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[xen staging] xen/arm: report clock_frequency via sysctl physinfo, not createdomain



commit baaa18520106e846e74b83a7c05885d41e703f62
Author:     Julian Vetter <julian.vetter@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon Oct 12 15:42:06 2026 +0200
Commit:     Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Wed Oct 14 16:32:32 2026 +0200

    xen/arm: report clock_frequency via sysctl physinfo, not createdomain
    
    The xen_arch_domainconfig.clock_frequency value is populated in
    domain_vtimer_init() during XEN_DOMCTL_createdomain from the global
    timer_dt_clock_frequency, which comes from the host's DT timer node and
    has nothing to do with the domain being created. Like now removed
    GIC_NATIVE resolution, this is a host-wide system property being
    smuggled out through a domain-creation IN struct.
    
    Expose it instead as a new arm_clock_frequency_hz field in
    XEN_SYSCTL_physinfo, populated via arch_do_physinfo(), and mirroring how
    the GIC capability bits were already moved there.
    
    Rather than making the field dependant on DT boot, make Xen always
    report the timer frequency, either via the DT "clock-frequency" node, or
    directly via CNTFRQ_EL0. preinit_xen_time() already computes cpu_khz for
    every boot path. The renamed timer_clock_frequency_hz now captures
    whichever of the two produced that value, in full Hz precision, instead
    of only recording the DT case. So, ACPI guests get a real value too,
    allowing to drop the special case.
    
    The DT "clock-frequency" property exists because firmware might leave
    CNTFRQ_EL0 wrong, and since CNTFRQ_EL0 cannot be trapped the only fix is
    to replicate the correct value into the guest DT. To keep that signal, a
    new XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_TIMER_DT_FREQ capability bit records whether
    arm_clock_frequency_hz came from the DT property. Then libxl only emits
    a "clock-frequency" property into the guest timer node when that bit is
    set. A guest whose CNTFRQ_EL0 is already correct keeps an unmodified
    timer node, exactly as before.
    
    Although the CNTFRQ_EL0 register is 64 bits wide, and some current timer
    implementations run at 1GHz, a 32bit value is sufficient to store the
    timer value, because it only mirrors the DT 'clock-frequency' property,
    which the bindings define as a single 32-bit cell.
    
    In struct xen_sysctl_physinfo the new field just reuses the former pad
    word, so sysctl consumers are unaffected. struct xen_arch_domainconfig
    however loses clock_frequency from its middle, which shrinks the struct
    and shifts every field after it, so bump XEN_DOMCTL_INTERFACE_VERSION.
    
    The xen_arch_domainconfig parameter passed to domain_vtimer_init() is no
    longer needed, so drop that parameter entirely. libxl now fetches the
    frequency via libxl_get_physinfo() in libxl__arch_domain_save_config()
    instead of reading it back out of the createdomain reply. The OCaml
    xen_arch_domainconfig mirror drops the field too.
    
    Signed-off-by: Julian Vetter <julian.vetter@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/golang/xenlight/helpers.gen.go            |  2 ++
 tools/golang/xenlight/types.gen.go              |  1 +
 tools/include/xen-tools/arm-arch-capabilities.h | 10 +++++++++
 tools/libs/light/libxl.c                        |  1 +
 tools/libs/light/libxl_arm.c                    | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
 tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl                |  1 +
 tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.ml                  |  1 -
 tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.mli                 |  1 -
 tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl_stubs.c             |  5 +----
 xen/arch/arm/domain.c                           |  2 +-
 xen/arch/arm/include/asm/time.h                 |  7 +++---
 xen/arch/arm/include/asm/vtimer.h               |  3 +--
 xen/arch/arm/sysctl.c                           |  5 +++++
 xen/arch/arm/time.c                             |  9 +++++---
 xen/arch/arm/vtimer.c                           |  4 +---
 xen/include/public/arch-arm.h                   | 14 ------------
 xen/include/public/domctl.h                     |  4 ++--
 xen/include/public/sysctl.h                     | 20 ++++++++++++++++-
 18 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/golang/xenlight/helpers.gen.go 
b/tools/golang/xenlight/helpers.gen.go
index 18ab0731ef..6ab23a708f 100644
--- a/tools/golang/xenlight/helpers.gen.go
+++ b/tools/golang/xenlight/helpers.gen.go
@@ -3702,6 +3702,7 @@ x.CapVpmu = bool(xc.cap_vpmu)
 x.CapGnttabV1 = bool(xc.cap_gnttab_v1)
 x.CapGnttabV2 = bool(xc.cap_gnttab_v2)
 x.ArchCapabilities = uint32(xc.arch_capabilities)
+x.ArmClockFrequencyHz = uint32(xc.arm_clock_frequency_hz)
 
