On Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 12:16:12PM +0000, Arun Chandran wrote: > Hi Geoff, > > I am trying this on my hardware (apm-mustang.dtb) > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 4:40 AM, Geoff Levand <geoff at infradead.org> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > This series adds the core support for kexec re-boots on arm64. I have tested > > with the ARM VE fast model, the ARM Base model and the ARM Foundation > > model with various kernel config options for both the first and second stage > > kernels. > > > > To load a second stage kernel and execute a kexec re-boot on arm64 my patches to > > kexec-tools [2], which have not yet been merged upstream, are needed. > > > > Patches 1-4 rework the arm64 hcall mechanism to give the arm64 soft_restart() > > routine the ability to switch exception levels from EL1 to EL2 for kernels that > > were entered in EL2. > > > > Patches 5 and 6 convert the use of device tree /memreserve/ to device tree > > reserved-memory nodes. > > > > Patch 7 moves proc-macros.S from arm64/mm to arm64/include/asm so that the > > dcache_line_size macro it defines can be uesd by kexec's relocate kernel > > routine. > > > > Patches 8-10 add the actual kexec support. > > > > Please consider all patches for inclusion. Any comments or suggestions on how > > to improve are welcome. > > > > [1] https://git.linaro.org/people/geoff.levand/linux-kexec.git > > [2] https://git.linaro.org/people/geoff.levand/kexec-tools.git > > > > Several things are known to have problems on kexec re-boot: > > > > spin-table > > ---------- > > > > PROBLEM: The spin-table enable method does not implement all the methods needed > > for CPU hot-plug, so the first stage kernel cannot be shutdown properly. > > > > WORK-AROUND: Upgrade to system firmware that provides PSCI enable method > > support, OR build the first stage kernel with CONFIG_SMP=n, OR pass 'maxcpus=1' > > on the first stage kernel command line. > > I have CONFIG_SMP=n > > > > > FIX: Upgrade system firmware to provide PSCI enable method support. > > > > KVM > > --- > > > > PROBLEM: KVM acquires hypervisor resources on startup, but does not free those > > resources on shutdown, so the first stage kernel cannot be shutdown properly. > > > > WORK-AROUND: Build the first stage kernel with CONFIG_KVM=n. > > KVM also disabled. > > /root at genericarmv8:~# usr/local/sbin/kexec --lite -l vmlinux > --dtb=apm-mustang.dtb --command-line= > "root=/dev/nfs rw > nfsroot=10.162.103.145:/nfs_root/linaro-image-lamp-genericarmv8,nfsvers=3 > ip=:::::eth0:dhcp panic=1 console=ttyS0,115200 > earlyprintk=uart8250-32bit,0x1c020000" > > kexec version: 14.10.21.16.36-ga38e0a6 > arch_process_options:85: command_line: root=/dev/nfs rw > nfsroot=10.162.103.145:/nfs_root/linaro-image-lamp-genericarmv8,nfsvers=3 > ip=:::::eth0:dhcp panic=1 console=ttyS0,115200 > earlyprintk=uart8250-32bit,0x1 > c020000 > arch_process_options:87: initrd: (null) > arch_process_options:88: dtb: apm-mustang.dtb > arch_process_options:89: lite: 1 > kernel: 0x7f756e7010 kernel_size: 0x488a308 > Modified cmdline: root=/dev/nfs > Unable to find /proc/device-tree//chosen/linux,stdout-path, printing > from purgatory is diabled > get_memory_ranges_dt:638: node_1516 memory > get_memory_ranges_dt:664: RAM: 0000004000000000 - 0000004400000000 > get_memory_ranges_dt:659: SKIP: 0000000000000000 - 0000000000000000 > get_memory_ranges_dt:659: SKIP: 0000000000000000 - 0000000000000000 > get_memory_ranges_dt:659: SKIP: 0000000000000000 - 0000000000000000 > get_memory_ranges_dt:678: Success > elf_arm64_load: PE format: yes > p_vaddr: ffffffc000080000 > virt_to_phys: ffffffc000080000 -> 0000004000080000 > add_segment_phys_virt: 