From: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@arm.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Vladimir.Murzin@arm.com, catalin.marinas@arm.com,
will@kernel.org, suzuki.poulose@arm.com, James.Morse@arm.com,
xuewen.yan94@gmail.com, seanwang1@lenovo.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 2/2] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:42:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260929154325.3416271-3-beata.michalska@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260929154325.3416271-1-beata.michalska@arm.com>
Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 affects the CNT_CYCLES event, which can
incur a significant increment error when a CPU enters and subsequently
exits WFE or WFI, and may no longer track the system counter
frequency.
The AMEVCNTR01_EL0 counter is used as the AMU constant counter for
frequency invariance and CPPC FFH feedback counters. Wire the affected
Cortex-A725 range into the shared broken AMU constant-counter capability
so the affected counter is treated as unavailable by returning zero in
the AMU counter paths. This prevents the broken counter from being used
as a reference source.
The erratum can also affect PMUv3 users of the CNT_CYCLES event,
but this workaround intentionally does not change PMU event handling.
Hiding or rejecting the PMU event from the erratum code would change
the perf-visible PMU event interface, including raw event selection,
and would need a separate PMU-specific approach rather than being
folded into the AMU reference-counter workaround.
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@arm.com>
---
Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst | 2 ++
arch/arm64/Kconfig | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c | 6 ++++++
arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c | 9 +++++----
4 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
index ac3248b9f2f3b..99a1eb4b833dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/silicon-errata.rst
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ stable kernels.
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | Cortex-A725 | #3456106 | ARM64_ERRATUM_3194386 |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| ARM | Cortex-A725 | #3821522 | ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522 |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | Cortex-X1 | #1502854 | N/A |
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
| ARM | Cortex-X1 | #3324344 | ARM64_ERRATUM_3194386 |
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 3b6c052d46a18..cab741a695f52 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -1081,6 +1081,28 @@ config ARM64_ERRATUM_2645198
If unsure, say Y.
+config ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522
+ bool "Cortex-A725: 3821522: workaround for possible CNT_CYCLES increment error due to WFE/WFI"
+ depends on ARM64_AMU_EXTN
+ select ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT
+ default y
+ help
+ This option adds the workaround for ARM Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522.
+
+ On affected A725 cores, the CNT_CYCLES event may incur a significant
+ increment error when entering and subsequently exiting WFx.
+ As a result, the CNT_CYCLES may diverge from the system counter
+ frequency at which it is expected to increment.
+ This renders the AMU counter AMEVCNTR01, that implements CNT_CYCLES,
+ being unreliable and unsuitable for use.
+
+ Since there is no hardware workaround, reads of the affected CNT_CYCLES
+ counter return 0 in the relevant paths. This causes users of the counter
+ to treat it as unavailable and is functionally equivalent to firmware
+ disabling the affected counter.
+
+ If unsure, say Y.
+
config ARM64_WORKAROUND_SPECULATIVE_UNPRIV_LOAD
bool
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index f18683e56184b..42a6fff8c3f44 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_repeat_amu_constcnt_list[] = {
/* Cortex-A510 r0p0-r1p1 */
CAP_MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A510, 0, 0, 1, 1)
},
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_3821522
+ {
+ /* Cortex-A725 r0p0 - r0p2 */
+ CAP_MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_CORTEX_A725, 0, 0, 0, 2)
+ },
#endif
{}
};
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
index 64588554e7f76..fc5d3abd12905 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
@@ -397,10 +397,11 @@ static void cpu_read_corecnt(void *val)
static void cpu_read_constcnt(void *val)
{
/*
- * Return 0 if the current CPU is affected by erratum 2457168. A value
- * of 0 is also returned if the current CPU does not support AMUs or if
- * the counter is disabled. A return value of 0 at counter read is
- * properly handled as an error case by the users of the counter.
+ * Return 0 if the current CPU is affected by either erratum 2457168
+ * or erratum 3821522. A value of 0 is also returned if the current
+ * CPU does not support AMUs or if the counter is disabled. A return
+ * value of 0 at counter read is properly handled as an error case
+ * by the users of the counter.
*/
*(u64 *)val = this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_BROKEN_AMU_CONSTCNT) ?
0UL : read_constcnt();
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-29 15:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-29 15:42 [PATCH v3 0/2] arm64: errata: Share broken AMU constant-counter handling Beata Michalska
2026-09-29 15:42 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] arm64: errata: Factor out broken AMU const counter cap Beata Michalska
2026-09-30 9:21 ` Vladimir Murzin
2026-10-01 8:50 ` Beata Michalska
2026-09-29 15:42 ` Beata Michalska [this message]
2026-09-30 9:27 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A725 erratum 3821522 workaround Vladimir Murzin
2026-10-01 8:51 ` Beata Michalska
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