RE: [PATCH v4 1/4] tree-wide: Retrieve 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' from vmcoreinfo (if available)

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Hi Bhupesh,

Sorry for the late reply.

> -----Original Message-----
> This patch adds a common feature for archs (except arm64, for which
> similar support is added via subsequent patch) to retrieve
> 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' from vmcoreinfo (if available).

We already have the calibrate_machdep_info() function, which sets
info->max_physmem_bits from vmcoreinfo, so practically we don't need
to add this patch for the benefit.

Thanks,
Kazu

> 
> I recently posted a kernel patch (see [0]) which appends
> 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' to vmcoreinfo in the core code itself rather than
> in arch-specific code, so that user-space code can also benefit from
> this addition to the vmcoreinfo and use it as a standard way of
> determining 'SECTIONS_SHIFT' value in 'makedumpfile' utility.
> 
> This patch ensures backward compatibility for kernel versions in which
> 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' is not available in vmcoreinfo.
> 
> [0]. http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2019-November/023960.html
> 
> Cc: Kazuhito Hagio <k-hagio@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: John Donnelly <john.p.donnelly@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/arm.c     |  8 +++++++-
>  arch/ia64.c    |  7 ++++++-
>  arch/ppc.c     |  8 +++++++-
>  arch/ppc64.c   | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  arch/s390x.c   | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  arch/sparc64.c |  9 +++++++--
>  arch/x86.c     | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  arch/x86_64.c  | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
>  8 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm.c b/arch/arm.c
> index af7442ac70bf..33536fc4dfc9 100644
> --- a/arch/arm.c
> +++ b/arch/arm.c
> @@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ int
>  get_machdep_info_arm(void)
>  {
>  	info->page_offset = SYMBOL(_stext) & 0xffff0000UL;
> -	info->max_physmem_bits = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> +
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER)
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
> +	else
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> +
>  	info->kernel_start = SYMBOL(_stext);
>  	info->section_size_bits = _SECTION_SIZE_BITS;
> 
> diff --git a/arch/ia64.c b/arch/ia64.c
> index 6c33cc7c8288..fb44dda47172 100644
> --- a/arch/ia64.c
> +++ b/arch/ia64.c
> @@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ get_machdep_info_ia64(void)
>  	}
> 
>  	info->section_size_bits = _SECTION_SIZE_BITS;
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> +
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER)
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
> +	else
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> 
>  	return TRUE;
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/ppc.c b/arch/ppc.c
> index 37c6a3b60cd3..ed9447427a30 100644
> --- a/arch/ppc.c
> +++ b/arch/ppc.c
> @@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ get_machdep_info_ppc(void)
>  	unsigned long vmlist, vmap_area_list, vmalloc_start;
> 
>  	info->section_size_bits = _SECTION_SIZE_BITS;
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> +
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER)
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
> +	else
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> +
>  	info->page_offset = __PAGE_OFFSET;
> 
>  	if (SYMBOL(_stext) != NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
> diff --git a/arch/ppc64.c b/arch/ppc64.c
> index 9d8f2525f608..a3984eebdced 100644
> --- a/arch/ppc64.c
> +++ b/arch/ppc64.c
> @@ -466,30 +466,37 @@ int
>  set_ppc64_max_physmem_bits(void)
>  {
>  	long array_len = ARRAY_LENGTH(mem_section);
> -	/*
> -	 * The older ppc64 kernels uses _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS as 42 and the
> -	 * newer kernels 3.7 onwards uses 46 bits.
> -	 */
> -
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG ;
> -	if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> -		|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> -		return TRUE;
> -
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_3_7;
> -	if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> -		|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> -		return TRUE;
> 
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_4_19;
> -	if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> -		|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER) {
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
>  		return TRUE;
> +	} else {
> +		/*
> +		 * The older ppc64 kernels uses _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS as 42 and the
> +		 * newer kernels 3.7 onwards uses 46 bits.
> +		 */
> 
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_4_20;
> -	if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> -		|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> -		return TRUE;
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG ;
> +		if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> +				|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +			return TRUE;
> +
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_3_7;
> +		if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> +				|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +			return TRUE;
> +
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_4_19;
> +		if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> +				|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +			return TRUE;
> +
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_4_20;
> +		if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> +				|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +			return TRUE;
> +	}
> 
>  	return FALSE;
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/s390x.c b/arch/s390x.c
> index bf9d58e54fb7..4d17a783e5bd 100644
