Re: [ RESEND PATCH v3] Memory-Hotplug: Fix the bug on interface/dev/mem for 64-bit kernel

From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Date: Tue Jan 12 2010 - 03:08:05 EST


On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:45:54 +0800
"Zheng, Shaohui" <shaohui.zheng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Resend the v3 patch after reviewed by KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki. We still keep the
> Old e820map, update variable max_pfn, max_low_pfn and high_memory only.
> It is dependent on Fenguang's page_is_ram patch.
>
> Memory-Hotplug: Fix the bug on interface /dev/mem for 64-bit kernel
>
> The new added memory can not be access by interface /dev/mem, because we do not
> update the variable high_memory, max_pfn and max_low_pfn.
>
> Memory hotplug still has critical issues for 32-bit kernel, and it is more
> important for 64-bit kernel, we fix it on 64-bit first. We add a function
> update_end_of_memory_vars in file arch/x86/mm/init.c to update these variables.
>
> CC: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Li Haicheng <haicheng.li@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Shaohui Zheng <shaohui.zheng@xxxxxxxxx>

3 points...
1. I think this patch cannot be compiled in archs other than x86. Right ?
IOW, please add static inline dummy...

2. pgdat->[start,end], totalram_pages etc...are updated at memory hotplug.
Please place the hook nearby them.

3. I recommend you yo use memory hotplug notifier.
If it's allowed, it will be cleaner.
It seems there are no strict ordering to update parameters this patch touches.

Thanks,
-Kame





> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
> index d406c52..b6a85cc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
> #include <linux/initrd.h>
> #include <linux/ioport.h>
> #include <linux/swap.h>
> +#include <linux/bootmem.h>
>
> #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
> #include <asm/e820.h>
> @@ -386,3 +387,24 @@ void free_initrd_mem(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> free_init_pages("initrd memory", start, end);
> }
> #endif
> +
> +/**
> + * After memory hotplug, the variable max_pfn, max_low_pfn and high_memory will
> + * be affected, it will be updated in this function. Memory hotplug still has
> + * critical issues on 32-bit kennel, it was more important on 64-bit kernel,
> + * so we update the variables for 64-bit kernel first, fix me in future for
> + * 32-bit kenrel.
> + */
> +void __meminit __attribute__((weak)) update_end_of_memory_vars(u64 start,
> + u64 size)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> + unsigned long start_pfn = start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> + unsigned long end_pfn = PFN_UP(start + size);
> +
> + if (end_pfn > max_pfn) {
> + max_low_pfn = max_pfn = end_pfn;
> + high_memory = (void *)__va(max_pfn * PAGE_SIZE - 1) + 1;
> + }
> +#endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
> +}
> diff --git a/include/linux/bootmem.h b/include/linux/bootmem.h
> index b10ec49..84533a5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/bootmem.h
> +++ b/include/linux/bootmem.h
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
>
> extern unsigned long max_low_pfn;
> extern unsigned long min_low_pfn;
> +extern void update_end_of_memory_vars(u64 start, u64 size);
>
> /*
> * highest page
> diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> index 030ce8a..3e94b23 100644
> --- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> +++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> @@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ int __ref add_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
> BUG_ON(ret);
> }
>
> + /* update max_pfn, max_low_pfn and high_memory */
> + update_end_of_memory_vars(start, size);
> +
> goto out;
>
> error:
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Shaohui
>
>
>

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