Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] of: fdt: Scan /memreserve/ last

From: Lucas Tanure
Date: Mon Apr 10 2023 - 10:58:27 EST


On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 8:52 AM Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 7:00 AM Lucas Tanure <tanure@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Change the order of scanning /memreserve/ and /reserved-memory node.
> > /reserved-memory node should go first, as it has a more updated
> > description of the memory regions and it can apply flags, like nomap.
> > Also, /memreserve/ should avoid reserving regions described in
> > /reserved-memory node.
>
> Like I said on v1, I think doing this has a high chance of causing
> regressions on other platforms. It should probably not go to stable
> for some time after a kernel release.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Lucas Tanure <tanure@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/of/fdt.c | 9 +++++++--
> > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> > index d1a68b6d03b3..26e608d8025d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
> > +++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> > @@ -635,16 +635,21 @@ void __init early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem(void)
> > if (!initial_boot_params)
> > return;
> >
> > + fdt_scan_reserved_mem();
> > + fdt_reserve_elfcorehdr();
> > +
> > /* Process header /memreserve/ fields */
> > for (n = 0; ; n++) {
> > fdt_get_mem_rsv(initial_boot_params, n, &base, &size);
> > if (!size)
> > break;
> > + if (memblock_overlaps_region(&memblock.memory, base, size) &&
> > + memblock_is_region_reserved(base, size))
>
> Just to make sure, a partial overlap will still get reserved?
A partial overlap will get reserved if not already reserved by the
/reserved-memory node.
>
> > + break;
>
> Shouldn't we continue to the next entry rather than stopping.
Yes, my mistake; I will send v3.
>
> > +
> > memblock_reserve(base, size);
> > }
> >
> > - fdt_scan_reserved_mem();
> > - fdt_reserve_elfcorehdr();
> > fdt_init_reserved_mem();
> > }
> >
> > --
> > 2.40.0
> >