This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled arm64: kexec_file: try more regions if loading segments fails to the 5.9-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: arm64-kexec_file-try-more-regions-if-loading-segment.patch and it can be found in the queue-5.9 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. commit 5dc60295d0fde638a5b62803703cda4daf411a67 Author: Benjamin Gwin <bgwin@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue Nov 3 12:11:06 2020 -0800 arm64: kexec_file: try more regions if loading segments fails [ Upstream commit 108aa503657ee2fe8aa071dc620d96372c252ecd ] It's possible that the first region picked for the new kernel will make it impossible to fit the other segments in the required 32GB window, especially if we have a very large initrd. Instead of giving up, we can keep testing other regions for the kernel until we find one that works. Suggested-by: Ryan O'Leary <ryanoleary@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gwin <bgwin@xxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201103201106.2397844-1-bgwin@xxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kexec_image.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kexec_image.c index af9987c154cab..66adee8b5fc81 100644 --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/kexec_image.c +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kexec_image.c @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void *image_load(struct kimage *image, u64 flags, value; bool be_image, be_kernel; struct kexec_buf kbuf; - unsigned long text_offset; + unsigned long text_offset, kernel_segment_number; struct kexec_segment *kernel_segment; int ret; @@ -88,11 +88,37 @@ static void *image_load(struct kimage *image, /* Adjust kernel segment with TEXT_OFFSET */ kbuf.memsz += text_offset; - ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf); - if (ret) + kernel_segment_number = image->nr_segments; + + /* + * The location of the kernel segment may make it impossible to satisfy + * the other segment requirements, so we try repeatedly to find a + * location that will work. + */ + while ((ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf)) == 0) { + /* Try to load additional data */ + kernel_segment = &image->segment[kernel_segment_number]; + ret = load_other_segments(image, kernel_segment->mem, + kernel_segment->memsz, initrd, + initrd_len, cmdline); + if (!ret) + break; + + /* + * We couldn't find space for the other segments; erase the + * kernel segment and try the next available hole. + */ + image->nr_segments -= 1; + kbuf.buf_min = kernel_segment->mem + kernel_segment->memsz; + kbuf.mem = KEXEC_BUF_MEM_UNKNOWN; + } + + if (ret) { + pr_err("Could not find any suitable kernel location!"); return ERR_PTR(ret); + } - kernel_segment = &image->segment[image->nr_segments - 1]; + kernel_segment = &image->segment[kernel_segment_number]; kernel_segment->mem += text_offset; kernel_segment->memsz -= text_offset; image->start = kernel_segment->mem; @@ -101,12 +127,7 @@ static void *image_load(struct kimage *image, kernel_segment->mem, kbuf.bufsz, kernel_segment->memsz); - /* Load additional data */ - ret = load_other_segments(image, - kernel_segment->mem, kernel_segment->memsz, - initrd, initrd_len, cmdline); - - return ERR_PTR(ret); + return 0; } #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_IMAGE_VERIFY_SIG diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c index 361a1143e09ee..e443df8569881 100644 --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c @@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ static int prepare_elf_headers(void **addr, unsigned long *sz) return ret; } +/* + * Tries to add the initrd and DTB to the image. If it is not possible to find + * valid locations, this function will undo changes to the image and return non + * zero. + */ int load_other_segments(struct kimage *image, unsigned long kernel_load_addr, unsigned long kernel_size, @@ -250,7 +255,8 @@ int load_other_segments(struct kimage *image, { struct kexec_buf kbuf; void *headers, *dtb = NULL; - unsigned long headers_sz, initrd_load_addr = 0, dtb_len; + unsigned long headers_sz, initrd_load_addr = 0, dtb_len, + orig_segments = image->nr_segments; int ret = 0; kbuf.image = image; @@ -336,6 +342,7 @@ int load_other_segments(struct kimage *image, return 0; out_err: + image->nr_segments = orig_segments; vfree(dtb); return ret; }