0000007f756f7010 - 0000007f75d3cf70 (00645f60) > -> 0000004000080000 - 00000040006fb000 (0067b000) > elf_arm64_load: text_offset: 0000000000080000 > elf_arm64_load: image_size: 000000000067f000 > elf_arm64_load: page_offset: ffffffc000000000 > elf_arm64_load: memstart: 0000004000000000 > virt_to_phys: ffffffc000080000 -> 0000004000080000 > elf_arm64_load: e_entry: ffffffc000080000 -> 0000004000080000 > virt_to_phys: ffffffc000080000 -> 0000004000080000 > Modified cmdline:root=/dev/nfs rw > nfsroot=10.162.103.145:/nfs_root/linaro-image-lamp-genericarmv8,nfsvers=3 > ip=:::::eth0:dhcp panic=1 console=ttyS0,115200 > earlyprintk=uart8250-32bit,0x1c020000 > Unable to find /proc/device-tree//chosen/linux,stdout-path, printing > from purgatory is diabled > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-0 (/cpus/cpu at 000): hwid-0, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-1 (/cpus/cpu at 001): hwid-1, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-2 (/cpus/cpu at 100): hwid-100, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-3 (/cpus/cpu at 101): hwid-101, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-4 (/cpus/cpu at 200): hwid-200, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-5 (/cpus/cpu at 201): hwid-201, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-6 (/cpus/cpu at 300): hwid-300, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_1 cpu-7 (/cpus/cpu at 301): hwid-301, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-0 (/cpus/cpu at 000): hwid-0, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-1 (/cpus/cpu at 001): hwid-1, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-2 (/cpus/cpu at 100): hwid-100, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-3 (/cpus/cpu at 101): hwid-101, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-4 (/cpus/cpu at 200): hwid-200, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-5 (/cpus/cpu at 201): hwid-201, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-6 (/cpus/cpu at 300): hwid-300, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > read_cpu_info: dtb_2 cpu-7 (/cpus/cpu at 301): hwid-301, 'spin-table', > cpu-release-addr 400000fff8 > check_cpu_properties: hwid-0: OK > check_cpu_properties: hwid-1: OK > check_cpu_properties: hwid-100: OK > check_cpu_properties: hwid-101: OK > check_cpu_properties: hwid-200: OK > check_cpu_properties: hwid-201: OK > check_cpu_properties: hwid-300: OK > check_cpu_properties: hwid-301: OK > dtb: base 4000700000, size 221ch (8732) > add_segment_phys_virt: 0000000024c14c90 - 0000000024c16eac (0000221c) > -> 0000004000700000 - 0000004000703000 (00003000) > kexec_load: entry = 0x4000080000 flags = 0xb70000 > nr_segments = 2 > segment[0].buf = 0x7f756f7010 > segment[0].bufsz = 0x645f60 > segment[0].mem = 0x4000080000 > segment[0].memsz = 0x67b000 > segment[1].buf = 0x24c14c90 > segment[1].bufsz = 0x221c > segment[1].mem = 0x4000700000 > segment[1].memsz = 0x3000 > > root at genericarmv8:~# /usr/local/sbin/kexec --lite -e > kexec version: 14.10.21.16.36-ga38e0a6 > arch_process_options:85: command_line: (null) > arch_process_options:87: initrd: (null) > arch_process_options:88: dtb: (null) > arch_process_options:89: lite: 1 > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache > kexec: Starting new kernel > Bye! > > It fails to come up. In debugger I can see > > Core number : 0 > Core state : debug (AArch64 EL1) > Debug entry cause : External Debug Request > Current PC : 0xffffffc000083200 That's a kernel virtual address, and it looks to be somewhere early in the boot path, given it's close to PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET. Can you figure out what this corresponds to in your kernel image? Thanks, Mark.
