Re: [PATCH v2 01/19] riscv: hwprobe: factorize hwprobe ISA extension reporting

From: Conor Dooley
Date: Wed Oct 18 2023 - 13:36:33 EST


On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 10:24:15AM -0700, Evan Green wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 6:15 AM Clément Léger <cleger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Factorize ISA extension reporting by using a macro rather than
> > copy/pasting extension names. This will allow adding new extensions more
> > easily.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Clément Léger <cleger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/riscv/kernel/sys_riscv.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
> > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_riscv.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_riscv.c
> > index 473159b5f303..e207874e686e 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_riscv.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/sys_riscv.c
> > @@ -145,20 +145,24 @@ static void hwprobe_isa_ext0(struct riscv_hwprobe *pair,
> > for_each_cpu(cpu, cpus) {
> > struct riscv_isainfo *isainfo = &hart_isa[cpu];
> >
> > - if (riscv_isa_extension_available(isainfo->isa, ZBA))
> > - pair->value |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_ZBA;
> > - else
> > - missing |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_ZBA;
> > -
> > - if (riscv_isa_extension_available(isainfo->isa, ZBB))
> > - pair->value |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_ZBB;
> > - else
> > - missing |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_ZBB;
> > -
> > - if (riscv_isa_extension_available(isainfo->isa, ZBS))
> > - pair->value |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_ZBS;
> > - else
> > - missing |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_ZBS;
> > +#define CHECK_ISA_EXT(__ext) \
> > + do { \
> > + if (riscv_isa_extension_available(isainfo->isa, __ext)) \
> > + pair->value |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_##__ext; \
> > + else \
> > + missing |= RISCV_HWPROBE_EXT_##__ext; \
> > + } while (false)
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * Only use CHECK_ISA_EXT() for extensions which can be exposed
> > + * to userspace, regardless of the kernel's configuration, as no
> > + * other checks, besides presence in the hart_isa bitmap, are
> > + * made.
>
> This comment alludes to a dangerous trap, but I'm having trouble
> understanding what it is.

You cannot, for example, use this for communicating the presence of F or
D, since they require a config option to be set before their use is
safe.

> Perhaps some rewording to more explicitly
> state the danger would be appropriate. Other than that:
>
> Reviewed-by: Evan Green <evan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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