[PATCH v3] of: reserved_mem: only support one <base size> entry in reg property
From: Wandun Chen
Date: Mon May 25 2026 - 08:17:20 EST
From: Wandun Chen <chenwandun@xxxxxxxxxxx>
A /reserved-memory child node may have multiple <base size> tuples in
'reg' property, but multiple entries in 'reg' have never been fully
functional:
- fdt_scan_reserved_mem() in the early pass loops over every
tuple and reserves them all.
- fdt_scan_reserved_mem_late() reads 'reg' by
of_flat_dt_get_addr_size(), which returns false if entries != 1.
So 'reg' property with multiple <base size> entries will be
skipped, no reserved_mem entry is created in reserved_mem[].
Supporting multiple <base size> tuples is not a good idea:
- It requires reserved_mem_ops->node_init support. Currently,
CMA(rmem_cma_setup) and DMA(rmem_dma_setup) are not supported.
- of_reserved_mem_lookup() is name-based, only the first entry in
multiple <base size> tuples will be found.
So change to support one <base size> entry in 'reg' property.
Also update dt binding:
https://github.com/devicetree-org/dt-schema/pull/197
Suggested-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Wandun Chen <chenwandun@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Meijing Zhao <zhaomeijing@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260506014752.GA280279-robh@xxxxxxxxxx/
---
v2 --> v3:
1. Fix out-of-bounds issue in v2 if device tree contains an empty reg
property [1].
v1 --> v2:
1. Support only one entry in reg property, suggested by
Rob Herring [2].
[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260519082427.4181476-1-chenwandun%40lixiang.com?part=3
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260429065831.1510858-1-chenwandun@xxxxxxxxxxx/T/#m29fa0f1c22c23e6343070e70f905c9482f930901
---
drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c b/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
index 8d5777cb5d1b..ce1d5530ec0f 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
@@ -128,42 +128,43 @@ static int __init early_init_dt_reserve_memory(phys_addr_t base,
}
/*
- * __reserved_mem_reserve_reg() - reserve all memory described in 'reg' property
+ * __reserved_mem_reserve_reg() - reserve memory described in the
+ * first entry in 'reg' property
*/
static int __init __reserved_mem_reserve_reg(unsigned long node,
const char *uname)
{
phys_addr_t base, size;
- int i, len, err;
+ int len, err;
const __be32 *prop;
bool nomap;
+ u64 b, s;
prop = of_flat_dt_get_addr_size_prop(node, "reg", &len);
- if (!prop)
+ if (!prop || !len)
return -ENOENT;
+ if (len > 1)
+ pr_warn("Reserved memory: node '%s' has %d <base size> entries, only the first is used\n",
+ uname, len);
+
nomap = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "no-map", NULL) != NULL;
err = fdt_validate_reserved_mem_node(node, NULL);
if (err && err != -ENODEV)
return err;
- for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
- u64 b, s;
-
- of_flat_dt_read_addr_size(prop, i, &b, &s);
-
- base = b;
- size = s;
+ of_flat_dt_read_addr_size(prop, 0, &b, &s);
+ base = b;
+ size = s;
- if (size && early_init_dt_reserve_memory(base, size, nomap) == 0) {
- fdt_fixup_reserved_mem_node(node, base, size);
- pr_debug("Reserved memory: reserved region for node '%s': base %pa, size %lu MiB\n",
- uname, &base, (unsigned long)(size / SZ_1M));
- } else {
- pr_err("Reserved memory: failed to reserve memory for node '%s': base %pa, size %lu MiB\n",
- uname, &base, (unsigned long)(size / SZ_1M));
- }
+ if (size && early_init_dt_reserve_memory(base, size, nomap) == 0) {
+ fdt_fixup_reserved_mem_node(node, base, size);
+ pr_debug("Reserved memory: reserved region for node '%s': base %pa, size %lu MiB\n",
+ uname, &base, (unsigned long)(size / SZ_1M));
+ } else {
+ pr_err("Reserved memory: failed to reserve memory for node '%s': base %pa, size %lu MiB\n",
+ uname, &base, (unsigned long)(size / SZ_1M));
}
return 0;
}
@@ -274,20 +275,24 @@ void __init fdt_scan_reserved_mem_late(void)
}
fdt_for_each_subnode(child, fdt, node) {
+ const __be32 *prop;
const char *uname;
u64 b, s;
int ret;
+ int len;
if (!of_fdt_device_is_available(fdt, child))
continue;
- if (!of_flat_dt_get_addr_size(child, "reg", &b, &s))
+ prop = of_flat_dt_get_addr_size_prop(child, "reg", &len);
+ if (!prop || !len)
continue;
ret = fdt_validate_reserved_mem_node(child, NULL);
if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
continue;
+ of_flat_dt_read_addr_size(prop, 0, &b, &s);
base = b;
size = s;
--
2.43.0