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Re: [PATCH] irqchip/gicv3: Fix GICR_WAKE & GICD_IGROUPR accesses from non-secure

From Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] irqchip/gicv3: Fix GICR_WAKE & GICD_IGROUPR accesses from non-secure
Date 2017-02-06 10:40 +0100
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Hi Shanker,

On 06/02/17 02:17, Shanker Donthineni wrote:
> On systems where it supports two security states, both the register
> GICR_WAKE and GICD_IGROUPR accesses are RAZ/WI from non-secure.
> The function gic_enable_redist() to wake/sleep redistributor is not
> harmful at all, but it is confusing looking at the code. The current
> code checks the single security state based on bit GICD_CTLR.DS which
> is absolutely incorrect. The disable security bit GICD_CTLR.DS is RAZ
> to non-secure.

I'm afraid we don't have the same definition of GICD_CTLR.DS. In my copy
of the architecture spec, it says:

"When this field is set to 1, all accesses to GICD_CTLR access the
single Security state view, and all bits are accessible".
                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This would tend to support my interpretation that once DS has been set
from the secure side, it becomes visible to all type of accesses.

> The GICD_TYPE.SecurityExtn indicates whether the GIC
> implementation supports two security states or only one security
> state.

Yes, and that's orthogonal to having set DS or not.

So clearly, we have a difference of interpretation. What part of the
spec is supporting yours?

Thanks,

	M.
-- 
Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny...

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[PATCH] irqchip/gicv3: Fix GICR_WAKE & GICD_IGROUPR accesses from non-secure Shanker Donthineni <shankerd@codeaurora.org> - 2017-02-06 03:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] irqchip/gicv3: Fix GICR_WAKE & GICD_IGROUPR accesses from  non-secure Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com> - 2017-02-06 10:40 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] irqchip/gicv3: Fix GICR_WAKE & GICD_IGROUPR accesses from  non-secure Shanker Donthineni <shankerd@codeaurora.org> - 2017-02-06 14:00 +0100

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