The following commit has been merged into the sched/hrtick branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     041aa7a85390c99b1de86dc28eddcff0890d8186
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/041aa7a85390c99b1de86dc28eddcff0890d8186
Author:        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
AuthorDate:    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:16:45 +01:00
Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
CommitterDate: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:43:32 +02:00

entry: Split preemption from irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode()

Some architecture-specific work needs to be performed between the state
management for exception entry/exit and the "real" work to handle the
exception. For example, arm64 needs to manipulate a number of exception
masking bits, with different exceptions requiring different masking.

Generally this can all be hidden in the architecture code, but for arm64
the current structure of irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode() makes this
particularly difficult to handle in a way that is correct, maintainable,
and efficient.

The gory details are described in the thread surrounding:

  https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/acPAzdtjK5w-rNqC@J2N7QTR9R3/

The summary is:

* Currently, irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode() handles both involuntary
  preemption AND state management necessary for exception return.

* When scheduling (including involuntary preemption), arm64 needs to
  have all arm64-specific exceptions unmasked, though regular interrupts
  must be masked.

* Prior to the state management for exception return, arm64 needs to
  mask a number of arm64-specific exceptions, and perform some work with
  these exceptions masked (with RCU watching, etc).

While in theory it is possible to handle this with a new arch_*() hook
called somewhere under irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode(), this is fragile
and complicated, and doesn't match the flow used for exception return to
user mode, which has a separate 'prepare' step (where preemption can
occur) prior to the state management.

To solve this, refactor irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode() to match the
style of {irqentry,syscall}_exit_to_user_mode(), moving preemption logic
into a new irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_preempt() function, and moving
state management in a new irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt()
function. The existing irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode() is left as a
caller of both of these, avoiding the need to modify existing callers.

There should be no functional change as a result of this change.

[ tglx: Updated kernel doc ]

Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@huawei.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260407131650.3813777-6-mark.rutland@arm.com
---
 include/linux/irq-entry-common.h | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/irq-entry-common.h b/include/linux/irq-entry-common.h
index 66bc168..3845202 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq-entry-common.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq-entry-common.h
@@ -438,24 +438,46 @@ static __always_inline irqentry_state_t irqentry_enter_from_kernel_mode(struct p
 }
 
 /**
- * irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode - Run preempt checks and establish state after
- *				  invoking the interrupt handler
+ * irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_preempt - Run preempt checks on return to kernel mode
  * @regs:	Pointer to current's pt_regs
  * @state:	Return value from matching call to irqentry_enter_from_kernel_mode()
  *
- * This is the counterpart of irqentry_enter_from_kernel_mode() and runs the
- * necessary preemption check if possible and required. It returns to the caller
- * with interrupts disabled and the correct state vs. tracing, lockdep and RCU
- * required to return to the interrupted context.
+ * This is to be invoked before irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt() to
+ * allow kernel preemption on return from interrupt.
+ *
+ * Must be invoked with interrupts disabled and CPU state which allows kernel
+ * preemption.
  *
- * It is the last action before returning to the low level ASM code which just
- * needs to return.
+ * After returning from this function, the caller can modify CPU state before
+ * invoking irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt(), which is required to
+ * re-establish the tracing, lockdep and RCU state for returning to the
+ * interrupted context.
  */
-static __always_inline void irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode(struct pt_regs *regs,
-							 irqentry_state_t state)
+static inline void irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_preempt(struct pt_regs *regs,
+							irqentry_state_t state)
 {
-	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+	if (regs_irqs_disabled(regs) || state.exit_rcu)
+		return;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPTION))
+		irqentry_exit_cond_resched();
+}
 
+/**
+ * irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt - Establish trace, lockdep and RCU state
+ * @regs:	Pointer to current's pt_regs
+ * @state:	Return value from matching call to irqentry_enter_from_kernel_mode()
+ *
+ * This is to be invoked after irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_preempt() and before
+ * actually returning to the interrupted context.
+ *
+ * There are no requirements for the CPU state other than being able to complete
+ * the tracing, lockdep and RCU state transitions. After this function returns
+ * the caller must return directly to the interrupted context.
+ */
+static __always_inline void
+irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt(struct pt_regs *regs, irqentry_state_t state)
+{
 	if (!regs_irqs_disabled(regs)) {
 		/*
 		 * If RCU was not watching on entry this needs to be done
@@ -474,9 +496,6 @@ static __always_inline void irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		}
 
 		instrumentation_begin();
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPTION))
-			irqentry_exit_cond_resched();
-
 		/* Covers both tracing and lockdep */
 		trace_hardirqs_on();
 		instrumentation_end();
@@ -491,6 +510,32 @@ static __always_inline void irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode(struct pt_regs *regs,
 }
 
 /**
+ * irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode - Run preempt checks and establish state after
+ *				  invoking the interrupt handler
+ * @regs:	Pointer to current's pt_regs
+ * @state:	Return value from matching call to irqentry_enter_from_kernel_mode()
+ *
+ * This is the counterpart of irqentry_enter_from_kernel_mode() and combines
+ * the calls to irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_preempt() and
+ * irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt().
+ *
+ * The requirement for the CPU state is that it can schedule. After the function
+ * returns the tracing, lockdep and RCU state transitions are completed and the
+ * caller must return directly to the interrupted context.
+ */
+static __always_inline void irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode(struct pt_regs *regs,
+							 irqentry_state_t state)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+
+	instrumentation_begin();
+	irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_preempt(regs, state);
+	instrumentation_end();
+
+	irqentry_exit_to_kernel_mode_after_preempt(regs, state);
+}
+
+/**
  * irqentry_enter - Handle state tracking on ordinary interrupt entries
  * @regs:	Pointer to pt_regs of interrupted context
  *