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| author | Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> | 2026-03-27 13:00:45 +0000 |
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| committer | Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> | 2026-03-28 17:07:49 +0000 |
| commit | 07695f7dc1e141601254057a00bf4e23301eb0b2 (patch) | |
| tree | 2c3f82556e44e0becb5d327cd1517f4bd54b336c /tools/perf/scripts/python | |
| parent | d133aa75e39dd72e0b8577ab1f5fc17c72246536 (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:
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| 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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