  return nil}
 
@@ -3737,6 +3738,7 @@ xc.cap_vpmu = C.bool(x.CapVpmu)
 xc.cap_gnttab_v1 = C.bool(x.CapGnttabV1)
 xc.cap_gnttab_v2 = C.bool(x.CapGnttabV2)
 xc.arch_capabilities = C.uint32_t(x.ArchCapabilities)
+xc.arm_clock_frequency_hz = C.uint32_t(x.ArmClockFrequencyHz)
 
  return nil
  }
diff --git a/tools/golang/xenlight/types.gen.go 
b/tools/golang/xenlight/types.gen.go
index 3d3bcc1382..39bf9962d1 100644
--- a/tools/golang/xenlight/types.gen.go
+++ b/tools/golang/xenlight/types.gen.go
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ CapVpmu bool
 CapGnttabV1 bool
 CapGnttabV2 bool
 ArchCapabilities uint32
+ArmClockFrequencyHz uint32
 }
 
 type Connectorinfo struct {
diff --git a/tools/include/xen-tools/arm-arch-capabilities.h 
b/tools/include/xen-tools/arm-arch-capabilities.h
index 21e3c73bd1..a927bc4703 100644
--- a/tools/include/xen-tools/arm-arch-capabilities.h
+++ b/tools/include/xen-tools/arm-arch-capabilities.h
@@ -46,4 +46,14 @@ bool arch_capabilities_arm_gic_v3(unsigned int 
arch_capabilities)
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline
+bool arch_capabilities_arm_timer_dt_freq(unsigned int arch_capabilities)
+{
+#if defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
+    return MASK_EXTR(arch_capabilities, XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_TIMER_DT_FREQ);
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 #endif /* ARM_ARCH_CAPABILITIES_H */
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl.c
index a1fe16274d..98c7f0fdb3 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl.c
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ int libxl_get_physinfo(libxl_ctx *ctx, libxl_physinfo 
*physinfo)
     physinfo->cap_gnttab_v2 =
         !!(xcphysinfo.capabilities & XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_gnttab_v2);
     physinfo->arch_capabilities = xcphysinfo.arch_capabilities;
+    physinfo->arm_clock_frequency_hz = xcphysinfo.arm_clock_frequency_hz;
 
     GC_FREE;
     return 0;
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_arm.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl_arm.c
index b9c0c820d6..47b662ea5c 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_arm.c
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_arm.c
@@ -252,6 +252,16 @@ int libxl__arch_domain_save_config(libxl__gc *gc,
                                    libxl__domain_build_state *state,
                                    const struct xen_domctl_createdomain 
*config)
 {
+    libxl_physinfo info;
+    int rc;
+
+    libxl_physinfo_init(&info);
+    rc = libxl_get_physinfo(CTX, &info);
+    if (rc) {
+        LOG(ERROR, "failed to get physinfo");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     switch (config->arch.gic_version) {
     case XEN_DOMCTL_CONFIG_GIC_V2:
         d_config->b_info.arch_arm.gic_version = LIBXL_GIC_VERSION_V2;
@@ -261,12 +271,25 @@ int libxl__arch_domain_save_config(libxl__gc *gc,
         break;
     default:
         LOG(ERROR, "Unexpected gic version %u", config->arch.gic_version);
-        return ERROR_FAIL;
+        rc = ERROR_FAIL;
+        goto out;
     }
 
