[PATCH] powerpc/64: don't refer nr_cpu_ids in asm code when it's undefined
Yury Norov
yury.norov at gmail.com
Wed Sep 21 01:29:35 AEST 2022
generic_secondary_common_init() calls LOAD_REG_ADDR(r7, nr_cpu_ids)
conditionally on CONFIG_SMP. However, if NR_CPUS == 1, kernel doesn't
use the nr_cpu_ids, and in C code, it's just:
#if NR_CPUS == 1
#define nr_cpu_ids
...
The [1] makes declaration of nr_cpu_ids conditional on NR_CPUS == 1,
and that reveals the issue: compiler can't link the
LOAD_REG_ADDR(r7, nr_cpu_ids) against nonexisting symbol.
Current code looks unsafe for those who build kernel with CONFIG_SMP=y and
NR_CPUS == 1. This is weird configuration, but not disallowed.
Fix the linker error by replacing LOAD_REG_ADDR() with LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE()
conditionally on NR_CPUS == 1.
The issue was spotted after applying [1], which adds a CONFIG_FORCE_NR_CPUS
option that has the similar effect on nr_cpu_ids. So, in this patch, make
the LOAD_REG() conditional on CONFIG_FORCE_NR_CPUS too.
On top of:
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220905230820.3295223-4-yury.norov@gmail.com/T/#m96ffe122721893471fd3470d911a8f2fad6d03b3
Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr at canb.auug.org.au>
Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <yury.norov at gmail.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index cf2c08902c05..7cb97881635e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -400,7 +400,11 @@ generic_secondary_common_init:
#else
LOAD_REG_ADDR(r8, paca_ptrs) /* Load paca_ptrs pointe */
ld r8,0(r8) /* Get base vaddr of array */
+#if (NR_CPUS == 1) || defined(CONFIG_FORCE_NR_CPUS)
+ LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r7, NR_CPUS)
+#else
LOAD_REG_ADDR(r7, nr_cpu_ids) /* Load nr_cpu_ids address */
+#endif
lwz r7,0(r7) /* also the max paca allocated */
li r5,0 /* logical cpu id */
1:
--
2.34.1
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