 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_repeat_tlbi_list[] = {
> };
> #endif
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT
> +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
> + {}
> +};
> +#endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT */
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_CAVIUM_ERRATUM_23154
> static const struct midr_range cavium_erratum_23154_cpus[] = {
> MIDR_ALL_VERSIONS(MIDR_THUNDERX),
> @@ -869,14 +879,12 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
> ERRATA_MIDR_REV_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A510, 0, 0, 2)
> },
> #endif
> -#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_2457168
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT
> {
> - .desc = "ARM erratum 2457168",
> - .capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_2457168,
> + .desc = "Broken AMU AMEVCNTR01 (const counter)",
> + .capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT,
> .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/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> index 39a798f74778e..bb73d05318a92 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
> @@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ static void cpu_amu_enable(struct arm64_cpu_capabilities const *cap)
> cpumask_set_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &amu_cpus);
>
> /* 0 reference values signal broken/disabled counters */
> - if (!this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_2457168))
> + if (!this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT))
> update_freq_counters_refs();
> }
> }
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> index 1be36a30d9e6c..6ad8ea3c7258b 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
> @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static void cpu_read_constcnt(void *val)
> * 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) ?
> + *(u64 *)val = this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT) ?
> 0UL : read_constcnt();
> }
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
> index 16d123088ddd4..3e2c5c1914d88 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
> +++ b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
> @@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ WORKAROUND_1902691
> WORKAROUND_2038923
> WORKAROUND_2064142
> WORKAROUND_2077057
> -WORKAROUND_2457168
> WORKAROUND_2645198
> WORKAROUND_2658417
> WORKAROUND_4193714
> @@ -122,3 +121,4 @@ WORKAROUND_REPEAT_TLBI
> WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_AT
> WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_SSBS
> WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_UNPRIV_LOAD
> +WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT
> --
> 2.53.0
>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-06 8:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ 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 6.18-stable tree gregkh
2026-10-06 0:09 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/2] arm64: errata: Factor out broken AMU const counter cap Sasha Levin
2026-10-06 0:09 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 2/2] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround Sasha Levin
2026-10-06 8:47 ` Beata Michalska
2026-10-06 8:46 ` Beata Michalska [this message]
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