Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH 1/5] s390x: Make tests bootable from disk

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On 04.12.18 14:58, Janosch Frank wrote:
> On 04.12.18 14:52, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>> On 04.12.18 14:48, Janosch Frank wrote:
>>> Currently tests are run with the --kernel option of Qemu, which will
>>> load the ELF file and jump to the start address. When booting from
>>> disk, we need to specify a start address. This is done by setting the
>>> initial short PSW at 0x0.
>>>
>>> For later compatibility with other hypervisors the short psw has 31
>>> bit addressing specified.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  s390x/cstart64.S | 9 +++++++--
>>>  s390x/flat.lds   | 8 +++++++-
>>>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/s390x/cstart64.S b/s390x/cstart64.S
>>> index dc7ddd6..abd6b58 100644
>>> --- a/s390x/cstart64.S
>>> +++ b/s390x/cstart64.S
>>> @@ -14,12 +14,17 @@
>>>  
>>>  .section .init
>>>  
>>> -/* entry point - for KVM + TCG we directly start in 64 bit mode */
>>> +/*
>>> + * Short init between 0x10000 and 0x10480 and then jump to 0x11000.
>>> + * 0x10480 - 0x11000 are written to by bootloader.
>>> + */
>>>  	.globl start
>>>  start:
>>> +	sam64				# Set addressing mode to 64 bit
>>
>> I guess this was supposed to go into patch #2?
> 
> No, the short PSW has only BA set because we want to boot on lpar and
> zvm  later on and they start with esam, not esame.
> 
> So when booting from disk we need to sam64, as we'll run with 31 at this
> point in time.

Please add that to the description (and remove it from the description
of patch #2). Thanks!

-- 

Thanks,

David / dhildenb



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