From 34996e42f82bfd60bc2c191e5cae3c6ab233ec6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024 15:11:27 +0200 Subject: Merging upstream version 6.9.7. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- .../sched/membarrier-sync-core/arch-support.txt | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation/features/sched') diff --git a/Documentation/features/sched/membarrier-sync-core/arch-support.txt b/Documentation/features/sched/membarrier-sync-core/arch-support.txt index d96b778b87..7425d2b994 100644 --- a/Documentation/features/sched/membarrier-sync-core/arch-support.txt +++ b/Documentation/features/sched/membarrier-sync-core/arch-support.txt @@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ # Rely on implicit context synchronization as a result of exception return # when returning from IPI handler, and when returning to user-space. # +# * riscv +# +# riscv uses xRET as return from interrupt and to return to user-space. +# +# Given that xRET is not core serializing, we rely on FENCE.I for providing +# core serialization: +# +# - by calling sync_core_before_usermode() on return from interrupt (cf. +# ipi_sync_core()), +# +# - via switch_mm() and sync_core_before_usermode() (respectively, for +# uthread->uthread and kthread->uthread transitions) before returning +# to user-space. +# +# The serialization in switch_mm() is activated by prepare_sync_core_cmd(). +# # * x86 # # x86-32 uses IRET as return from interrupt, which takes care of the IPI. @@ -43,7 +59,7 @@ | openrisc: | TODO | | parisc: | TODO | | powerpc: | ok | - | riscv: | TODO | + | riscv: | ok | | s390: | ok | | sh: | TODO | | sparc: | TODO | -- cgit v1.2.3