+ kexec_file-add-mechanism-to-update-kexec-segments.patch added to -mm tree

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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/1472579105-26296-5-git-send-email-bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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   |   98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 100 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 +721,104 @@ 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) {
+				void *page_addr;
+				unsigned long offset;
+				size_t uchunk, mchunk;
+
+				page_addr = kmap_atomic(kmap_to_page(addr));
+
+				offset = load_addr & ~PAGE_MASK;
+				mchunk = min_t(size_t, memsz,
+					       PAGE_SIZE - offset);
+				uchunk = min(bufsz, mchunk);
+				memcpy(page_addr + offset, buffer, uchunk);
+
+				kunmap_atomic(page_addr);
+
+				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-fix-double-free-when-failing-to-relocate-the-purgatory.patch
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-change-places-using-config_kexec-to-use-config_kexec_core-instead.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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