> --- a/arch/s390x.c
> +++ b/arch/s390x.c
> @@ -63,20 +63,27 @@ int
>  set_s390x_max_physmem_bits(void)
>  {
>  	long array_len = ARRAY_LENGTH(mem_section);
> -	/*
> -	 * The older s390x kernels uses _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS as 42 and the
> -	 * newer kernels uses 46 bits.
> -	 */
> 
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG ;
> -	if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> -		|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER) {
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
>  		return TRUE;
> +	} else {
> +		/*
> +		 * The older s390x kernels uses _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS as 42 and the
> +		 * newer kernels uses 46 bits.
> +		 */
> 
> -	info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_3_3;
> -	if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> -		|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> -		return TRUE;
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG ;
> +		if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> +				|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +			return TRUE;
> +
> +		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_3_3;
> +		if ((array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT_EXTREME()))
> +				|| (array_len == (NR_MEM_SECTIONS() / _SECTIONS_PER_ROOT())))
> +			return TRUE;
> +	}
> 
>  	return FALSE;
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/sparc64.c b/arch/sparc64.c
> index 1cfaa854ce6d..b93a05bdfe59 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc64.c
> +++ b/arch/sparc64.c
> @@ -25,10 +25,15 @@ int get_versiondep_info_sparc64(void)
>  {
>  	info->section_size_bits = _SECTION_SIZE_BITS;
> 
> -	if (info->kernel_version >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 13))
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER)
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
> +	else if (info->kernel_version >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 13))
>  		info->max_physmem_bits = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_L4;
> -	else {
> +	else
>  		info->max_physmem_bits = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_L3;
> +
> +	if (info->kernel_version < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 13)) {
>  		info->flag_vmemmap = TRUE;
>  		info->vmemmap_start = VMEMMAP_BASE_SPARC64;
>  		info->vmemmap_end = VMEMMAP_BASE_SPARC64 +
> diff --git a/arch/x86.c b/arch/x86.c
> index 3fdae93084b8..f1b43d4c8179 100644
> --- a/arch/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86.c
> @@ -72,21 +72,27 @@ get_machdep_info_x86(void)
>  {
>  	unsigned long vmlist, vmap_area_list, vmalloc_start;
> 
> -	/* PAE */
> -	if ((vt.mem_flags & MEMORY_X86_PAE)
> -	    || ((SYMBOL(pkmap_count) != NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
> -	      && (SYMBOL(pkmap_count_next) != NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
> -	      && ((SYMBOL(pkmap_count_next)-SYMBOL(pkmap_count))/sizeof(int))
> -	      == 512)) {
> -		DEBUG_MSG("\n");
> -		DEBUG_MSG("PAE          : ON\n");
> -		vt.mem_flags |= MEMORY_X86_PAE;
> -		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_PAE;
> -	} else {
> -		DEBUG_MSG("\n");
> -		DEBUG_MSG("PAE          : OFF\n");
> -		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER)
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
> +	else {
> +		/* PAE */
> +		if ((vt.mem_flags & MEMORY_X86_PAE)
> +				|| ((SYMBOL(pkmap_count) != NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
> +					&& (SYMBOL(pkmap_count_next) != NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
> +					&& ((SYMBOL(pkmap_count_next)-SYMBOL(pkmap_count))/sizeof(int))
> +					== 512)) {
> +			DEBUG_MSG("\n");
> +			DEBUG_MSG("PAE          : ON\n");
> +			vt.mem_flags |= MEMORY_X86_PAE;
> +			info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_PAE;
> +		} else {
> +			DEBUG_MSG("\n");
> +			DEBUG_MSG("PAE          : OFF\n");
> +			info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
> +		}
>  	}
> +
>  	info->page_offset = __PAGE_OFFSET;
> 
>  	if (SYMBOL(_stext) == NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL) {
> diff --git a/arch/x86_64.c b/arch/x86_64.c
> index 876644f932be..eff90307552c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86_64.c
> @@ -268,17 +268,22 @@ get_machdep_info_x86_64(void)
>  int
>  get_versiondep_info_x86_64(void)
>  {
> -	/*
> -	 * On linux-2.6.26, MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS is changed to 44 from 40.
> -	 */
> -	if (info->kernel_version < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 26))
> -		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG;
> -	else if (info->kernel_version < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 31))
> -		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_26;
> -	else if(check_5level_paging())
> -		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_5LEVEL;
> -	else
> -		info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_31;
> +	/* Check if we can get MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS from vmcoreinfo */
> +	if (NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS) != NOT_FOUND_NUMBER) {
> +		info->max_physmem_bits = NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS);
> +	} else {
> +		/*
> +		 * On linux-2.6.26, MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS is changed to 44 from 40.
> +		 */
> +		if (info->kernel_version < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 26))
> +			info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG;
> +		else if (info->kernel_version < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 31))
> +			info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_26;
> +		else if(check_5level_paging())
> +			info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_5LEVEL;
> +		else
> +			info->max_physmem_bits  = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_31;
> +	}
> 
>  	if (!get_page_offset_x86_64())
>  		return FALSE;
> --
> 2.7.4
> 



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