On Sep 21, 2015, at 9:19 PM, Jungseok Lee wrote:

Dear all,

Please ignore this. It won't work. 
I've typed a wrong command line in a terminal.

Sorry for confusion.

Best Regards
Jungseok Lee

> Currently, kernel context and interrupts are handled using a single
> kernel stack navigated by sp_el1. This forces a system to use 16KB
> stack, not 8KB one. This restriction makes low memory platforms suffer
> from memory pressure accompanied by performance degradation.
> 
> This patch addresses the issue as introducing a separate percpu IRQ
> stack to handle both hard and soft interrupts with two ground rules:
> 
>  - Utilize sp_el0 in EL1 context, which is not used currently
>  - Do not complicate current_thread_info calculation
> 
> It is a core concept to directly retrieve struct thread_info from
> sp_el0. This approach helps to prevent text section size from being
> increased largely as removing masking operation using THREAD_SIZE
> in tons of places.
> 
> [Thanks to James Morse for his valuable feedbacks which greatly help
> to figure out a better implementation. - Jungseok]
> 
> Tested-by: James Morse <james.mo...@arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jungseok Lee <jungseokle...@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes since v2:
> - Optmised current_thread_info function as removing masking operation
>  and volatile keyword per James and Catalin
> - Reworked irq re-enterance check logic using top-bit comparison of
>  stacks per James
> - Added sp_el0 update in cpu_resume per James
> - Selected HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK to expose this feature explicitly
> - Added a Tested-by tag from James
> - Added comments on sp_el0 as a helper messeage
> 
> Changes since v1:
> - Rebased on top of v4.3-rc1
> - Removed Kconfig about IRQ stack, per James
> - Used PERCPU for IRQ stack, per James
> - Tried to allocate IRQ stack when CPU is about to start up, per James
> - Moved sp_el0 update into kernel_entry macro, per James
> - Dropped S_SP removal patch, per Mark and James
> 
> arch/arm64/Kconfig                   |  1 +
> arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h         |  2 +
> arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h | 10 ++++-
> arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S            | 35 +++++++++++++---
> arch/arm64/kernel/head.S             |  5 +++
> arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c              | 21 ++++++++++
> arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S            |  2 +
> arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c              |  6 +++
> 8 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> index 7d95663..829de2b 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
> @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ config ARM64
>       select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
>       select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
>       select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT if PERF_EVENTS
> +     select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK
>       select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
>       select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
>       select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h
> index bbb251b..ba12725 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/irq.h
> @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ struct pt_regs;
> extern void migrate_irqs(void);
> extern void set_handle_irq(void (*handle_irq)(struct pt_regs *));
> 
> +extern int alloc_irq_stack(unsigned int cpu);
> +
> static inline void acpi_irq_init(void)
> {
>       /*
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h 
> b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
> index dcd06d1..fa014df 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
> @@ -71,10 +71,16 @@ register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm ("sp");
>  */
> static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void) 
> __attribute_const__;
> 
> +/*
> + * struct thread_info can be accessed directly via sp_el0.
> + */
> static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
> {
> -     return (struct thread_info *)
> -             (current_stack_pointer & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));
> +     unsigned long sp_el0;
> +
> +     asm ("mrs %0, sp_el0" : "=r" (sp_el0));
> +
> +     return (struct thread_info *)sp_el0;
> }
> 
> #define thread_saved_pc(tsk)  \
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> index 4306c93..7b4943b 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
> @@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
> 
>       .if     \el == 0
>       mrs     x21, sp_el0
> -     get_thread_info tsk                     // Ensure MDSCR_EL1.SS is clear,
> +     mov     tsk, sp
> +     and     tsk, tsk, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)   // Ensure MDSCR_EL1.SS is clear,
>       ldr     x19, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS]           // since we can unmask debug
>       disable_step_tsk x19, x20               // exceptions when scheduling.
>       .else
> @@ -105,6 +106,7 @@
>       .if     \el == 0
>       mvn     x21, xzr
>       str     x21, [sp, #S_SYSCALLNO]
> +     msr     sp_el0, tsk
