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Re: [PATCH] arm/its: Decode BASER cacheability field before comparing


  • To: Mykola Kvach <xakep.amatop@xxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:45:45 +0200
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  • Delivery-date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:45:54 +0000
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On 10.04.2026 09:08, Mykola Kvach wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 10.04.2026 08:09, Mykola Kvach wrote:
>>> --- a/xen/arch/arm/gic-v3-its.c
>>> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/gic-v3-its.c
>>> @@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ retry:
>>>          }
>>>          attr = regc & BASER_ATTR_MASK;
>>>      }
>>> -    if ( (regc & GITS_BASER_INNER_CACHEABILITY_MASK) <= GIC_BASER_CACHE_nC 
>>> )
>>> +    if ( ((regc & GITS_BASER_INNER_CACHEABILITY_MASK) >>
>>> +          GITS_BASER_INNER_CACHEABILITY_SHIFT) <= GIC_BASER_CACHE_nC )
>>
>> Are you aware of MASK_EXTR()? This is one of the cases that we have it for.
>> Really all *_SHIFT constants should be purged, as they can be calculated
>> from their *_MASK counterparts (leveraging MASK_{EXTR,INSR}() to keep the
>> code readable).
> 
> I wasn't aware of this macro, thanks. I will take a look.
> 
>> Further, doesn't gicv3_lpi_set_proptable() have the same issue with
>> GICR_PROPBASER_INNER_CACHEABILITY_MASK?
> 
> Fortunately, GIC_BASER_NonShareable is equal to zero, so the condition
> there is not affected.

I fear I don't follow. In

    if ( (reg & GICR_PROPBASER_INNER_CACHEABILITY_MASK) <= GIC_BASER_CACHE_nC )

where does GIC_BASER_NonShareable come into play?

Jan



 


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