From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jiri@resnulli.us, stefanha@redhat.com,
multikernel@lists.linux.dev, pasha.tatashin@soleen.com,
Cong Wang <cwang@multikernel.io>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>, Alexander Graf <graf@amazon.com>,
Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
Changyuan Lyu <changyuanl@google.com>,
kexec@lists.infradead.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: [RFC Patch v2 04/16] x86: Introduce MULTIKERNEL_VECTOR for inter-kernel communication
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:16:18 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251019061631.2235405-5-xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251019061631.2235405-1-xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
From: Cong Wang <cwang@multikernel.io>
This patch adds a dedicated IPI vector (0xea) for multikernel
communication, enabling different kernel instances running on
separate CPUs to send interrupts to each other.
The implementation includes:
- MULTIKERNEL_VECTOR definition at interrupt vector 0xea
- IDT entry declaration and registration for sysvec_multikernel
- Interrupt handler sysvec_multikernel() with proper APIC EOI
and IRQ statistics tracking
- Placeholder generic_multikernel_interrupt() function for
extensible multikernel interrupt handling
This vector provides the foundational interrupt mechanism required
for implementing inter-kernel communication protocols in multikernel
environments, where heterogeneous kernel instances coordinate while
maintaining CPU-level isolation.
Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <cwang@multikernel.io>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h | 3 +++
arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kernel/idt.c | 3 +++
arch/x86/kernel/smp.c | 8 ++++++++
4 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
index abd637e54e94..d2c3f1ca481a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
@@ -703,6 +703,9 @@ DECLARE_IDTENTRY(RESCHEDULE_VECTOR, sysvec_reschedule_ipi);
DECLARE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(REBOOT_VECTOR, sysvec_reboot);
DECLARE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(CALL_FUNCTION_SINGLE_VECTOR, sysvec_call_function_single);
DECLARE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(CALL_FUNCTION_VECTOR, sysvec_call_function);
+# ifdef CONFIG_MULTIKERNEL
+DECLARE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(MULTIKERNEL_VECTOR, sysvec_multikernel);
+# endif
#else
# define fred_sysvec_reschedule_ipi NULL
# define fred_sysvec_reboot NULL
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
index 47051871b436..478e2e2d188a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
* the host kernel.
*/
#define POSTED_MSI_NOTIFICATION_VECTOR 0xeb
+#define MULTIKERNEL_VECTOR 0xea
#define NR_VECTORS 256
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c
index f445bec516a0..5e6d03bb18b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ static const __initconst struct idt_data apic_idts[] = {
INTG(RESCHEDULE_VECTOR, asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi),
INTG(CALL_FUNCTION_VECTOR, asm_sysvec_call_function),
INTG(CALL_FUNCTION_SINGLE_VECTOR, asm_sysvec_call_function_single),
+#ifdef CONFIG_MULTIKERNEL
+ INTG(MULTIKERNEL_VECTOR, asm_sysvec_multikernel),
+#endif
INTG(REBOOT_VECTOR, asm_sysvec_reboot),
#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
index b014e6d229f9..59658fcd9037 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
@@ -272,6 +272,14 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(sysvec_call_function_single)
trace_call_function_single_exit(CALL_FUNCTION_SINGLE_VECTOR);
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_MULTIKERNEL
+DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(sysvec_multikernel)
+{
+ apic_eoi();
+ inc_irq_stat(irq_call_count);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_MULTIKERNEL */
+
static int __init nonmi_ipi_setup(char *str)
{
smp_no_nmi_ipi = true;
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-19 6:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-19 6:16 [RFC Patch v2 00/16] kernel: Introduce multikernel architecture support Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 01/16] kexec: Introduce multikernel support via kexec Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 02/16] x86: Introduce SMP INIT trampoline for multikernel CPU bootstrap Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 03/16] multikernel: Introduce basic multikernel subsystem infrastructure Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` Cong Wang [this message]
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 05/16] x86: Introduce arch_cpu_physical_id() to obtain physical CPU ID Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 06/16] multikernel: Introduce physical memory reservation and allocation Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 07/16] kexec: Implement dynamic kimage tracking Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 08/16] multikernel: Introduce device-tree based kernfs interface Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 09/16] kexec: Integrate multikernel instance management with kexec subsystem Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 10/16] Documentation: Add multikernel usage Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 11/16] kexec: Add /proc/kimage interface for kimage tracking Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 12/16] multikernel: Introduce per-instance memory allocation interface Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 13/16] kernel: Introduce generic multikernel IPI communication framework Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 14/16] multikernel: Add messaging layer for inter-kernel communication Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 15/16] kexec: Integrate multikernel support with kexec_file_load() Cong Wang
2025-10-19 6:16 ` [RFC Patch v2 16/16] multikernel: Integrate Kexec HandOver framework for DTB preservation Cong Wang
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