Re: [PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
On Wednesday 12 December 2012 11:27 PM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:10 AM, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: On Wednesday 12 December 2012 02:41 AM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg --- arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: bic r6, r6, #1 << 31@ 32-bit translation system bic r6, r6, #3 << 0 @ use only ttbr0 mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access control mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control #endif The TLB's are already flushed few lines above so above patching shouldn't help if it was really dirty TLB entry issue. I suspect that your boot-loader clean-up [1] function may not be taking care of flushing caches which could potetially lead to the issue. Have you checked that ? No, the problem is that the mmu is on when that first tlb flush happens so the tlb entry for the code that is executing gets reloaded from the old page table. This is probably a bootloader bug, but I don't have the bootloader source and 3.4 boots with the same bootloader. Yes. The MMU is suppose to be turned off by boot-loader before jumping to the kernel. That explains the problem. No need to patch the kernel here. Regards Santosh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:10 AM, Santosh Shilimkar wrote: > On Wednesday 12 December 2012 02:41 AM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: >> >> If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 >> in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault >> if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. >> >> Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg >> --- >> arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + >> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S >> b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S >> index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 >> --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S >> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S >> @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: >> bic r6, r6, #1 << 31@ 32-bit translation >> system >> bic r6, r6, #3 << 0 @ use only ttbr0 >> mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer >> + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs >> mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access >> control >> mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control >> #endif >> > The TLB's are already flushed few lines above so above patching > shouldn't help if it was really dirty TLB entry issue. I suspect that > your boot-loader clean-up [1] function may not be taking care of > flushing caches which could potetially lead to the issue. > > Have you checked that ? > No, the problem is that the mmu is on when that first tlb flush happens so the tlb entry for the code that is executing gets reloaded from the old page table. This is probably a bootloader bug, but I don't have the bootloader source and 3.4 boots with the same bootloader. -- Arve Hjønnevåg -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
On Wednesday 12 December 2012 02:41 AM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg --- arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: bic r6, r6, #1 << 31@ 32-bit translation system bic r6, r6, #3 << 0 @ use only ttbr0 mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access control mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control #endif The TLB's are already flushed few lines above so above patching shouldn't help if it was really dirty TLB entry issue. I suspect that your boot-loader clean-up [1] function may not be taking care of flushing caches which could potetially lead to the issue. Have you checked that ? Regards Santosh [1] http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/noboot-checklist/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
On Wednesday 12 December 2012 02:41 AM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg a...@android.com --- arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: bic r6, r6, #1 31@ 32-bit translation system bic r6, r6, #3 0 @ use only ttbr0 mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access control mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control #endif The TLB's are already flushed few lines above so above patching shouldn't help if it was really dirty TLB entry issue. I suspect that your boot-loader clean-up [1] function may not be taking care of flushing caches which could potetially lead to the issue. Have you checked that ? Regards Santosh [1] http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/noboot-checklist/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:10 AM, Santosh Shilimkar santosh.shilim...@ti.com wrote: On Wednesday 12 December 2012 02:41 AM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg a...@android.com --- arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: bic r6, r6, #1 31@ 32-bit translation system bic r6, r6, #3 0 @ use only ttbr0 mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access control mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control #endif The TLB's are already flushed few lines above so above patching shouldn't help if it was really dirty TLB entry issue. I suspect that your boot-loader clean-up [1] function may not be taking care of flushing caches which could potetially lead to the issue. Have you checked that ? No, the problem is that the mmu is on when that first tlb flush happens so the tlb entry for the code that is executing gets reloaded from the old page table. This is probably a bootloader bug, but I don't have the bootloader source and 3.4 boots with the same bootloader. -- Arve Hjønnevåg -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: [PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
On Wednesday 12 December 2012 11:27 PM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:10 AM, Santosh Shilimkar santosh.shilim...@ti.com wrote: On Wednesday 12 December 2012 02:41 AM, Arve Hjønnevåg wrote: If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg a...@android.com --- arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: bic r6, r6, #1 31@ 32-bit translation system bic r6, r6, #3 0 @ use only ttbr0 mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access control mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control #endif The TLB's are already flushed few lines above so above patching shouldn't help if it was really dirty TLB entry issue. I suspect that your boot-loader clean-up [1] function may not be taking care of flushing caches which could potetially lead to the issue. Have you checked that ? No, the problem is that the mmu is on when that first tlb flush happens so the tlb entry for the code that is executing gets reloaded from the old page table. This is probably a bootloader bug, but I don't have the bootloader source and 3.4 boots with the same bootloader. Yes. The MMU is suppose to be turned off by boot-loader before jumping to the kernel. That explains the problem. No need to patch the kernel here. Regards Santosh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
[PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg --- arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: bic r6, r6, #1 << 31@ 32-bit translation system bic r6, r6, #3 << 0 @ use only ttbr0 mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access control mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control #endif -- 1.7.7.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
[PATCH] ARM: decompressor: Flush tlb before swiching domain 0 to client mode
If the bootloader used a page table that is incompatible with domain 0 in client mode, then swithing domain 0 to client mode causes a fault if we don't flush the tlb after updating the page table pointer. Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg a...@android.com --- arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S |1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 90275f0..9c8034c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -704,6 +704,7 @@ __armv7_mmu_cache_on: bic r6, r6, #1 31@ 32-bit translation system bic r6, r6, #3 0 @ use only ttbr0 mcrne p15, 0, r3, c2, c0, 0 @ load page table pointer + mcrne p15, 0, r0, c8, c7, 0 @ flush I,D TLBs mcrne p15, 0, r1, c3, c0, 0 @ load domain access control mcrne p15, 0, r6, c2, c0, 2 @ load ttb control #endif -- 1.7.7.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
