Re: [PATCH -v2] EFI: Runtime services virtual mapping

From: Dave Young
Date: Tue Sep 24 2013 - 01:24:07 EST


On 09/24/13 at 12:58pm, Dave Young wrote:
> On 09/24/13 at 12:57pm, Dave Young wrote:
> > On 09/23/13 at 08:06pm, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > > Okay... I see two problems.
> > >
> > > 1. It looks like we subtract the region size after, rather than before, assigning an address.

Could you explain more about this problem? Where is the code?

> > >
> > > 2. The second region is assigned the same address in the secondary kernel as in the first, implying the size of the first region was somehow set to zero.
> >
> > I find the reason, efi_reserve_boot_services will reserve the BOOT_SERVICE_DATA region
> > thus the memmap size is changed to 0, so in 2nd kernel the virtual mapping addr after
> > the md will be not same as 1st kernel, see below code:
> >
> > void __init efi_map_region(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
> > {
> > unsigned long size = md->num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT;
> >
> > efi_va -= size;
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > [snip]
> > }
>
> So how about just reserve BOOT_SERVICE_DATA region but keep the md.numpages as is?

Hmm, num_pages = 0 is only set when boot service region reservation is imporsible, I'm
lost.. But there must be somewhere set the size to 0.

>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Dave Young <dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >On 09/22/13 at 08:27am, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > > >> The address that faults is interesting in that it is indeed just
> > > >below -4G. The question at hand is probably what information you are
> > > >using to build the EFI mappings in the secondary kernel and what could
> > > >make it not match the primary.
> > > >>
> > > >> Assuming it isn't as simple as the mappings never get built at all.
> > > >
> > > >Here is my debug output, diff efi-mapping-1st-kernel
> > > >efi-mapping-2nd-kernel:
> > > >Obviously, the high address mapping is not same:
> > > >
> > > >--- efi-mapping-1.txt 2013-09-24 10:46:09.977746047 +0800
> > > >+++ efi-mapping-2.txt 2013-09-24 10:46:33.871421806 +0800
> > > >@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x800000 -> VA 0x800000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x800000 -> VA 0xffffffff00000000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7c000000 -> VA 0x7c000000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7c000000 -> VA 0xfffffffefffe0000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7c000000 -> VA 0xffffffff00000000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7d5e2000 -> VA 0x7d5e2000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7d5e2000 -> VA 0xfffffffefffdf000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7d5e2000 -> VA 0xfffffffefffff000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7d77d000 -> VA 0x7d77d000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7d77d000 -> VA 0xfffffffefffde000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7d77d000 -> VA 0xfffffffeffffe000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7d864000 -> VA 0x7d864000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7d864000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff8d4000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7d864000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff8f4000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7df6e000 -> VA 0x7df6e000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7df6e000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff6ae000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7df6e000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff6ce000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7e194000 -> VA 0x7e194000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7e194000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff6ac000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7e194000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff6cc000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7e196000 -> VA 0x7e196000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7e196000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff696000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7e196000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff6b6000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7e1ac000 -> VA 0x7e1ac000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7e1ac000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff681000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7e1ac000 -> VA 0xfffffffeff6a1000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7e1c1000 -> VA 0x7e1c1000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7e1c1000 -> VA 0xfffffffefe041000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7e1c1000 -> VA 0xfffffffefe061000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7f802000 -> VA 0x7f802000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7f802000 -> VA 0xfffffffefdec2000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7f802000 -> VA 0xfffffffefdee2000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7f981000 -> VA 0x7f981000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7f981000 -> VA 0xfffffffefde92000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7f981000 -> VA 0xfffffffefdeb2000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7f9b1000 -> VA 0x7f9b1000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7f9b1000 -> VA 0xfffffffefde6e000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7f9b1000 -> VA 0xfffffffefde8e000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7f9e5000 -> VA 0x7f9e5000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7f9e5000 -> VA 0xfffffffefd873000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7f9e5000 -> VA 0xfffffffefd893000
> > > > efi mapping PA 0x7ffe0000 -> VA 0x7ffe0000
> > > >-efi mapping PA 0x7ffe0000 -> VA 0xfffffffefd853000
> > > >+efi mapping PA 0x7ffe0000 -> VA 0xfffffffefd873000
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >> >On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 08:35:15PM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> > > >> >> I tested your new patch, it works both with efi stub and grub boot
> > > >in
> > > >> >> 1st kernel.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Good, thanks!
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> But it paniced in kexec boot with my kexec related patcheset, the
> > > >> >patchset
> > > >> >
> > > >> >That's the second kernel, right?
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> contains 3 patch:
> > > >> >> 1. introduce cmdline kexecboot=<0|1|2>; 1 == kexec, 2 == kdump
> > > >> >> 2. export physical addr fw_vendor, runtime, tables to
> > > >> >/sys/firmware/efi/systab
> > > >> >> 3. if kexecboot != 0, use fw_vendor, runtime, tables from
> > > >bootparams;
> > > >> >Also do not
> > > >> >> call SetVirtualAddressMao in case kexecboot.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> The panic happens at the last line of efi_init:
> > > >> >> /* clean DUMMY object */
> > > >> >> efi.set_variable(efi_dummy_name, &EFI_DUMMY_GUID,
> > > >> >> EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
> > > >> >> EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
> > > >> >> EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
> > > >> >> 0, NULL);
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Below is the dmesg:
> > > >> >> [ 0.003359] pid_max: default: 32768 minimum: 301
> > > >> >> [ 0.004792] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at
> > > >> >fffffffefde97e70
> > > >> >> [ 0.006666] IP: [<ffffffff8103a1db>]
> > > >> >virt_efi_set_variable+0x40/0x54
> > > >> >> [ 0.006666] PGD 36981067 PUD 35828063 PMD 0
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Here it is - fffffffefde97e70 is not mapped in the pagetable, PMD is
> > > >0.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Ok, can you upload your patches somewhere and tell me exactly how to
> > > >> >reproduce this so that I can take a look too?
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Thanks.
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Sent from my mobile phone. Please pardon brevity and lack of
> > > >formatting.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sent from my mobile phone. Please pardon brevity and lack of formatting.
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