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__init_el2_fgt2() writes one mask to both HDFGRTR2_EL2 and HDFGWTR2_EL2. PMZR_EL0 is write-only, so its trap bit, nPMZR_EL0, exists only in HDFGWTR2_EL2 and is therefore never set: a PMZR_EL0 write from the host traps to EL2, where the nVHE hypervisor has no handler and BUG()s. The kernel never writes PMZR_EL0, but kernel.perf_user_access=1 has the PMU driver set PMUSERENR_EL0.UEN for a task with a user-read event, so a write from EL0 reaches the trap and takes the host down without a panic message. Accumulate the HDFGWTR2_EL2 bits separately, as __init_el2_fgt() already does for HDFGWTR_EL2, and set nPMZR_EL0 with the other FEAT_PMUv3p9 bits. Fixes: 858c7bfcb35e1 ("arm64/boot: Enable EL2 requirements for FEAT_PMUv3p9") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev> Reviewed-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+.. Copyright (c) 2024 Collabora Ltd
+
+=============================
+Device testing with kselftest
+=============================
+
+
+There are a few different kselftests available for testing devices generically,
+with some overlap in coverage and different requirements. This document aims to
+give an overview of each one.
+
+Note: Paths in this document are relative to the kselftest folder
+(``tools/testing/selftests``).
+
+Device oriented kselftests:
+
+* Devicetree (``dt``)
+
+ * **Coverage**: Probe status for devices described in Devicetree
+ * **Requirements**: None
+
+* Error logs (``devices/error_logs``)
+
+ * **Coverage**: Error (or more critical) log messages presence coming from any
+ device
+ * **Requirements**: None
+
+* Discoverable bus (``devices/probe``)
+
+ * **Coverage**: Presence and probe status of USB or PCI devices that have been
+ described in the reference file
+ * **Requirements**: Manually describe the devices that should be tested in a
+ YAML reference file (see ``devices/probe/boards/google,spherion.yaml`` for
+ an example)
+
+* Exist (``devices/exist``)
+
+ * **Coverage**: Presence of all devices
+ * **Requirements**: Generate the reference (see ``devices/exist/README.rst``
+ for details) on a known-good kernel
+
+Therefore, the suggestion is to enable the error log and devicetree tests on all
+(DT-based) platforms, since they don't have any requirements. Then to greatly
+improve coverage, generate the reference for each platform and enable the exist
+test. The discoverable bus test can be used to verify the probe status of
+specific USB or PCI devices, but is probably not worth it for most cases.