git: 5cb511e62763 - main - arm64: Check for MTE tag failures on kernel entry
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Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 15:24:11 UTC
The branch main has been updated by andrew:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=5cb511e62763621cf7672db4294002411c3e897d
commit 5cb511e62763621cf7672db4294002411c3e897d
Author: Andrew Turner <andrew@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-05-15 16:13:33 +0000
Commit: Andrew Turner <andrew@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-05-27 15:22:25 +0000
arm64: Check for MTE tag failures on kernel entry
When entering the kernel from userspace we need to check for MTE tag
failures when using asynchronous MTE. This is done by checking if either
tag fault check types that have asynchronous checks are enabled, and
if so check the register the result is stored. It then sets a flag the
kernel can later use to raise a signal.
Sponsored by: Arm Ltd
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D55952
---
sys/arm64/arm64/exception.S | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c | 3 +++
sys/arm64/include/proc.h | 4 +++-
3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/exception.S b/sys/arm64/arm64/exception.S
index 5a4181348a54..5efbc4b36710 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/exception.S
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/exception.S
@@ -92,10 +92,34 @@
blr x1
1:
- ldr x0, [x18, #PC_CURTHREAD]
+ ldr x19, [x18, #PC_CURTHREAD]
+
+ ldr x1, [x19, #TD_MD_SCTLR]
+ /*
+ * If the upper bit in SCTLR_EL1.TCF0 is set we are either in async
+ * or asym modes. Either of which could set TFSRE0_EL1.
+ */
+ tbz x1, #(SCTLR_TCF0_SHIFT + 1), 2f
+ /* Check for a tag fault */
+ mrs x1, TFSRE0_EL1_REG
+ tbz x1, #TFSRE0_TF0_SHIFT, 2f
+
+ /*
+ * A fault has happened, set MD_FLAG_MTE_ASYNC_FAULT. As FEAT_LSE
+ * is a required feature where FEAT_MTE_ASYNC could be implemented
+ * we can depend on it being present to set the flag.
+ */
+ ldr w1, =MD_FLAG_MTE_ASYNC_FAULT
+ add x2, x19, #TD_MD_FLAGS
+.arch_extension lse
+ stset w1, [x2]
+.arch_extension nolse
+
+2:
+ mov x0, x19
bl ptrauth_exit_el0
- ldr x0, [x18, #(PC_CURTHREAD)]
+ mov x0, x19
bl dbg_monitor_enter
/* Unmask debug and SError exceptions */
@@ -118,6 +142,14 @@
msr daifset, #(DAIF_ALL)
.if \el == 0
ldr x0, [x18, #PC_CURTHREAD]
+
+ ldr x1, [x0, #TD_MD_SCTLR]
+ /* See above for why we check this field */
+ tbz x1, #(SCTLR_TCF0_SHIFT + 1), 1f
+ dsb ish
+ msr TFSRE0_EL1_REG, xzr
+1:
+
mov x1, sp
bl dbg_monitor_exit
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c
index b54f446e83bd..6c86f190282d 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ ASSYM(TD_FRAME, offsetof(struct thread, td_frame));
ASSYM(TD_LOCK, offsetof(struct thread, td_lock));
ASSYM(TD_MD_CANARY, offsetof(struct thread, td_md.md_canary));
ASSYM(TD_MD_EFIRT_TMP, offsetof(struct thread, td_md.md_efirt_tmp));
+ASSYM(TD_MD_FLAGS, offsetof(struct thread, td_md.md_flags));
+ASSYM(MD_FLAG_MTE_ASYNC_FAULT, MD_FLAG_MTE_ASYNC_FAULT);
+ASSYM(TD_MD_SCTLR, offsetof(struct thread, td_md.md_sctlr));
ASSYM(TF_SIZE, sizeof(struct trapframe));
ASSYM(TF_SP, offsetof(struct trapframe, tf_sp));
diff --git a/sys/arm64/include/proc.h b/sys/arm64/include/proc.h
index a455ab098ee9..22ceb614413d 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/include/proc.h
+++ b/sys/arm64/include/proc.h
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ struct mdthread {
uint64_t md_efirt_tmp;
int md_efirt_dis_pf;
- int md_reserved0;
+ u_int md_flags;
+#define MD_FLAG_MTE_ASYNC_FAULT_SHIFT 0
+#define MD_FLAG_MTE_ASYNC_FAULT (1u << 0)
uint64_t md_sctlr;
uint64_t md_gcr; /* FEAT_MTE: Tag Control Register */
};