[PATCH v3] powerpc xmon: use `dcbf` inplace of `dcbi` instruction for 64bit Book3S

Michael Ellerman patch-notifications at ellerman.id.au
Thu Jul 30 22:50:18 AEST 2020


On Mon, 30 Mar 2020 13:29:54 +0530, Balamuruhan S wrote:
> Data Cache Block Invalidate (dcbi) instruction implemented back in
> PowerPC architecture version 2.03. But as per Power Processor Users Manual
> it is obsolete and not supported by POWER8/POWER9 core. Attempt to use of
> this illegal instruction results in a hypervisor emulation assistance
> interrupt. So, ifdef it out the option `i` in xmon for 64bit Book3S.
> 
> 0:mon> fi
> cpu 0x0: Vector: 700 (Program Check) at [c000000003be74a0]
>     pc: c000000000102030: cacheflush+0x180/0x1a0
>     lr: c000000000101f3c: cacheflush+0x8c/0x1a0
>     sp: c000000003be7730
>    msr: 8000000000081033
>   current = 0xc0000000035e5c00
>   paca    = 0xc000000001910000   irqmask: 0x03   irq_happened: 0x01
>     pid   = 1025, comm = bash
> Linux version 5.6.0-rc5-g5aa19adac (root at ltc-wspoon6) (gcc version 7.4.0
> (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~18.04.1)) #1 SMP Tue Mar 10 04:38:41 CDT 2020
> cpu 0x0: Exception 700 (Program Check) in xmon, returning to main loop
> [c000000003be7c50] c00000000084abb0 __handle_sysrq+0xf0/0x2a0
> [c000000003be7d00] c00000000084b3c0 write_sysrq_trigger+0xb0/0xe0
> [c000000003be7d30] c0000000004d1edc proc_reg_write+0x8c/0x130
> [c000000003be7d60] c00000000040dc7c __vfs_write+0x3c/0x70
> [c000000003be7d80] c000000000410e70 vfs_write+0xd0/0x210
> [c000000003be7dd0] c00000000041126c ksys_write+0xdc/0x130
> [c000000003be7e20] c00000000000b9d0 system_call+0x5c/0x68
> --- Exception: c01 (System Call) at 00007fffa345e420
> SP (7ffff0b08ab0) is in userspace

Applied to powerpc/next.

[1/1] powerpc/xmon: Use `dcbf` inplace of `dcbi` instruction for 64bit Book3S
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/81a413259a224f0d1783c41a74f18864d4f3d67e

cheers


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