[PATCH 3/7] xen/mmu: Release the Xen provided L4 (PGD) back.

From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
Date: Thu Jul 26 2012 - 16:56:22 EST


Since we are not using it and somebody else could use it.

Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/xen/mmu.c | 13 +++++++------
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
index a59070b..48bdc9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
@@ -1782,20 +1782,21 @@ void __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long max_pfn)
/* Unpin Xen-provided one */
pin_pagetable_pfn(MMUEXT_UNPIN_TABLE, PFN_DOWN(__pa(pgd)));

- /* Switch over */
- pgd = init_level4_pgt;
-
/*
* At this stage there can be no user pgd, and no page
* structure to attach it to, so make sure we just set kernel
* pgd.
*/
xen_mc_batch();
- __xen_write_cr3(true, __pa(pgd));
+ __xen_write_cr3(true, __pa(init_level4_pgt));
xen_mc_issue(PARAVIRT_LAZY_CPU);

- memblock_reserve(__pa(xen_start_info->pt_base),
- xen_start_info->nr_pt_frames * PAGE_SIZE);
+ /* Offset by one page since the original pgd is going bye bye */
+ memblock_reserve(__pa(xen_start_info->pt_base + PAGE_SIZE),
+ (xen_start_info->nr_pt_frames * PAGE_SIZE) - PAGE_SIZE);
+ /* and also RW it so it can actually be used. */
+ set_page_prot(pgd, PAGE_KERNEL);
+ clear_page(pgd);
}
#else /* !CONFIG_X86_64 */
static RESERVE_BRK_ARRAY(pmd_t, initial_kernel_pmd, PTRS_PER_PMD);
--
1.7.7.6

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