Re: [RESEND][PATCH v2 1/2] kexec: refactor code parsing size based on memory range

[Dave Young]

Hi Hari,

On 08/04/16 at 01:03am, Hari Bathini wrote:
> crashkernel parameter supports different syntaxes to specify the amount
> of memory to be reserved for kdump kernel. Below is one of the supported
> syntaxes that needs parsing to find the memory size to reserve, based on
> memory range:
> 
>         crashkernel=<range1>:<size1>[,<range2>:<size2>,...]
> 
> While such parsing is implemented for crashkernel parameter, it applies
> to other parameters, like fadump_reserve_mem=, which could use similar
> syntax. This patch moves crashkernel's parsing code for above syntax to
> to kernel/params.c file for reuse. Two functions is_param_range_based()
> and parse_mem_range_size() are added to kernel/params.c file for this
> purpose.
> 
> Any parameter that uses the above syntax can use is_param_range_based()
> function to validate the syntax and parse_mem_range_size() function to
> get the parsed memory size. While some code is moved to kernel/params.c
> file, there is no change functionality wise in parsing the crashkernel
> parameter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> Changes from v1:
> 1. Updated changelog
> 
>  include/linux/kernel.h |    5 +++
>  kernel/kexec_core.c    |   63 +++-----------------------------
>  kernel/params.c        |   96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
> index d96a611..2df7ba2 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kernel.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
> @@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ extern char *get_options(const char *str, int nints, int *ints);
>  extern unsigned long long memparse(const char *ptr, char **retptr);
>  extern bool parse_option_str(const char *str, const char *option);
>  
> +extern bool __init is_param_range_based(const char *cmdline);
> +extern unsigned long long __init parse_mem_range_size(const char *param,
> +						      char **str,
> +						      unsigned long long system_ram);
> +
>  extern int core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr);
>  extern int core_kernel_data(unsigned long addr);
>  extern int __kernel_text_address(unsigned long addr);
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
> index 5616755..3a74024 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
> @@ -1104,59 +1104,9 @@ static int __init parse_crashkernel_mem(char *cmdline,
>  	char *cur = cmdline, *tmp;
>  
>  	/* for each entry of the comma-separated list */
> -	do {
> -		unsigned long long start, end = ULLONG_MAX, size;
> -
> -		/* get the start of the range */
> -		start = memparse(cur, &tmp);
> -		if (cur == tmp) {
> -			pr_warn("crashkernel: Memory value expected\n");
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		cur = tmp;
> -		if (*cur != '-') {
> -			pr_warn("crashkernel: '-' expected\n");
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		cur++;
> -
> -		/* if no ':' is here, than we read the end */
> -		if (*cur != ':') {
> -			end = memparse(cur, &tmp);
> -			if (cur == tmp) {
> -				pr_warn("crashkernel: Memory value expected\n");
> -				return -EINVAL;
> -			}
> -			cur = tmp;
> -			if (end <= start) {
> -				pr_warn("crashkernel: end <= start\n");
> -				return -EINVAL;
> -			}
> -		}
> -
> -		if (*cur != ':') {
> -			pr_warn("crashkernel: ':' expected\n");
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		cur++;
> -
> -		size = memparse(cur, &tmp);
> -		if (cur == tmp) {
> -			pr_warn("Memory value expected\n");
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -		cur = tmp;
> -		if (size >= system_ram) {
> -			pr_warn("crashkernel: invalid size\n");
> -			return -EINVAL;
> -		}
> -
> -		/* match ? */
> -		if (system_ram >= start && system_ram < end) {
> -			*crash_size = size;
> -			break;
> -		}
> -	} while (*cur++ == ',');
> +	*crash_size = parse_mem_range_size("crashkernel", &cur, system_ram);
> +	if (cur == cmdline)
> +		return -EINVAL;
>  
>  	if (*crash_size > 0) {
>  		while (*cur && *cur != ' ' && *cur != '@')
> @@ -1293,7 +1243,6 @@ static int __init __parse_crashkernel(char *cmdline,
>  			     const char *name,
>  			     const char *suffix)
>  {
> -	char	*first_colon, *first_space;
>  	char	*ck_cmdline;
>  
>  	BUG_ON(!crash_size || !crash_base);
> @@ -1311,12 +1260,10 @@ static int __init __parse_crashkernel(char *cmdline,
>  		return parse_crashkernel_suffix(ck_cmdline, crash_size,
>  				suffix);
>  	/*
> -	 * if the commandline contains a ':', then that's the extended
> +	 * if the parameter is range based, then that's the extended
>  	 * syntax -- if not, it must be the classic syntax
>  	 */
> -	first_colon = strchr(ck_cmdline, ':');
> -	first_space = strchr(ck_cmdline, ' ');
> -	if (first_colon && (!first_space || first_colon < first_space))
> +	if (is_param_range_based(ck_cmdline))
>  		return parse_crashkernel_mem(ck_cmdline, system_ram,
>  				crash_size, crash_base);
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
> index a6d6149..84e40ae 100644
> --- a/kernel/params.c
> +++ b/kernel/params.c

