[PATCH v3 3/4] armv8: mmu: commonize the set_one_region() loop
Casey Connolly
casey.connolly at linaro.org
Thu May 7 21:58:10 CEST 2026
This loop is duplicated 3 times, put it into its own function and call
it instead. This simplifies the logic in a few functions.
Signed-off-by: Casey Connolly <casey.connolly at linaro.org>
---
arch/arm/cpu/armv8/cache_v8.c | 97 ++++++++++++++-----------------------------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/cache_v8.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/cache_v8.c
index 36d337378fcd..bd839b2addb4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/cache_v8.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/cache_v8.c
@@ -1022,8 +1022,33 @@ static u64 set_one_region(u64 start, u64 size, u64 attrs, bool flag, int level)
/* Roll on to the next page table level */
return 0;
}
+static void set_regions(u64 start, u64 size, u64 attrs, bool flag)
+{
+ int level, levelstart;
+ u64 r, va_bits;
+ get_tcr(NULL, &va_bits);
+
+ levelstart = va_bits < 39 ? 1 : 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Loop through the address range until we find a page granule that fits
+ * our alignment constraints, then set it to the new cache attributes
+ */
+ while (size > 0) {
+ for (level = levelstart; level < 4; level++) {
+ r = set_one_region(start, size, attrs, flag, level);
+ if (r) {
+ /* PTE successfully replaced */
+ size -= r;
+ start += r;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+
void mmu_set_region_dcache_behaviour(phys_addr_t start, size_t size,
enum dcache_option option)
{
u64 attrs = PMD_ATTRINDX(option >> 2);
@@ -1041,28 +1066,9 @@ void mmu_set_region_dcache_behaviour(phys_addr_t start, size_t size,
* we can safely modify our primary page tables and then switch back
*/
__asm_switch_ttbr(gd->arch.tlb_emerg);
- /*
- * Loop through the address range until we find a page granule that fits
- * our alignment constraints, then set it to the new cache attributes
- */
- while (size > 0) {
- int level;
- u64 r;
-
- for (level = 1; level < 4; level++) {
- /* Set d-cache attributes only */
- r = set_one_region(start, size, attrs, false, level);
- if (r) {
- /* PTE successfully replaced */
- size -= r;
- start += r;
- break;
- }
- }
-
- }
+ set_regions(start, size, attrs, false);
/* We're done modifying page tables, switch back to our primary ones */
__asm_switch_ttbr(gd->arch.tlb_addr);
@@ -1072,31 +1078,11 @@ void mmu_set_region_dcache_behaviour(phys_addr_t start, size_t size,
*/
flush_dcache_range(real_start, real_start + real_size);
}
-void mmu_change_region_attr_nobreak(phys_addr_t addr, size_t siz, u64 attrs)
+void mmu_change_region_attr_nobreak(phys_addr_t addr, size_t size, u64 attrs)
{
- int level;
- u64 r, size, start;
-
- /*
- * Loop through the address range until we find a page granule that fits
- * our alignment constraints and set the new permissions
- */
- start = addr;
- size = siz;
- while (size > 0) {
- for (level = 1; level < 4; level++) {
- /* Set PTE to new attributes */
- r = set_one_region(start, size, attrs, true, level);
- if (r) {
- /* PTE successfully updated */
- size -= r;
- start += r;
- break;
- }
- }
- }
+ set_regions(addr, size, attrs, true);
flush_dcache_range(gd->arch.tlb_addr,
gd->arch.tlb_addr + gd->arch.tlb_size);
__asm_invalidate_tlb_all();
}
@@ -1105,38 +1091,17 @@ void mmu_change_region_attr_nobreak(phys_addr_t addr, size_t siz, u64 attrs)
* Modify MMU table for a region with updated PXN/UXN/Memory type/valid bits.
* The procecess is break-before-make. The target region will be marked as
* invalid during the process of changing.
*/
-void mmu_change_region_attr(phys_addr_t addr, size_t siz, u64 attrs)
+void mmu_change_region_attr(phys_addr_t addr, size_t size, u64 attrs)
{
- int level;
- u64 r, size, start;
-
- start = addr;
- size = siz;
- /*
- * Loop through the address range until we find a page granule that fits
- * our alignment constraints, then set it to "invalid".
- */
- while (size > 0) {
- for (level = 1; level < 4; level++) {
- /* Set PTE to fault */
- r = set_one_region(start, size, PTE_TYPE_FAULT, true,
- level);
- if (r) {
- /* PTE successfully invalidated */
- size -= r;
- start += r;
- break;
- }
- }
- }
+ set_regions(addr, size, PTE_TYPE_FAULT, true);
flush_dcache_range(gd->arch.tlb_addr,
gd->arch.tlb_addr + gd->arch.tlb_size);
__asm_invalidate_tlb_all();
- mmu_change_region_attr_nobreak(addr, siz, attrs);
+ mmu_change_region_attr_nobreak(addr, size, attrs);
}
int pgprot_set_attrs(phys_addr_t addr, size_t size, enum pgprot_attrs perm)
{
--
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