arm64: errata: Workaround for SI L1 downstream coherency issue

When software issues a Cache Maintenance Operation (CMO) targeting a
dirty cache line, the CPU and DSU cluster may optimize the operation by
combining the CopyBack Write and CMO into a single combined CopyBack
Write plus CMO transaction presented to the interconnect (MCN).
For these combined transactions, the MCN splits the operation into two
separate transactions, one Write and one CMO, and then propagates the
write and optionally the CMO to the downstream memory system or external
Point of Serialization (PoS).
However, the MCN may return an early CompCMO response to the DSU cluster
before the corresponding Write and CMO transactions have completed at
the external PoS or downstream memory. As a result, stale data may be
observed by external observers that are directly connected to the
external PoS or downstream memory.

This erratum affects any system topology in which the following
conditions apply:
 - The Point of Serialization (PoS) is located downstream of the
   interconnect.
 - A downstream observer accesses memory directly, bypassing the
   interconnect.

Conditions:
This erratum occurs only when all of the following conditions are met:
 1. Software executes a data cache maintenance operation, specifically,
    a clean or clean&invalidate by virtual address (DC CVAC or DC
    CIVAC), that hits on unique dirty data in the CPU or DSU cache.
    This results in a combined CopyBack and CMO being issued to the
    interconnect.
 2. The interconnect splits the combined transaction into separate Write
    and CMO transactions and returns an early completion response to the
    CPU or DSU before the write has completed at the downstream memory
    or PoS.
 3. A downstream observer accesses the affected memory address after the
    early completion response is issued but before the actual memory
    write has completed. This allows the observer to read stale data
    that has not yet been updated at the PoS or downstream memory.

The implementation of workaround put a second loop of CMOs at the same
virtual address whose operation meet erratum conditions to wait until
cache data be cleaned to PoC. This way of implementation mitigates
performance penalty compared to purely duplicate original CMO.

Signed-off-by: Lucas Wei <lucaswei@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Lucas Wei 2026-01-14 14:52:41 +00:00 committed by Will Deacon
parent 8f0b4cce44
commit 3fed7e0059
5 changed files with 62 additions and 0 deletions

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@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ stable kernels.
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | GIC-700 | #2941627 | ARM64_ERRATUM_2941627 |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | SI L1 | #4311569 | ARM64_ERRATUM_4311569 |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| Broadcom | Brahma-B53 | N/A | ARM64_ERRATUM_845719 |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+

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@ -1155,6 +1155,25 @@ config ARM64_ERRATUM_3194386
If unsure, say Y.
config ARM64_ERRATUM_4311569
bool "SI L1: 4311569: workaround for premature CMO completion erratum"
default y
help
This option adds the workaround for ARM SI L1 erratum 4311569.
The erratum of SI L1 can cause an early response to a combined write
and cache maintenance operation (WR+CMO) before the operation is fully
completed to the Point of Serialization (POS).
This can result in a non-I/O coherent agent observing stale data,
potentially leading to system instability or incorrect behavior.
Enabling this option implements a software workaround by inserting a
second loop of Cache Maintenance Operation (CMO) immediately following the
end of function to do CMOs. This ensures that the data is correctly serialized
before the buffer is handed off to a non-coherent agent.
If unsure, say Y.
config CAVIUM_ERRATUM_22375
bool "Cavium erratum 22375, 24313"
default y

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@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ alternative_endif
.macro dcache_by_myline_op op, domain, start, end, linesz, tmp, fixup
sub \tmp, \linesz, #1
bic \start, \start, \tmp
alternative_if ARM64_WORKAROUND_4311569
mov \tmp, \start
alternative_else_nop_endif
.Ldcache_op\@:
.ifc \op, cvau
__dcache_op_workaround_clean_cache \op, \start
@ -402,6 +405,13 @@ alternative_endif
add \start, \start, \linesz
cmp \start, \end
b.lo .Ldcache_op\@
alternative_if ARM64_WORKAROUND_4311569
.ifnc \op, cvau
mov \start, \tmp
mov \tmp, xzr
cbnz \start, .Ldcache_op\@
.endif
alternative_else_nop_endif
dsb \domain
_cond_uaccess_extable .Ldcache_op\@, \fixup

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@ -141,6 +141,30 @@ has_mismatched_cache_type(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
return (ctr_real != sys) && (ctr_raw != sys);
}
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_4311569
static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569);
static int __init early_arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569_cfg(char *arg)
{
static_branch_enable(&arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569);
pr_info("Enabling cache maintenance workaround for ARM SI-L1 erratum 4311569\n");
return 0;
}
early_param("arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569", early_arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569_cfg);
/*
* We have some earlier use cases to call cache maintenance operation functions, for example,
* dcache_inval_poc() and dcache_clean_poc() in head.S, before making decision to turn on this
* workaround. Since the scope of this workaround is limited to non-coherent DMA agents, its
* safe to have the workaround off by default.
*/
static bool
need_arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int scope)
{
return static_branch_unlikely(&arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569);
}
#endif
static void
cpu_enable_trap_ctr_access(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *cap)
{
@ -870,6 +894,13 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
ERRATA_MIDR_RANGE_LIST(erratum_spec_ssbs_list),
},
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_4311569
{
.capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_4311569,
.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
.matches = need_arm_si_l1_workaround_4311569,
},
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_UNPRIV_LOAD
{
.desc = "ARM errata 2966298, 3117295",

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@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ WORKAROUND_2077057
WORKAROUND_2457168
WORKAROUND_2645198
WORKAROUND_2658417
WORKAROUND_4311569
WORKAROUND_AMPERE_AC03_CPU_38
WORKAROUND_AMPERE_AC04_CPU_23
WORKAROUND_TRBE_OVERWRITE_FILL_MODE