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authorMarc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>2026-02-13 14:16:19 +0000
committerWill Deacon <will@kernel.org>2026-02-19 12:32:54 +0000
commit29cc0f3aa7c64d3b3cb9d94c0a0984ba6717bf72 (patch)
treea249c5a81a6ee9729a2a097f405936cf69230c57 /tools/debugging
parent36c0de02575ce59dfd879eb4ef63d53a68bbf9ce (diff)
arm64: Force the use of CNTVCT_EL0 in __delay()
Quentin forwards a report from Hyesoo Yu, describing an interesting problem with the use of WFxT in __delay() when a vcpu is loaded and that KVM is *not* in VHE mode (either nVHE or hVHE). In this case, CNTVOFF_EL2 is set to a non-zero value to reflect the state of the guest virtual counter. At the same time, __delay() is using get_cycles() to read the counter value, which is indirected to reading CNTPCT_EL0. The core of the issue is that WFxT is using the *virtual* counter, while the kernel is using the physical counter, and that the offset introduces a really bad discrepancy between the two. Fix this by forcing the use of CNTVCT_EL0, making __delay() consistent irrespective of the value of CNTVOFF_EL2. Reported-by: Hyesoo Yu <hyesoo.yu@samsung.com> Reported-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com> Reviewed-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com> Fixes: 7d26b0516a0d ("arm64: Use WFxT for __delay() when possible") Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ktosachvft2cgqd5qkukn275ugmhy6xrhxur4zqpdxlfr3qh5h@o3zrfnsq63od Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
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