This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
of/fdt: run soc memory setup when early_init_dt_scan_memory fails
to the 6.1-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:
of-fdt-run-soc-memory-setup-when-early_init_dt_scan_memory-fails.patch
and it can be found in the queue-6.1 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From 2a12187d5853d9fd5102278cecef7dac7c8ce7ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andreas Rammhold <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 12:27:47 +0100
Subject: of/fdt: run soc memory setup when early_init_dt_scan_memory fails
From: Andreas Rammhold <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 2a12187d5853d9fd5102278cecef7dac7c8ce7ea upstream.
If memory has been found early_init_dt_scan_memory now returns 1. If
it hasn't found any memory it will return 0, allowing other memory
setup mechanisms to carry on.
Previously early_init_dt_scan_memory always returned 0 without
distinguishing between any kind of memory setup being done or not. Any
code path after the early_init_dt_scan memory call in the ramips
plat_mem_setup code wouldn't be executed anymore. Making
early_init_dt_scan_memory the only way to initialize the memory.
Some boards, including my mt7621 based Cudy X6 board, depend on memory
initialization being done via the soc_info.mem_detect function
pointer. Those wouldn't be able to obtain memory and panic the kernel
during early bootup with the message "early_init_dt_alloc_memory_arch:
Failed to allocate 12416 bytes align=0x40".
Fixes: 1f012283e936 ("of/fdt: Rework early_init_dt_scan_memory() to call directly")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Andreas Rammhold <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221223112748.2935235-1-andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/mips/ralink/of.c | 2 +-
drivers/of/fdt.c | 6 ++++--
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- a/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ralink/of.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
dtb = get_fdt();
__dt_setup_arch(dtb);
- if (!early_init_dt_scan_memory())
+ if (early_init_dt_scan_memory())
return;
if (soc_info.mem_detect)
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ u64 __init dt_mem_next_cell(int s, const
*/
int __init early_init_dt_scan_memory(void)
{
- int node;
+ int node, found_memory = 0;
const void *fdt = initial_boot_params;
fdt_for_each_subnode(node, fdt, 0) {
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_memory(voi
early_init_dt_add_memory_arch(base, size);
+ found_memory = 1;
+
if (!hotpluggable)
continue;
@@ -1147,7 +1149,7 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_memory(voi
base, base + size);
}
}
- return 0;
+ return found_memory;
}
int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(char *cmdline)
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx are
queue-6.1/of-fdt-run-soc-memory-setup-when-early_init_dt_scan_memory-fails.patch
