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-rw-r--r--sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h1
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/init-arch.h2
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memcpy.c2
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memmove.c2
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c48
5 files changed, 53 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h
index 77a782422a..5f2da91ebb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct cpu_features
   /* Currently, the GLIBC memory tagging tunable only defines 8 bits.  */
   uint8_t mte_state;
   bool sve;
+  bool prefer_sve_ifuncs;
   bool mops;
 };
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/init-arch.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/init-arch.h
index c52860efb2..61dc40088f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/init-arch.h
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/init-arch.h
@@ -36,5 +36,7 @@
     MTE_ENABLED ();							      \
   bool __attribute__((unused)) sve =					      \
     GLRO(dl_aarch64_cpu_features).sve;					      \
+  bool __attribute__((unused)) prefer_sve_ifuncs =			      \
+    GLRO(dl_aarch64_cpu_features).prefer_sve_ifuncs;			      \
   bool __attribute__((unused)) mops =					      \
     GLRO(dl_aarch64_cpu_features).mops;
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memcpy.c b/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memcpy.c
index d12eccfca5..ce53567dab 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memcpy.c
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memcpy.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ select_memcpy_ifunc (void)
     {
       if (IS_A64FX (midr))
 	return __memcpy_a64fx;
-      return __memcpy_sve;
+      return prefer_sve_ifuncs ? __memcpy_sve : __memcpy_generic;
     }
 
   if (IS_THUNDERX (midr))
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memmove.c b/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memmove.c
index 2081eeb4d4..fe95037be3 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memmove.c
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/multiarch/memmove.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ select_memmove_ifunc (void)
     {
       if (IS_A64FX (midr))
 	return __memmove_a64fx;
-      return __memmove_sve;
+      return prefer_sve_ifuncs ? __memmove_sve : __memmove_generic;
     }
 
   if (IS_THUNDERX (midr))
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
index b1a3f673f0..c0b047bc0d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <sys/auxv.h>
 #include <elf/dl-hwcaps.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <dl-tunables-parse.h>
 
 #define DCZID_DZP_MASK (1 << 4)
@@ -62,6 +63,46 @@ get_midr_from_mcpu (const struct tunable_str_t *mcpu)
   return UINT64_MAX;
 }
 
+#if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION < 0x060200
+
+/* Return true if we prefer using SVE in string ifuncs.  Old kernels disable
+   SVE after every system call which results in unnecessary traps if memcpy
+   uses SVE.  This is true for kernels between 4.15.0 and before 6.2.0, except
+   for 5.14.0 which was patched.  For these versions return false to avoid using
+   SVE ifuncs.
+   Parse the kernel version into a 24-bit kernel.major.minor value without
+   calling any library functions.  If uname() is not supported or if the version
+   format is not recognized, assume the kernel is modern and return true.  */
+
+static inline bool
+prefer_sve_ifuncs (void)
+{
+  struct utsname buf;
+  const char *p = &buf.release[0];
+  int kernel = 0;
+  int val;
+
+  if (__uname (&buf) < 0)
+    return true;
+
+  for (int shift = 16; shift >= 0; shift -= 8)
+    {
+      for (val = 0; *p >= '0' && *p <= '9'; p++)
+	val = val * 10 + *p - '0';
+      kernel |= (val & 255) << shift;
+      if (*p++ != '.')
+	break;
+    }
+
+  if (kernel >= 0x060200 || kernel == 0x050e00)
+    return true;
+  if (kernel >= 0x040f00)
+    return false;
+  return true;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 static inline void
 init_cpu_features (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
 {
@@ -126,6 +167,13 @@ init_cpu_features (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
   /* Check if SVE is supported.  */
   cpu_features->sve = GLRO (dl_hwcap) & HWCAP_SVE;
 
+  cpu_features->prefer_sve_ifuncs = cpu_features->sve;
+
+#if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION < 0x060200
+  if (cpu_features->sve)
+    cpu_features->prefer_sve_ifuncs = prefer_sve_ifuncs ();
+#endif
+
   /* Check if MOPS is supported.  */
   cpu_features->mops = GLRO (dl_hwcap2) & HWCAP2_MOPS;
 }