On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 05:24:47PM -0800, Atish Patra wrote: > On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 10:42 AM Charlie Jenkins <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Provide documentation that explains how to properly do CMODX in riscv. > > > > Signed-off-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Documentation/arch/riscv/cmodx.rst | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Documentation/arch/riscv/index.rst | 1 + > > 2 files changed, 89 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/arch/riscv/cmodx.rst b/Documentation/arch/riscv/cmodx.rst > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..afd7086c222c > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/Documentation/arch/riscv/cmodx.rst > > @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ > > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 > > + > > +============================================================================== > > +Concurrent Modification and Execution of Instructions (CMODX) for RISC-V Linux > > +============================================================================== > > + > > +CMODX is a programming technique where a program executes instructions that were > > +modified by the program itself. Instruction storage and the instruction cache > > +(icache) are not guaranteed to be synchronized on RISC-V hardware. Therefore, the > > +program must enforce its own synchronization with the unprivileged fence.i > > +instruction. > > + > > +However, the default Linux ABI prohibits the use of fence.i in userspace > > +applications. At any point the scheduler may migrate a task onto a new hart. If > > +migration occurs after the userspace synchronized the icache and instruction > > +storage with fence.i, the icache will no longer be clean. This is due to the > > +behavior of fence.i only affecting the hart that it is called on. Thus, the hart > > +that the task has been migrated to may not have synchronized instruction storage > > +and icache. > > + > > +There are two ways to solve this problem: use the riscv_flush_icache() syscall, > > +or use the ``PR_RISCV_SET_ICACHE_FLUSH_CTX`` prctl() and emit fence.i in > > +userspace. The syscall performs a one-off icache flushing operation. The prctl > > +changes the Linux ABI to allow userspace to emit icache flushing operations. > > + > > +prctl() Interface > > +--------------------- > > + > > +Call prctl() with ``PR_RISCV_SET_ICACHE_FLUSH_CTX`` as the first argument. The > > +remaining arguments will be delegated to the riscv_set_icache_flush_ctx > > +function detailed below. > > + > > +.. kernel-doc:: arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c > > + :identifiers: riscv_set_icache_flush_ctx > > + > > Document the arguments of the prctl as well ? Do you mean to include the ``PR_RISCV_SET_ICACHE_FLUSH_CTX`` key in the comment of riscv_set_icache_flush_ctx? The args to riscv_set_icache_flush_ctx are the args to the prctl except for the key. - Charlie > > > +Example usage: > > + > > +The following files are meant to be compiled and linked with each other. The > > +modify_instruction() function replaces an add with 0 with an add with one, > > +causing the instruction sequence in get_value() to change from returning a zero > > +to returning a one. > > + > > +cmodx.c:: > > + > > + #include <stdio.h> > > + #include <sys/prctl.h> > > + > > + extern int get_value(); > > + extern void modify_instruction(); > > + > > + int main() > > + { > > + int value = get_value(); > > + printf("Value before cmodx: %d\n", value); > > + > > + // Call prctl before first fence.i is called inside modify_instruction > > + prctl(PR_RISCV_SET_ICACHE_FLUSH_CTX_ON, PR_RISCV_CTX_SW_FENCEI, 0); > > + modify_instruction(); > > + > > + value = get_value(); > > + printf("Value after cmodx: %d\n", value); > > + return 0; > > + } > > + > > +cmodx.S:: > > + > > + .option norvc > > + > > + .text > > + .global modify_instruction > > + modify_instruction: > > + lw a0, new_insn > > + lui a5,%hi(old_insn) > > + sw a0,%lo(old_insn)(a5) > > + fence.i > > + ret > > + > > + .section modifiable, "awx" > > + .global get_value > > + get_value: > > + li a0, 0 > > + old_insn: > > + addi a0, a0, 0 > > + ret > > + > > + .data > > + new_insn: > > + addi a0, a0, 1 > > diff --git a/Documentation/arch/riscv/index.rst b/Documentation/arch/riscv/index.rst > > index 4dab0cb4b900..eecf347ce849 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/arch/riscv/index.rst > > +++ b/Documentation/arch/riscv/index.rst > > @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RISC-V architecture > > patch-acceptance > > uabi > > vector > > + cmodx > > > > features > > > > > > -- > > 2.43.0 > > > > > -- > Regards, > Atish