-    state->clock_frequency = config->arch.clock_frequency;
+    /*
+     * Pass the timer frequency on to the guest DT only when Xen took it from
+     * the host DT (XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_TIMER_DT_FREQ). Otherwise the guest
+     * gets the right value from CNTFRQ_EL0.
+     */
+    if (arch_capabilities_arm_timer_dt_freq(info.arch_capabilities))
+        state->clock_frequency = info.arm_clock_frequency_hz;
+    else
+        state->clock_frequency = 0;
 
-    return 0;
+    rc = 0;
+out:
+    libxl_physinfo_dispose(&info);
+
+    return rc;
 }
 
 int libxl__arch_domain_create(libxl__gc *gc,
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl b/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl
index 27755801d1..ce697303b6 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl
@@ -1202,6 +1202,7 @@ libxl_physinfo = Struct("physinfo", [
     ("cap_gnttab_v1", bool),
     ("cap_gnttab_v2", bool),
     ("arch_capabilities", uint32),
+    ("arm_clock_frequency_hz", uint32),
     ], dir=DIR_OUT)
 
 libxl_connectorinfo = Struct("connectorinfo", [
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.ml b/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.ml
index 147afa62c2..582897af6d 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.ml
+++ b/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.ml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type xen_arm_arch_domainconfig =
   {
     gic_version: int;
     nr_spis: int;
-    clock_frequency: int32;
   }
 
 type x86_arch_emulation_flags =
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.mli b/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.mli
index 9fccb2c2c2..9414b87164 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.mli
+++ b/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl.mli
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type vcpuinfo = {
 type xen_arm_arch_domainconfig = {
   gic_version: int;
   nr_spis: int;
-  clock_frequency: int32;
 }
 
 type x86_arch_emulation_flags =
diff --git a/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl_stubs.c 
b/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl_stubs.c
index 4a45a31c28..180f2fbf45 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl_stubs.c
+++ b/tools/ocaml/libs/xc/xenctrl_stubs.c
@@ -449,13 +449,10 @@ static value alloc_domaininfo(xc_domaininfo_t * info)
        tag = 0; /* tag ARM */
 
        /* xen_arm_arch_domainconfig */
-       arch_config = caml_alloc_tuple(3);
+       arch_config = caml_alloc_tuple(2);
        Field(arch_config, 0) = Val_int(info->arch_config.gic_version);
        Field(arch_config, 1) = Val_int(info->arch_config.nr_spis);
 
-       tmp = caml_copy_int32(info->arch_config.clock_frequency);
-       Field(arch_config, 2) = tmp;
-
 #elif defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 
        tag = 1; /* tag x86 */
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/domain.c b/xen/arch/arm/domain.c
index 5678ee3fe0..4ca3a3749f 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/domain.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/domain.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ int arch_domain_create(struct domain *d,
     if ( (rc = domain_vgic_init(d, config->arch.nr_spis)) != 0 )
         goto fail;
 
-    if ( (rc = domain_vtimer_init(d, &config->arch)) != 0 )
+    if ( (rc = domain_vtimer_init(d)) != 0 )
         goto fail;
 
     if ( (rc = tee_domain_init(d, config->arch.tee_type)) != 0 )
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/time.h b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/time.h
index c194dbb9f5..fd79dd31eb 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/time.h
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/time.h
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ enum timer_ppi
 };
 
