[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 6/7] ARM: extend non-secure switch to also go into HYP mode

Andre Przywara andre.przywara at linaro.org
Tue Jun 25 10:27:30 CEST 2013


On 06/21/2013 04:38 PM, Nikolay Nikolaev wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Andre Przywara
> <andre.przywara at linaro.org <mailto:andre.przywara at linaro.org>> wrote:
>
>     For the KVM and XEN hypervisors to be usable, we need to enter the
>     kernel in HYP mode. Now that we already are in non-secure state,
>     HYP mode switching is within short reach.
>
>     While doing the non-secure switch, we have to enable the HVC
>     instruction and setup the HYP mode HVBAR (while still secure).
>
>     The actual switch is done by dropping back from a HYP mode handler
>     without actually leaving HYP mode, so we introduce a new handler
>     routine in our new secure exception vector table.
>
>     In the assembly switching routine we save and restore the banked LR
>     and SP registers around the hypercall to do the actual HYP mode
>     switch.
>
>     The C routine first checks whether we are in HYP mode already and
>     also whether the virtualization extensions are available. It also
>     checks whether the HYP mode switch was finally successful.
>     The bootm command part only adds and adjusts some error reporting.
>
>     Signed-off-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara at linaro.org
>     <mailto:andre.przywara at linaro.org>>
>     ---
>       arch/arm/cpu/armv7/nonsec_virt.S | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>       arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h     |  7 +++++--
>       arch/arm/lib/bootm.c             | 14 ++++++++++----
>       arch/arm/lib/virt-v7.c           | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>       4 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
>     diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/nonsec_virt.S
>     b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/nonsec_virt.S
>     index 919f6e9..950da6f 100644
>     --- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/nonsec_virt.S
>     +++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/nonsec_virt.S
>     @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>       /*
>     - * code for switching cores into non-secure state
>     + * code for switching cores into non-secure state and into HYP mode
>        *
>        * Copyright (c) 2013  Andre Przywara <andre.przywara at linaro.org
>     <mailto:andre.przywara at linaro.org>>
>        *
>     @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
>       #include <asm/gic.h>
>       #include <asm/armv7.h>
>
>     -/* the vector table for secure state */
>     +/* the vector table for secure state and HYP mode */
>       _secure_vectors:
>              .word 0 /* reset */
>              .word 0 /* undef */
>              adr pc, _secure_monitor
>              .word 0
>              .word 0
>     -       .word 0
>     +       adr pc, _hyp_trap
>              .word 0
>              .word 0
>              .word 0 /* pad */
>     @@ -50,10 +50,23 @@ _secure_monitor:
>              bic     r1, r1, #0x4e                   @ clear IRQ, FIQ,
>     EA, nET bits
>              orr     r1, r1, #0x31                   @ enable NS, AW, FW
>     bits
>
>     +       mrc     p15, 0, r0, c0, c1, 1           @ read ID_PFR1
>     +       and     r0, r0, #CPUID_ARM_VIRT_MASK    @ mask
>     virtualization bits
>     +       cmp     r0, #(1 << CPUID_ARM_VIRT_SHIFT)
>     +       orreq   r1, r1, #0x100                  @ allow HVC instruction
>     +
>              mcr     p15, 0, r1, c1, c1, 0           @ write SCR (with
>     NS bit set)
>
>     +       mrceq   p15, 0, r0, c12, c0, 1          @ get MVBAR value
>     +       mcreq   p15, 4, r0, c12, c0, 0          @ write HVBAR
>     +
>              movs    pc, lr                          @ return to
>     non-secure SVC
>
>     +_hyp_trap:
>     +       .byte 0x00, 0xe3, 0x0e, 0xe1            @ mrs lr, elr_hyp
>     +       mov pc, lr                              @ do no switch
>     modes, but
>     +                                               @ return to caller
>     +
>       /*
>        * Secondary CPUs start here and call the code for the core
>     specific parts
>        * of the non-secure and HYP mode transition. The GIC distributor
>     specific
>     @@ -69,6 +82,7 @@ _smp_pen:
>              mcr     p15, 0, r1, c12, c0, 0          @ set VBAR
>
>              bl      _nonsec_init
>     +       bl      _hyp_init
>
>
> If I get it right, _nonsec_init stores  the GICC address.  Adding
> _hyp_init here overwrites r3.
> In effect the following lines do something on the stack (sp).

Eek. Good catch. Thanks for spotting. The fix will be included in the 
next round.
Which kind of hints that acknowledging the wakeup IPI is not really 
necessary, as it was suspected earlier already.

>
>              ldr     r1, [r3, #0x0c]                 @ read GICD acknowledge
>              str     r1, [r3, #0x10]                 @ write GICD EOI
>
>
> can you add these 0x0c and 0x10 constants to gic.h.

