[PATCH v13 13/16] arm64: kexec_file: invoke the kernel without purgatory

From: AKASHI Takahiro
Date: Wed Aug 01 2018 - 04:01:19 EST


On arm64, purgatory would do almost nothing. So just invoke secondary
kernel directly by jumping into its entry code.

While, in this case, cpu_soft_restart() must be called with dtb address
in the fifth argument, the behavior still stays compatible with kexec_load
case as long as the argument is null.

Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: James Morse <james.morse@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S | 8 ++++----
arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c | 12 ++++++++++--
arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S | 3 ++-
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
index 8021b46c9743..a2be30275a73 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu-reset.S
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
* __cpu_soft_restart(el2_switch, entry, arg0, arg1, arg2) - Helper for
* cpu_soft_restart.
*
- * @el2_switch: Flag to indicate a swich to EL2 is needed.
+ * @el2_switch: Flag to indicate a switch to EL2 is needed.
* @entry: Location to jump to for soft reset.
- * arg0: First argument passed to @entry.
- * arg1: Second argument passed to @entry.
- * arg2: Third argument passed to @entry.
+ * arg0: First argument passed to @entry. (relocation list)
+ * arg1: Second argument passed to @entry.(physical kernel entry)
+ * arg2: Third argument passed to @entry. (physical dtb address)
*
* Put the CPU into the same state as it would be if it had been reset, and
* branch to what would be the reset vector. It must be executed with the
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index f6a5c6bc1434..c63c355e2f18 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -212,9 +212,17 @@ void machine_kexec(struct kimage *kimage)
* uses physical addressing to relocate the new image to its final
* position and transfers control to the image entry point when the
* relocation is complete.
+ * In kexec case, kimage->start points to purgatory assuming that
+ * kernel entry and dtb address are embedded in purgatory by
+ * userspace (kexec-tools).
+ * In kexec_file case, the kernel starts directly without purgatory.
*/
-
- cpu_soft_restart(reboot_code_buffer_phys, kimage->head, kimage->start, 0);
+ cpu_soft_restart(reboot_code_buffer_phys, kimage->head, kimage->start,
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
+ kimage->arch.dtb_mem);
+#else
+ 0);
+#endif

BUG(); /* Should never get here. */
}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
index f407e422a720..95fd94209aae 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/relocate_kernel.S
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
ENTRY(arm64_relocate_new_kernel)

/* Setup the list loop variables. */
+ mov x18, x2 /* x18 = dtb address */
mov x17, x1 /* x17 = kimage_start */
mov x16, x0 /* x16 = kimage_head */
raw_dcache_line_size x15, x0 /* x15 = dcache line size */
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ ENTRY(arm64_relocate_new_kernel)
isb

/* Start new image. */
- mov x0, xzr
+ mov x0, x18
mov x1, xzr
mov x2, xzr
mov x3, xzr
--
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