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On 2021-07-22 12:12, John Garry wrote:

Hi John,

[...]

>     Your kernel log should show:
>     [    0.000000] GICv3: Pseudo-NMIs enabled using forced ICC_PMR_EL1
> synchronisation

Unrelated, but you seem to be running with ICC_CTLR_EL3.PMHE set,
which makes the overhead of pseudo-NMIs much higher than it should be
(you take a DSB SY on each interrupt unmasking).

If you are not using 1:N distribution of SPIs on the secure side,
consider turning that off in your firmware. This should make NMIs
slightly more pleasant to use.

         M.
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