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authorRichard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>2019-12-09 21:10:04 -0800
committerRichard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>2020-01-15 15:13:10 -1000
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cputlb: Provide cpu_(ld,st}*_mmuidx_ra for user-only
This finishes the new interface began with the previous patch. Document the interface and deprecate MMU_MODE<N>_SUFFIX. Tested-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Aleksandar Markovic <amarkovic@wavecomp.com> Reviewed-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
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diff --git a/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst b/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst
index 8a5bc91..03aa9e7 100644
--- a/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst
@@ -72,31 +72,66 @@ Regexes for git grep
- ``\<ldn_\([hbl]e\)?_p\>``
- ``\<stn_\([hbl]e\)?_p\>``
-``cpu_{ld,st}_*``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``cpu_{ld,st}*_mmuidx_ra``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These functions operate on a guest virtual address plus a context,
+known as a "mmu index" or ``mmuidx``, which controls how that virtual
+address is translated. The meaning of the indexes are target specific,
+but specifying a particular index might be necessary if, for instance,
+the helper requires an "always as non-privileged" access rather that
+the default access for the current state of the guest CPU.
+
+These functions may cause a guest CPU exception to be taken
+(e.g. for an alignment fault or MMU fault) which will result in
+guest CPU state being updated and control longjmp'ing out of the
+function call. They should therefore only be used in code that is
+implementing emulation of the guest CPU.
+
+The ``retaddr`` parameter is used to control unwinding of the
+guest CPU state in case of a guest CPU exception. This is passed
+to ``cpu_restore_state()``. Therefore the value should either be 0,
+to indicate that the guest CPU state is already synchronized, or
+the result of ``GETPC()`` from the top level ``HELPER(foo)``
+function, which is a return address into the generated code.
+
+Function names follow the pattern:
+
+load: ``cpu_ld{sign}{size}_mmuidx_ra(env, ptr, mmuidx, retaddr)``
+
+store: ``cpu_st{size}_mmuidx_ra(env, ptr, val, mmuidx, retaddr)``
+
+``sign``
+ - (empty) : for 32 or 64 bit sizes
+ - ``u`` : unsigned
+ - ``s`` : signed
+
+``size``
+ - ``b`` : 8 bits
+ - ``w`` : 16 bits
+ - ``l`` : 32 bits
+ - ``q`` : 64 bits
+
+Regexes for git grep:
+ - ``\<cpu_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_mmuidx_ra\>``
+ - ``\<cpu_st[bwlq]_mmuidx_ra\>``
+
+``cpu_{ld,st}*_data_ra``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These functions work like the ``cpu_{ld,st}_mmuidx_ra`` functions
+except that the ``mmuidx`` parameter is taken from the current mode
+of the guest CPU, as determined by ``cpu_mmu_index(env, false)``.
-These functions operate on a guest virtual address. Be aware
-that these functions may cause a guest CPU exception to be
-taken (e.g. for an alignment fault or MMU fault) which will
-result in guest CPU state being updated and control longjumping
-out of the function call. They should therefore only be used
-in code that is implementing emulation of the target CPU.
-
-These functions may throw an exception (longjmp() back out
-to the top level TCG loop). This means they must only be used
-from helper functions where the translator has saved all
-necessary CPU state before generating the helper function call.
-It's usually better to use the ``_ra`` variants described below
-from helper functions, but these functions are the right choice
-for calls made from hooks like the CPU do_interrupt hook or
-when you know for certain that the translator had to save all
-the CPU state that ``cpu_restore_state()`` would restore anyway.
+These are generally the preferred way to do accesses by guest
+virtual address from helper functions, unless the access should
+be performed with a context other than the default.
Function names follow the pattern:
-load: ``cpu_ld{sign}{size}_{mmusuffix}(env, ptr)``
+load: ``cpu_ld{sign}{size}_data_ra(env, ptr, ra)``
-store: ``cpu_st{size}_{mmusuffix}(env, ptr, val)``
+store: ``cpu_st{size}_data_ra(env, ptr, val, ra)``
``sign``
- (empty) : for 32 or 64 bit sizes
@@ -109,56 +144,119 @@ store: ``cpu_st{size}_{mmusuffix}(env, ptr, val)``
- ``l`` : 32 bits
- ``q`` : 64 bits
-``mmusuffix`` is one of the generic suffixes ``data`` or ``code``, or
-(for softmmu configs) a target-specific MMU mode suffix as defined
-in the target's ``cpu.h``.
+Regexes for git grep:
+ - ``\<cpu_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_data_ra\>``
+ - ``\<cpu_st[bwlq]_data_ra\>``
+
+``cpu_{ld,st}*_data``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These functions work like the ``cpu_{ld,st}_data_ra`` functions
+except that the ``retaddr`` parameter is 0, and thus does not
+unwind guest CPU state.
+
+This means they must only be used from helper functions where the
+translator has saved all necessary CPU state. These functions are
+the right choice for calls made from hooks like the CPU ``do_interrupt``
+hook or when you know for certain that the translator had to save all
+the CPU state anyway.