Sure. And I will fix the wrong comments on the way ;-)

Thanks for the review!
Andre

>
>     @@ -145,3 +159,14 @@ _nonsec_init:
>              str     r1, [r2]                        @ allow private
>     interrupts
>
>              bx      lr
>     +
>     +.globl _hyp_init
>     +_hyp_init:
>     +       mov     r2, lr
>     +       mov     r3, sp                          @ save SVC copy of
>     LR and SP
>     +       isb
>     +       .byte 0x70, 0x00, 0x40, 0xe1            @ hvc #0
>     +       mov     sp, r3
>     +       mov     lr, r2                          @ fix HYP mode
>     banked LR and SP
>     +
>     +       bx      lr
>     diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h
>     index 04545b9..8c3a85e 100644
>     --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h
>     +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h
>     @@ -89,15 +89,18 @@ void v7_outer_cache_inval_range(u32 start, u32 end);
>
>       #ifdef CONFIG_ARMV7_VIRT
>
>     -#define HYP_ERR_NO_SEC_EXT             2
>     +#define HYP_ERR_ALREADY_HYP_MODE       1
>     +#define HYP_ERR_NO_VIRT_EXT            2
>       #define HYP_ERR_NO_GIC_ADDRESS         3
>       #define HYP_ERR_GIC_ADDRESS_ABOVE_4GB  4
>     +#define HYP_ERR_NOT_HYP_MODE           5
>
>     -int armv7_switch_nonsec(void);
>     +int armv7_switch_hyp(void);
>
>       /* defined in cpu/armv7/nonsec_virt.S */
>       void _nonsec_init(void);
>       void _smp_pen(void);
>     +void _hyp_init(void);
>       #endif /* CONFIG_ARMV7_VIRT */
>
>       #endif /* ! __ASSEMBLY__ */
>     diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c b/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
>     index 8251a89..7edd84d 100644
>     --- a/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
>     +++ b/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
>     @@ -227,12 +227,15 @@ static void boot_prep_linux(bootm_headers_t
>     *images)
>                      hang();
>              }
>       #ifdef CONFIG_ARMV7_VIRT
>     -       switch (armv7_switch_nonsec()) {
>     +       switch (armv7_switch_hyp()) {
>              case 0:
>     -               debug("entered non-secure state\n");
>     +               debug("entered HYP mode\n");
>                      break;
>     -       case HYP_ERR_NO_SEC_EXT:
>     -               printf("HYP mode: Security extensions not
>     implemented.\n");
>     +       case HYP_ERR_ALREADY_HYP_MODE:
>     +               debug("CPU already in HYP mode\n");
>     +               break;
>     +       case HYP_ERR_NO_VIRT_EXT:
>     +               printf("HYP mode: Virtualization extensions not
>     implemented.\n");
>                      break;
>              case HYP_ERR_NO_GIC_ADDRESS:
>                      printf("HYP mode: could not determine GIC address.\n");
>     @@ -240,6 +243,9 @@ static void boot_prep_linux(bootm_headers_t *images)
>              case HYP_ERR_GIC_ADDRESS_ABOVE_4GB:
>                      printf("HYP mode: PERIPHBASE is above 4 GB, cannot
>     access this.\n");
>                      break;
>     +       case HYP_ERR_NOT_HYP_MODE:
>     +               printf("HYP mode: switch not successful.\n");
>     +               break;
>              }
>       #endif
>       }
>     diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/virt-v7.c b/arch/arm/lib/virt-v7.c
>     index 6946e4d..1e206b9 100644
>     --- a/arch/arm/lib/virt-v7.c
>     +++ b/arch/arm/lib/virt-v7.c
>     @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
>        * Andre Przywara, Linaro
>        *
>        * Routines to transition ARMv7 processors from secure into
>     non-secure state
>     + * and from non-secure SVC into HYP mode
>        * needed to enable ARMv7 virtualization for current hypervisors
>        *
>        * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
>     @@ -29,6 +30,14 @@
>       #include <asm/gic.h>
>       #include <asm/io.h>
>
>     +static unsigned int read_cpsr(void)
>     +{
>     +       unsigned int reg;
>     +
>     +       asm volatile ("mrs %0, cpsr\n" : "=r" (reg));
>     +       return reg;
>     +}
>     +
>       static unsigned int read_id_pfr1(void)
>       {
>              unsigned int reg;
>     @@ -110,16 +119,20 @@ static void kick_secondary_cpus(char *gicdptr)
>              writel(1U << 24, &gicdptr[GICD_SGIR]);
>       }
>
>     -int armv7_switch_nonsec(void)
>     +int armv7_switch_hyp(void)
>       {
>              unsigned int reg, ret;
>              char *gicdptr;
>              unsigned itlinesnr, i;
>
>     -       /* check whether the CPU supports the security extensions */
>     +       /* check whether we are in HYP mode already */
>     +       if ((read_cpsr() & 0x1f) == 0x1a)
>     +               return HYP_ERR_ALREADY_HYP_MODE;
>     +
>     +       /* check whether the CPU supports the virtualization
>     extensions */
>              reg = read_id_pfr1();
>     -       if ((reg & 0xF0) == 0)
>     -               return HYP_ERR_NO_SEC_EXT;
>     +       if ((reg & CPUID_ARM_VIRT_MASK) != 1 << CPUID_ARM_VIRT_SHIFT)
>     +               return HYP_ERR_NO_VIRT_EXT;
>
>              set_generic_timer_frequency();
>
>     @@ -147,8 +160,12 @@ int armv7_switch_nonsec(void)
>
>              kick_secondary_cpus(gicdptr);
>
>     -       /* call the non-sec switching code on this CPU also */
>     +       /* call the HYP switching code on this CPU also */
>              _nonsec_init();
>     +       _hyp_init();
>     +
>     +       if ((read_cpsr() & 0x1F) != 0x1a)
>     +               return HYP_ERR_NOT_HYP_MODE;
>
>              return 0;
>       }
>     --
>     1.7.12.1
>
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> regards,
> Nikolay Nikolaev



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