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authorWill Deacon <will@kernel.org>2026-03-27 13:00:45 +0000
committerMarc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>2026-03-28 17:07:49 +0000
commit07695f7dc1e141601254057a00bf4e23301eb0b2 (patch)
tree2c3f82556e44e0becb5d327cd1517f4bd54b336c /tools/perf/scripts/python
parentd133aa75e39dd72e0b8577ab1f5fc17c72246536 (diff)
KVM: arm64: Disable SPE Profiling Buffer when running in guest context
The nVHE world-switch code relies on zeroing PMSCR_EL1 to disable profiling data generation in guest context when SPE is in use by the host. Unfortunately, this may leave PMBLIMITR_EL1.E set and consequently we can end up running in guest/hypervisor context with the Profiling Buffer enabled. The current "known issues" document for Rev M.a of the Arm ARM states that this can lead to speculative, out-of-context translations: | 2.18 D23136: | | When the Profiling Buffer is enabled, profiling is not stopped, and | Discard mode is not enabled, the Statistical Profiling Unit might | cause speculative translations for the owning translation regime, | including when the owning translation regime is out-of-context. In a similar fashion to TRBE, ensure that the Profiling Buffer is disabled during the nVHE world switch before we start messing with the stage-2 MMU and trap configuration. Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> Cc: Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org> Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org> Cc: Leo Yan <leo.yan@arm.com> Cc: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com> Cc: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com> Cc: Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com> Tested-by: Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@arm.com> Tested-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com> Fixes: f85279b4bd48 ("arm64: KVM: Save/restore the host SPE state when entering/leaving a VM") Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260327130047.21065-3-will@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
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