/lib/cmdline.c is a better place for this?

> @@ -268,6 +268,102 @@ char *parse_args(const char *doing,
>  	return err;
>  }
>  
> +/*
> + * is_param_range_based - check if current parameter is range based
> + * @cmdline: points to the parameter to check
> + *
> + * Returns true when the current paramer is range based, false otherwise
> + */

It is not necessary to be range specific? Maybe is_colon_in_param or
something else. If it is range based we need know what is the range
like.

> +bool __init is_param_range_based(const char *cmdline)
> +{
> +	char    *first_colon, *first_space;
> +
> +	first_colon = strchr(cmdline, ':');
> +	first_space = strchr(cmdline, ' ');
> +	if (first_colon && (!first_space || first_colon < first_space))
> +		return true;
> +
> +	return false;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * parse_mem_range_size - parse size based on memory range
> + * @param:  the thing being parsed
> + * @str: (input)  where parse begins
> + *                expected format - <range1>:<size1>[,<range2>:<size2>,...]

There should be detail example about the range format, especially about
the "-" separator.

> + *       (output) On success - next char after parse completes
> + *                On failure - unchanged
> + * @system_ram: system ram size to check memory range against
> + *
> + * Returns the memory size on success and 0 on failure
> + */
> +unsigned long long __init parse_mem_range_size(const char *param,
> +					       char **str,
> +					       unsigned long long system_ram)
> +{
> +	char *cur = *str, *tmp;
> +	unsigned long long mem_size = 0;
> +
> +	/* for each entry of the comma-separated list */
> +	do {
> +		unsigned long long start, end = ULLONG_MAX, size;
> +
> +		/* get the start of the range */
> +		start = memparse(cur, &tmp);
> +		if (cur == tmp) {
> +			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Memory value expected\n", param);
> +			return mem_size;
> +		}
> +		cur = tmp;
> +		if (*cur != '-') {
> +			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: '-' expected\n", param);
> +			return mem_size;
> +		}
> +		cur++;
> +
> +		/* if no ':' is here, than we read the end */
> +		if (*cur != ':') {
> +			end = memparse(cur, &tmp);
> +			if (cur == tmp) {
> +				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Memory value expected\n",

s/Memory/memory?

> +					param);
> +				return mem_size;
> +			}
> +			cur = tmp;
> +			if (end <= start) {
> +				printk(KERN_INFO "%s: end <= start\n", param);
> +				return mem_size;
> +			}
> +		}
> +
> +		if (*cur != ':') {
> +			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: ':' expected\n", param);
> +			return mem_size;
> +		}
> +		cur++;
> +
> +		size = memparse(cur, &tmp);
> +		if (cur == tmp) {
> +			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Memory value expected\n", param);

Ditto.

> +			return mem_size;
> +		}
> +		cur = tmp;
> +		if (size >= system_ram) {
> +			printk(KERN_INFO "%s: invalid size\n", param);
> +			return mem_size;
> +		}
> +
> +		/* match ? */
> +		if (system_ram >= start && system_ram < end) {
> +			mem_size = size;
> +			*str = cur;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +	} while (*cur++ == ',');
> +
> +	return mem_size;
> +}
> +
>  /* Lazy bastard, eh? */
>  #define STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(name, type, format, strtolfn)      		\
>  	int param_set_##name(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp) \
> 
> 
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Thanks
Dave