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Re: [PATCH v2 8/8] ppc/spapr: Ignore common "ibm,nmi-interlock" Linux bu
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David Gibson |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH v2 8/8] ppc/spapr: Ignore common "ibm,nmi-interlock" Linux bug |
Date: |
Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:32:06 +1100 |
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 12:26:13AM +1000, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
> Linux kernels call "ibm,nmi-interlock" in their system reset handlers
> contrary to PAPR. Returning an error because the CPU does not hold the
> interlock here causes Linux to print warning messages. PowerVM returns
> success in this case, so do the same for now.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <address@hidden>
Applied, thanks.
> ---
> hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
> index 521e6b0b72..9fb8c8632a 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
> @@ -461,8 +461,18 @@ static void rtas_ibm_nmi_interlock(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
> }
>
> if (spapr->fwnmi_machine_check_interlock != cpu->vcpu_id) {
> - /* The vCPU that hit the NMI should invoke "ibm,nmi-interlock" */
> - rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
> + /*
> + * The vCPU that hit the NMI should invoke "ibm,nmi-interlock"
> + * This should be PARAM_ERROR, but Linux calls "ibm,nmi-interlock"
> + * for system reset interrupts, despite them not being interlocked.
> + * PowerVM silently ignores this and returns success here. Returning
> + * failure causes Linux to print the error "FWNMI: nmi-interlock
> + * failed: -3", although no other apparent ill effects, this is a
> + * regression for the user when enabling FWNMI. So for now, match
> + * PowerVM. When most Linux clients are fixed, this could be
> + * changed.
> + */
> + rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_SUCCESS);
> return;
> }
>
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[PATCH v2 7/8] ppc/spapr: Implement FWNMI System Reset delivery, Nicholas Piggin, 2020/03/16
Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] ppc/spapr: Implement FWNMI System Reset delivery, David Gibson, 2020/03/16
[PATCH v2 8/8] ppc/spapr: Ignore common "ibm, nmi-interlock" Linux bug, Nicholas Piggin, 2020/03/16
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