The patch titled
Subject: kexec_file: add mechanism to update kexec segments
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments.patch
This patch should soon appear at
http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments.patch
and later at
http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments.patch
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From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: kexec_file: add mechanism to update kexec segments
kexec_update_segment allows a given segment in kexec_image to have
its contents updated. This is useful if the current kernel wants to
send information to the next kernel that is up-to-date at the time of
reboot.
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1472149111-30598-5-git-send-email-bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Young <dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Stewart Smith <stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Richter <erichte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/kexec.h | 2
kernel/kexec_core.c | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 101 insertions(+)
diff -puN include/linux/kexec.h~kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments include/linux/kexec.h
--- a/include/linux/kexec.h~kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments
+++ a/include/linux/kexec.h
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ extern int kexec_purgatory_get_set_symbo
unsigned int size, bool get_value);
extern void *kexec_purgatory_get_symbol_addr(struct kimage *image,
const char *name);
+int kexec_update_segment(const char *buffer, size_t bufsz,
+ unsigned long load_addr, size_t memsz);
extern void __crash_kexec(struct pt_regs *);
extern void crash_kexec(struct pt_regs *);
int kexec_should_crash(struct task_struct *);
diff -puN kernel/kexec_core.c~kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments kernel/kexec_core.c
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c~kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments
+++ a/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -721,6 +721,105 @@ static struct page *kimage_alloc_page(st
return page;
}
+/**
+ * kexec_update_segment - update the contents of a kimage segment
+ * @buffer: New contents of the segment.
+ * @bufsz: @buffer size.
+ * @load_addr: Segment's physical address in the next kernel.
+ * @memsz: Segment size.
+ *
+ * This function assumes kexec_mutex is held.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on error.
+ */
+int kexec_update_segment(const char *buffer, size_t bufsz,
+ unsigned long load_addr, size_t memsz)
+{
+ int i;
+ unsigned long entry;
+ unsigned long *ptr = NULL;
+ void *dest = NULL;
+
+ if (kexec_image == NULL) {
+ pr_err("Can't update segment: no kexec image loaded.\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * kexec_add_buffer rounds up segment sizes to PAGE_SIZE, so
+ * we have to do it here as well.
+ */
+ memsz = ALIGN(memsz, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < kexec_image->nr_segments; i++)
+ /* We only support updating whole segments. */
+ if (load_addr == kexec_image->segment[i].mem &&
+ memsz == kexec_image->segment[i].memsz) {
+ if (!kexec_image->segment[i].skip_checksum) {
+ pr_err("Trying to update non-modifiable segment.\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ break;
+ }
+ if (i == kexec_image->nr_segments) {
+ pr_err("Couldn't find segment to update: 0x%lx, size 0x%zx\n",
+ load_addr, memsz);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ for (entry = kexec_image->head; !(entry & IND_DONE) && memsz;
+ entry = *ptr++) {
+ void *addr = (void *) (entry & PAGE_MASK);
+
+ switch (entry & IND_FLAGS) {
+ case IND_DESTINATION:
+ dest = addr;
+ break;
+ case IND_INDIRECTION:
+ ptr = __va(entry & PAGE_MASK);
+ break;
+ case IND_SOURCE:
+ /* Shouldn't happen, but verify just to be safe. */
+ if (dest == NULL) {
+ pr_err("Invalid kexec entries list.");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (dest == (void *) load_addr) {
+ struct page *page;
+ char *ptr;
+ size_t uchunk, mchunk;
+
+ page = kmap_to_page(addr);
+
+ ptr = kmap_atomic(page);
+ ptr += load_addr & ~PAGE_MASK;
+ mchunk = min_t(size_t, memsz,
+ PAGE_SIZE - (load_addr & ~PAGE_MASK));
+ uchunk = min(bufsz, mchunk);
+ memcpy(ptr, buffer, uchunk);
+
+ kunmap_atomic(ptr);
+
+ bufsz -= uchunk;
+ load_addr += mchunk;
+ buffer += mchunk;
+ memsz -= mchunk;
+ }
+ dest += PAGE_SIZE;
+ }
+
+ /* Shouldn't happen, but verify just to be safe. */
+ if (ptr == NULL) {
+ pr_err("Invalid kexec entries list.");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int kimage_load_normal_segment(struct kimage *image,
struct kexec_segment *segment)
{
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
kexec_file-allow-arch-specific-memory-walking-for-kexec_add_buffer.patch
kexec_file-change-kexec_add_buffer-to-take-kexec_buf-as-argument.patch
kexec_file-factor-out-kexec_locate_mem_hole-from-kexec_add_buffer.patch
powerpc-factor-out-relocation-code-from-module_64c-to-elf_util_64c.patch
powerpc-generalize-elf64_apply_relocate_add.patch
powerpc-adapt-elf64_apply_relocate_add-for-kexec_file_load.patch
powerpc-add-functions-to-read-elf-files-of-any-endianness.patch
powerpc-implement-kexec_file_load.patch
powerpc-add-code-to-work-with-device-trees-in-kexec_file_load.patch
powerpc-add-support-for-loading-elf-kernels-with-kexec_file_load.patch
powerpc-add-purgatory-for-kexec_file_load-implementation.patch
powerpc-enable-config_kexec_file-in-powerpc-server-defconfigs.patch
kexec_file-add-buffer-hand-over-support-for-the-next-kernel.patch
powerpc-kexec_file-add-buffer-hand-over-support-for-the-next-kernel.patch
kexec_file-allow-skipping-checksum-calculation-for-some-segments.patch
kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments.patch
ima-demonstration-code-for-kexec-buffer-passing.patch
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