A recent change to the kernel (Linux commit b376108e1f88
"arm64/fpsimd: signal: Clear TPIDR2 when delivering signals") updated
the signal-handler entry code to always clear TPIDR2_EL0.
This is necessary for the userspace ZA lazy saving scheme to work
correctly when unwinding exceptions across a signal boundary.
(For the essay-length description of the incorrect behaviour and
why this is the correct fix, see the commit message for the
kernel commit.)
Make QEMU also clear TPIDR2_EL0 on signal entry, applying the
equivalent bugfix to our implementation.
Note that getting this unwinding to work correctly also requires
changes to the userspace code, e.g. as implemented in gcc in
https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=commit;h=b5ffc8e75a8
This change is technically an ABI change; from the kernel's
point of view SME was never enabled (it was hidden behind
CONFIG_BROKEN) before the change. From QEMU's point of view
our SME-related signal handling was broken anyway as we weren't
saving and restoring TPIDR2_EL0.
Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
Fixes: 78011586b9 ("target/arm: Enable SME for user-only")
Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
Message-ID: <20250725175510.3864231-2-peter.maydell@linaro.org>
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