Re: [PATCH] arm64/efi: prefer AllocatePages() over efi_low_alloc() for vmlinux

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On 23 July 2015 at 15:11, Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Haojian,
>
> Could you please try this patch?
>

Ehm, never mind, please wait for the v2. This patch is incorrect.

-- 
Ard.

>
> -------8<--------
> When allocating memory for the kernel image, try the AllocatePages()
> boot service to obtain memory at the preferred offset of
> 'dram_base + TEXT_OFFSET', and only revert to efi_low_alloc() if that
> fails. This is the only way to allocate at the base of DRAM if DRAM
> starts at 0x0, since efi_low_alloc() refuses to allocate at 0x0.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/efi-stub.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-stub.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-stub.c
> index f5374065ad53..894cad555955 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-stub.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-stub.c
> @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
>  #include <asm/efi.h>
>  #include <asm/sections.h>
>
> -efi_status_t __init handle_kernel_image(efi_system_table_t *sys_table,
> +efi_status_t __init handle_kernel_image(efi_system_table_t *sys_table_arg,
>                                         unsigned long *image_addr,
>                                         unsigned long *image_size,
>                                         unsigned long *reserve_addr,
> @@ -23,21 +23,50 @@ efi_status_t __init handle_kernel_image(efi_system_table_t *sys_table,
>  {
>         efi_status_t status;
>         unsigned long kernel_size, kernel_memsize = 0;
> +       unsigned long pgnum;
>
>         /* Relocate the image, if required. */
>         kernel_size = _edata - _text;
>         if (*image_addr != (dram_base + TEXT_OFFSET)) {
>                 kernel_memsize = kernel_size + (_end - _edata);
> -               status = efi_low_alloc(sys_table, kernel_memsize + TEXT_OFFSET,
> -                                      SZ_2M, reserve_addr);
> +
> +               //
> +               // First, try a straight allocation at the preferred offset.
> +               // This will work around the issue where, if dram_base == 0x0,
> +               // efi_low_alloc() refuses to allocate at 0x0 (to prevent the
> +               // address of the allocation to be mistaken for a FAIL return
> +               // value or a NULL pointer). It will also ensure that, on
> +               // platforms where the [dram_base, dram_base + TEXT_OFFSET)
> +               // interval is partially occupied by the firmware (like on APM
> +               // Mustang), we can still place the kernel at the address
> +               // 'dram_base + TEXT_OFFSET'.
> +               //
> +               pgnum = round_up(kernel_memsize, EFI_PAGE_SIZE) / EFI_PAGE_SIZE;
> +               status = efi_call_early(allocate_pages, EFI_ALLOCATE_ADDRESS,
> +                                       EFI_LOADER_DATA, pgnum,
> +                                       (efi_physical_addr_t *)reserve_addr);
> +               if (status == EFI_SUCCESS) {
> +                       memcpy((void *)*reserve_addr, (void *)*image_addr,
> +                              kernel_size);
> +                       *image_addr = *reserve_addr;
> +                       *reserve_size = kernel_memsize;
> +               } else {
> +                       status = efi_low_alloc(sys_table_arg,
> +                                              kernel_memsize + TEXT_OFFSET,
> +                                              SZ_2M, reserve_addr);
> +
> +                       if (status == EFI_SUCCESS) {
> +                               memcpy((void *)*reserve_addr + TEXT_OFFSET,
> +                                      (void *)*image_addr,
> +                                      kernel_size);
> +                               *image_addr = *reserve_addr + TEXT_OFFSET;
> +                               *reserve_size = kernel_memsize + TEXT_OFFSET;
> +                       }
> +               }
>                 if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
> -                       pr_efi_err(sys_table, "Failed to relocate kernel\n");
> +                       pr_efi_err(sys_table_arg, "Failed to relocate kernel\n");
>                         return status;
>                 }
> -               memcpy((void *)*reserve_addr + TEXT_OFFSET, (void *)*image_addr,
> -                      kernel_size);
> -               *image_addr = *reserve_addr + TEXT_OFFSET;
> -               *reserve_size = kernel_memsize + TEXT_OFFSET;
>         }
>
>
> --
> 1.9.1
>
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