+
+Function names follow the pattern:
+
+load: ``cpu_ld{sign}{size}_data(env, ptr)``
+
+store: ``cpu_st{size}_data(env, ptr, val)``
+
+``sign``
+ - (empty) : for 32 or 64 bit sizes
+ - ``u`` : unsigned
+ - ``s`` : signed
+
+``size``
+ - ``b`` : 8 bits
+ - ``w`` : 16 bits
+ - ``l`` : 32 bits
+ - ``q`` : 64 bits
Regexes for git grep
- - ``\<cpu_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_[a-zA-Z0-9]\+\>``
- - ``\<cpu_st[bwlq]_[a-zA-Z0-9]\+\>``
+ - ``\<cpu_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_data\>``
+ - ``\<cpu_st[bwlq]_data\+\>``
-``cpu_{ld,st}_*_ra``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``cpu_ld*_code``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-These functions work like the ``cpu_{ld,st}_*`` functions except
-that they also take a ``retaddr`` argument. This extra argument
-allows for correct unwinding of any exception that is taken,
-and should generally be the result of GETPC() called directly
-from the top level HELPER(foo) function (i.e. the return address
-in the generated code).
+These functions perform a read for instruction execution. The ``mmuidx``
+parameter is taken from the current mode of the guest CPU, as determined
+by ``cpu_mmu_index(env, true)``. The ``retaddr`` parameter is 0, and
+thus does not unwind guest CPU state, because CPU state is always
+synchronized while translating instructions. Any guest CPU exception
+that is raised will indicate an instruction execution fault rather than
+a data read fault.
-These are generally the preferred way to do accesses by guest
-virtual address from helper functions; see the documentation
-of the non-``_ra`` variants for when those would be better.
+In general these functions should not be used directly during translation.
+There are wrapper functions that are to be used which also take care of
+plugins for tracing.
+
+Function names follow the pattern:
+
+load: ``cpu_ld{sign}{size}_code(env, ptr)``
+
+``sign``
+ - (empty) : for 32 or 64 bit sizes
+ - ``u`` : unsigned
+ - ``s`` : signed
-Calling these functions with a ``retaddr`` argument of 0 is
-equivalent to calling the non-``_ra`` version of the function.
+``size``
+ - ``b`` : 8 bits
+ - ``w`` : 16 bits
+ - ``l`` : 32 bits
+ - ``q`` : 64 bits
+
+Regexes for git grep:
+ - ``\<cpu_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_code\>``
+
+``translator_ld*``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These functions are a wrapper for ``cpu_ld*_code`` which also perform
+any actions required by any tracing plugins. They are only to be
+called during the translator callback ``translate_insn``.
+
+There is a set of functions ending in ``_swap`` which, if the parameter
+is true, returns the value in the endianness that is the reverse of
+the guest native endianness, as determined by ``TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN``.
Function names follow the pattern:
-load: ``cpu_ld{sign}{size}_{mmusuffix}_ra(env, ptr, retaddr)``
+load: ``translator_ld{sign}{size}(env, ptr)``
+
+swap: ``translator_ld{sign}{size}_swap(env, ptr, swap)``
-store: ``cpu_st{sign}{size}_{mmusuffix}_ra(env, ptr, val, retaddr)``
+``sign``
+ - (empty) : for 32 or 64 bit sizes
+ - ``u`` : unsigned
+ - ``s`` : signed
+
+``size``
+ - ``b`` : 8 bits
+ - ``w`` : 16 bits
+ - ``l`` : 32 bits
+ - ``q`` : 64 bits
Regexes for git grep
- - ``\<cpu_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_[a-zA-Z0-9]\+_ra\>``
- - ``\<cpu_st[bwlq]_[a-zA-Z0-9]\+_ra\>``
+ - ``\<translator_ld[us]\?[bwlq]\(_swap\)\?\>``
-``helper_*_{ld,st}*mmu``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``helper_*_{ld,st}*_mmu``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These functions are intended primarily to be called by the code
generated by the TCG backend. They may also be called by target
-CPU helper function code. Like the ``cpu_{ld,st}_*_ra`` functions
-they perform accesses by guest virtual address; the difference is
-that these functions allow you to specify an ``opindex`` parameter
-which encodes (among other things) the mmu index to use for the
-access. This is necessary if your helper needs to make an access
-via a specific mmu index (for instance, an "always as non-privileged"
-access) rather than using the default mmu index for the current state
-of the guest CPU.
+CPU helper function code. Like the ``cpu_{ld,st}_mmuidx_ra`` functions
+they perform accesses by guest virtual address, with a given ``mmuidx``.
-The ``opindex`` parameter should be created by calling ``make_memop_idx()``.
+These functions specify an ``opindex`` parameter which encodes
+(among other things) the mmu index to use for the access. This parameter
+should be created by calling ``make_memop_idx()``.
The ``retaddr`` parameter should be the result of GETPC() called directly
from the top level HELPER(foo) function (or 0 if no guest CPU state
@@ -166,8 +264,9 @@ unwinding is required).
**TODO** The names of these functions are a bit odd for historical
reasons because they were originally expected to be called only from
-within generated code. We should rename them to bring them
-more in line with the other memory access functions.
+within generated code. We should rename them to bring them more in
+line with the other memory access functions. The explicit endianness
+is the only feature they have beyond ``*_mmuidx_ra``.
load: ``helper_{endian}_ld{sign}{size}_mmu(env, addr, opindex, retaddr)``