diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c b/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c index 3cb101e8cb29..5240f6acad64 100644 --- a/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c @@ -36,7 +36,22 @@ void arch_dma_prep_coherent(struct page *page, size_t size) { unsigned long start = (unsigned long)page_address(page); - dcache_clean_poc(start, start + size); + /* + * The architecture only requires a clean to the PoC here in order to + * meet the requirements of the DMA API. However, some vendors (i.e. + * Qualcomm) abuse the DMA API for transferring buffers from the + * non-secure to the secure world, resetting the system if a non-secure + * access shows up after the buffer has been transferred: + * + * https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221114110329.68413-1-manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org + * + * Using clean+invalidate appears to make this issue less likely, but + * the drivers themselves still need fixing as the CPU could issue a + * speculative read from the buffer via the linear mapping irrespective + * of the cache maintenance we use. Once the drivers are fixed, we can + * relax this to a clean operation. + */ + dcache_clean_inval_poc(start, start + size); } #ifdef CONFIG_IOMMU_DMA