Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] kexec_file: allow archs to handle special regions while locating memory hole

From: Dave Young
Date: Mon Jul 06 2020 - 05:07:26 EST


On 07/03/20 at 01:24am, Hari Bathini wrote:
> Some architectures may have special memory regions, within the given
> memory range, which can't be used for the buffer in a kexec segment.
> Implement weak arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole() definition which arch code
> may override, to take care of special regions, while trying to locate
> a memory hole.
>
> Also, add the missing declarations for arch overridable functions and
> and drop the __weak descriptors in the declarations to avoid non-weak
> definitions from becoming weak.
>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> [lkp: In v1, arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup() declaration was missing]
> Signed-off-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> * Introduced arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole() for override and dropped
> weak arch_kexec_add_buffer().
> * Dropped __weak identifier for arch overridable functions.
> * Fixed the missing declaration for arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup()
> reported by lkp. lkp report for reference:
> - https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1264418/
>
>
> include/linux/kexec.h | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
> kernel/kexec_file.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h
> index ea67910..9e93bef 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kexec.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kexec.h
> @@ -183,17 +183,24 @@ int kexec_purgatory_get_set_symbol(struct kimage *image, const char *name,
> bool get_value);
> void *kexec_purgatory_get_symbol_addr(struct kimage *image, const char *name);
>
> -int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
> - unsigned long buf_len);
> -void * __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image);
> -int __weak arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(struct purgatory_info *pi,
> - Elf_Shdr *section,
> - const Elf_Shdr *relsec,
> - const Elf_Shdr *symtab);
> -int __weak arch_kexec_apply_relocations(struct purgatory_info *pi,
> - Elf_Shdr *section,
> - const Elf_Shdr *relsec,
> - const Elf_Shdr *symtab);
> +/* Architectures may override the below functions */
> +int arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
> + unsigned long buf_len);
> +void *arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image);
> +int arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(struct purgatory_info *pi,
> + Elf_Shdr *section,
> + const Elf_Shdr *relsec,
> + const Elf_Shdr *symtab);
> +int arch_kexec_apply_relocations(struct purgatory_info *pi,
> + Elf_Shdr *section,
> + const Elf_Shdr *relsec,
> + const Elf_Shdr *symtab);
> +int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG
> +int arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
> + unsigned long buf_len);
> +#endif
> +int arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
>
> extern int kexec_add_buffer(struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
> int kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf);
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
> index 09cc78d..e89912d 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
> @@ -636,6 +636,19 @@ int kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
> }
>
> /**
> + * arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole - Find free memory to place the segments.
> + * @kbuf: Parameters for the memory search.
> + *
> + * On success, kbuf->mem will have the start address of the memory region found.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, negative errno on error.
> + */
> +int __weak arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
> +{
> + return kexec_locate_mem_hole(kbuf);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> * kexec_add_buffer - place a buffer in a kexec segment
> * @kbuf: Buffer contents and memory parameters.
> *
> @@ -647,7 +660,6 @@ int kexec_locate_mem_hole(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
> */
> int kexec_add_buffer(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
> {
> -
> struct kexec_segment *ksegment;
> int ret;
>
> @@ -675,7 +687,7 @@ int kexec_add_buffer(struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
> kbuf->buf_align = max(kbuf->buf_align, PAGE_SIZE);
>
> /* Walk the RAM ranges and allocate a suitable range for the buffer */
> - ret = kexec_locate_mem_hole(kbuf);
> + ret = arch_kexec_locate_mem_hole(kbuf);
> if (ret)
> return ret;
>
>

Acked-by: Dave Young <dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks
Dave