Re: [PATCH] x86/efi: Fix multiple GOP device support

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Oct 14 2015 - 10:51:44 EST



* Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> * Matt Fleming <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: KÅvÃgÃ, ZoltÃn <dirty.ice.hu@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > When multiple GOP devices exists, but none of them implements ConOut,
> > the code should just choose the first GOP (according to the comments).
> > But currently fb_base will refer to the last GOP, while other parameters
> > to the first GOP, which will likely result in a garbled display.
> >
> > I can reliably reproduce this bug using my ASRock Z87M Extreme4
> > motherboard with CSM and integrated GPU disabled, and two PCIe video
> > cards (NVidia GT640 and GTX980), booting from efi-stub (booting from
> > grub works fine). On the primary display the asrock logo remains and on
> > the secondary screen is garbled up completely.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: KÅvÃgÃ, ZoltÃn <DirtY.iCE.hu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c | 8 ++++++--
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> > index ee1b6d346b98..db51c1f27446 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
> > @@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ setup_gop32(struct screen_info *si, efi_guid_t *proto,
> > bool conout_found = false;
> > void *dummy = NULL;
> > u32 h = handles[i];
> > + u32 current_fb_base;
>
> Sigh, fb_base is u64...
>
> > @@ -770,6 +772,7 @@ setup_gop64(struct screen_info *si, efi_guid_t *proto,
> > bool conout_found = false;
> > void *dummy = NULL;
> > u64 h = handles[i];
> > + u32 current_fb_base;
>
> Ditto.
>
> So I've applied it with that obvious bug fixed, but could you guys please double
> check how on earth this patch could possibly have worked fine in testing, without
> crashing 64-bit kernels?

Ah, I see, this is a subtle semantic conflict with pending v4.4 EFI changes in
tip:core/efi, which changed fb_base from u32 to u64:

ae2ee627dc87 ("efifb: Add support for 64-bit frame buffer addresses")

(Interestingly there was no textual conflict between this patch and that commit.)

So the fix patch is fine as-is for v4.3, but needs a conflict resolution for the
pending v4.4 commit.

I've applied it that way.

Thanks,

Ingo
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