>       .endif
> 
>       /*
> @@ -164,8 +166,28 @@ alternative_endif
>       .endm
> 
>       .macro  get_thread_info, rd
> -     mov     \rd, sp
> -     and     \rd, \rd, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)   // top of stack
> +     mrs     \rd, sp_el0
> +     .endm
> +
> +     .macro  irq_stack_entry
> +     adr_l   x21, irq_stack
> +     mrs     x22, tpidr_el1
> +     add     x21, x21, x22
> +     ldr     x22, [x21]
> +     and     x21, x22, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
> +     mov     x23, sp
> +     and     x23, x23, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
> +     cmp     x21, x23                        // check irq re-enterance
> +     mov     x21, sp                         // x21 = task stack
> +     csel    x23, x21, x22, eq               // x22 = irq stack
> +     mov     x23, sp
> +     .endm
> +
> +     /*
> +      * x21 is preserved between irq_stack_entry and irq_stack_exit
> +      */
> +     .macro  irq_stack_exit
> +     mov     sp, x21                         // x21 = task stack
>       .endm
> 
> /*
> @@ -183,10 +205,11 @@ tsk     .req    x28             // current thread_info
>  * Interrupt handling.
>  */
>       .macro  irq_handler
> -     adrp    x1, handle_arch_irq
> -     ldr     x1, [x1, #:lo12:handle_arch_irq]
> +     ldr_l   x1, handle_arch_irq
>       mov     x0, sp
> +     irq_stack_entry
>       blr     x1
> +     irq_stack_exit
>       .endm
> 
>       .text
> @@ -597,6 +620,8 @@ ENTRY(cpu_switch_to)
>       ldp     x29, x9, [x8], #16
>       ldr     lr, [x8]
>       mov     sp, x9
> +     and     x9, x9, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
> +     msr     sp_el0, x9
>       ret
> ENDPROC(cpu_switch_to)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
> index a055be6..265253d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
> @@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ __mmap_switched:
>       b       1b
> 2:
>       adr_l   sp, initial_sp, x4
> +     mov     x4, sp
> +     and     x4, x4, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
> +     msr     sp_el0, x4                      // Save thread_info
>       str_l   x21, __fdt_pointer, x5          // Save FDT pointer
>       str_l   x24, memstart_addr, x6          // Save PHYS_OFFSET
>       mov     x29, #0
> @@ -613,6 +616,8 @@ ENDPROC(secondary_startup)
> ENTRY(__secondary_switched)
>       ldr     x0, [x21]                       // get secondary_data.stack
>       mov     sp, x0
> +     and     x0, x0, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
> +     msr     sp_el0, x0                      // save thread_info
>       mov     x29, #0
>       b       secondary_start_kernel
> ENDPROC(__secondary_switched)
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
> index 11dc3fd..5272bfd 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/irq.c
> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
> 
> unsigned long irq_err_count;
> 
> +DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, irq_stack);
> +
> int arch_show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
> {
>       show_ipi_list(p, prec);
> @@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ void __init set_handle_irq(void (*handle_irq)(struct 
> pt_regs *))
> 
> void __init init_IRQ(void)
> {
> +     if (alloc_irq_stack(smp_processor_id()))
> +             panic("Failed to allocate IRQ stack for boot cpu");
> +
>       irqchip_init();
>       if (!handle_arch_irq)
>               panic("No interrupt controller found.");
> @@ -115,3 +120,19 @@ void migrate_irqs(void)
>       local_irq_restore(flags);
> }
> #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
> +
> +int alloc_irq_stack(unsigned int cpu)
> +{
> +     void *stack;
> +
> +     if (per_cpu(irq_stack, cpu))
> +             return 0;
> +
> +     stack = (void *)__get_free_pages(THREADINFO_GFP, THREAD_SIZE_ORDER);
> +     if (!stack)
> +             return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +     per_cpu(irq_stack, cpu) = stack + THREAD_START_SP;
> +
> +     return 0;
> +}
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S
> index f586f7c..87d9453 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/sleep.S
> @@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ ENTRY(cpu_resume)
>       /* load physical address of identity map page table in x1 */
>       adrp    x1, idmap_pg_dir
>       mov     sp, x2
> +     and     x2, x2, #~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)
> +     msr     sp_el0, x2
>       /*
>        * cpu_do_resume expects x0 to contain context physical address
>        * pointer and x1 to contain physical address of 1:1 page tables
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
> index dbdaacd..0bd7049 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
> @@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
>       secondary_data.stack = task_stack_page(idle) + THREAD_START_SP;
>       __flush_dcache_area(&secondary_data, sizeof(secondary_data));
> 
> +     ret = alloc_irq_stack(cpu);
> +     if (ret) {
> +             pr_crit("CPU%u: failed to allocate IRQ stack\n", cpu);
> +             return ret;
> +     }
> +
>       /*
>        * Now bring the CPU into our world.
>        */
> -- 
> 2.5.0
> 

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