 /*
- * Value of "clock-frequency" in the DT timer node if present.
- * 0 means the property doesn't exist.
+ * The timer frequency, in Hz, that Xen ended up using, and whether it came
+ * from the DT "clock-frequency" property rather than CNTFRQ_EL0.
  */
-extern uint32_t timer_dt_clock_frequency;
+extern uint32_t timer_clock_frequency_hz;
+extern bool timer_clock_frequency_from_dt;
 
 /* Get one of the timer IRQ number */
 unsigned int timer_get_irq(enum timer_ppi ppi);
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/vtimer.h 
b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/vtimer.h
index 9d4fb4c6e8..6bbfcf4e69 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/vtimer.h
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/vtimer.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_ARM_VTIMER_H__
 #define __ARCH_ARM_VTIMER_H__
 
-extern int domain_vtimer_init(struct domain *d,
-                              struct xen_arch_domainconfig *config);
+extern int domain_vtimer_init(struct domain *d);
 extern int vcpu_vtimer_init(struct vcpu *v);
 extern bool vtimer_emulate(struct cpu_user_regs *regs, union hsr hsr);
 extern void virt_timer_save(struct vcpu *v);
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/sysctl.c b/xen/arch/arm/sysctl.c
index 8de4027b9c..cc42d1b532 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/sysctl.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/sysctl.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/arm64/sve.h>
 #include <asm/gic.h>
+#include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/vgic.h>
 
 #include <public/sysctl.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ void arch_do_physinfo(struct xen_sysctl_physinfo *pi)
     pi->arch_capabilities |= MASK_INSR(sve_encode_vl(get_sys_vl_len()),
                                        XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_SVE_MASK);
 
+    pi->arm_clock_frequency_hz = timer_clock_frequency_hz;
+    if ( timer_clock_frequency_from_dt )
+        pi->arch_capabilities |= XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_TIMER_DT_FREQ;
+
     switch ( gic_hw_version() )
     {
     case GIC_V2:
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/time.c b/xen/arch/arm/time.c
index ccfb76e20f..295afa685a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/time.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/time.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ uint64_t __read_mostly boot_count;
  * register-mapped time source in the SoC. */
 unsigned long __read_mostly cpu_khz;  /* CPU clock frequency in kHz. */
 
-uint32_t __read_mostly timer_dt_clock_frequency;
+uint32_t __read_mostly timer_clock_frequency_hz;
+bool __read_mostly timer_clock_frequency_from_dt;
 
 static unsigned int timer_irq[MAX_TIMER_PPI];
 
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ static void __init preinit_dt_xen_time(void)
     {
         cpu_khz = DIV_ROUND(rate, 1000);
         validate_timer_frequency();
-        timer_dt_clock_frequency = rate;
+        timer_clock_frequency_hz = rate;
+        timer_clock_frequency_from_dt = true;
     }
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +148,8 @@ void __init preinit_xen_time(void)
 
     if ( !cpu_khz )
     {
-        cpu_khz = DIV_ROUND(READ_SYSREG(CNTFRQ_EL0) & CNTFRQ_MASK, 1000);
+        timer_clock_frequency_hz = READ_SYSREG(CNTFRQ_EL0) & CNTFRQ_MASK;
+        cpu_khz = DIV_ROUND(timer_clock_frequency_hz, 1000);
         validate_timer_frequency();
     }
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/vtimer.c b/xen/arch/arm/vtimer.c
index 2e85ff2b6e..18f5676158 100644
--- a/xen/arch/arm/vtimer.c
+++ b/xen/arch/arm/vtimer.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void virt_timer_expired(void *data)
     perfc_incr(vtimer_virt_inject);
 }
 
-int domain_vtimer_init(struct domain *d, struct xen_arch_domainconfig *config)
+int domain_vtimer_init(struct domain *d)
 {
     d->arch.virt_timer_base.offset = get_cycles();
     d->arch.virt_timer_base.nanoseconds =
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ int domain_vtimer_init(struct domain *d, struct 
xen_arch_domainconfig *config)
     d->time_offset.seconds = d->arch.virt_timer_base.nanoseconds;
     do_div(d->time_offset.seconds, 1000000000);
 
