On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 03:25:50PM +0100, Catalin Marinas wrote: > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S > index ddcde093c433..3650a0a77ed0 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S > @@ -145,6 +145,31 @@ alternative_cb_end > #endif > .endm > > + /* Check for MTE asynchronous tag check faults */ > + .macro check_mte_async_tcf, flgs, tmp > +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_MTE > +alternative_if_not ARM64_MTE > + b 1f > +alternative_else_nop_endif > + mrs_s \tmp, SYS_TFSRE0_EL1 > + tbz \tmp, #SYS_TFSR_EL1_TF0_SHIFT, 1f > + /* Asynchronous TCF occurred for TTBR0 access, set the TI flag */ > + orr \flgs, \flgs, #_TIF_MTE_ASYNC_FAULT > + str \flgs, [tsk, #TSK_TI_FLAGS] > + msr_s SYS_TFSRE0_EL1, xzr > +1: > +#endif > + .endm > + > + /* Clear the MTE asynchronous tag check faults */ > + .macro clear_mte_async_tcf > +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_MTE > +alternative_if ARM64_MTE > + msr_s SYS_TFSRE0_EL1, xzr > +alternative_else_nop_endif This needs a 'dsb ish' prior to the msr as an indirect write (async tag check fault) to the TFSRE0_EL1 register is not ordered with a subsequent direct write (msr) to this register. The check_mte_async_tcf macro is fine as we execute it after taking an exception with SCTLR_EL1.ITFSB bit set (which triggers such synchronisation). -- Catalin