-    config->clock_frequency = timer_dt_clock_frequency;
-
     /*
      * Per the ACPI specification, providing a secure EL1 timer
      * interrupt is optional and will be ignored by non-secure OS.
diff --git a/xen/include/public/arch-arm.h b/xen/include/public/arch-arm.h
index 44c26fdc38..5d15f572c7 100644
--- a/xen/include/public/arch-arm.h
+++ b/xen/include/public/arch-arm.h
@@ -343,20 +343,6 @@ struct xen_arch_domainconfig {
     uint16_t tee_type;
     /* IN */
     uint32_t nr_spis;
-    /*
-     * OUT
-     * Based on the property clock-frequency in the DT timer node.
-     * The property may be present when the bootloader/firmware doesn't
-     * set correctly CNTFRQ which hold the timer frequency.
-     *
-     * As it's not possible to trap this register, we have to replicate
-     * the value in the guest DT.
-     *
-     * = 0 => property not present
-     * > 0 => Value of the property
-     *
-     */
-    uint32_t clock_frequency;
     /* IN */
     uint8_t arm_sci_type;
     /* IN */
diff --git a/xen/include/public/domctl.h b/xen/include/public/domctl.h
index 510300bb67..4ca8a2d7ca 100644
--- a/xen/include/public/domctl.h
+++ b/xen/include/public/domctl.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
  * fields) don't require a change of the version.
  * Stable ops are NOT covered by XEN_DOMCTL_INTERFACE_VERSION!
  *
- * Last version bump: Xen 4.22
+ * Last version bump: Xen 4.23
  */
-#define XEN_DOMCTL_INTERFACE_VERSION 0x00000018
+#define XEN_DOMCTL_INTERFACE_VERSION 0x00000019
 
 /*
  * NB. xen_domctl.domain is an IN/OUT parameter for this operation.
diff --git a/xen/include/public/sysctl.h b/xen/include/public/sysctl.h
index a1216d7287..6f9b1624ad 100644
--- a/xen/include/public/sysctl.h
+++ b/xen/include/public/sysctl.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ struct xen_sysctl_tbuf_op {
 #define XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_SVE_MASK  (0x1FU)
 #define XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_GIC_V2    (1U << 5)
 #define XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_GIC_V3    (1U << 6)
+/* See arm_clock_frequency_hz in struct xen_sysctl_physinfo. */
+#define XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_TIMER_DT_FREQ (1U << 7)
 #endif
 
 struct xen_sysctl_physinfo {
@@ -120,7 +122,23 @@ struct xen_sysctl_physinfo {
     uint32_t cpu_khz;
     uint32_t capabilities;/* XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_??? */
     uint32_t arch_capabilities;/* XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_{X86,ARM,...}_??? */
-    uint32_t pad;
+
+    /*
+     * ARM only. The timer frequency, in Hz, that Xen is using, taken either
+     * from the host DT timer node's "clock-frequency" property or from a
+     * direct CNTFRQ_EL0 read.
+     *
+     * XEN_SYSCTL_PHYSCAP_ARM_TIMER_DT_FREQ is set in the former case. The host
+     * DT overrides CNTFRQ_EL0 (the usual way a wrong bootloader/firmware value
+     * is corrected), so the toolstack must carry the same override into the
+     * guest's timer node, since CNTFRQ_EL0 cannot be trapped and fixed up per
+     * guest.
+     *
+     * = 0 => Non-ARM. On ARM the frequency is validated at boot and is
+     *        always non-zero.
+     * > 0 => The frequency, in Hz.
+     */
+    uint32_t arm_clock_frequency_hz;
     uint64_aligned_t total_pages;
     uint64_aligned_t free_pages;
     uint64_aligned_t scrub_pages;
--
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