Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:30:25 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v8 2/4] mm: Introduce memblock_isolate_memory | From | Alexandre Ghiti <> |
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On 3/23/23 13:16, Mike Rapoport wrote: > On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 12:52:36PM +0100, Alexandre Ghiti wrote: >> On 3/20/23 18:44, Mike Rapoport wrote: >>> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 11:54:14AM +0100, Alexandre Ghiti wrote: >>>> Hi Mike, >>>> >>>> On 3/16/23 21:12, Mike Rapoport wrote: >>>>> Hi Alexandre, >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 02:17:09PM +0100, Alexandre Ghiti wrote: >>>>>> This function allows to split a region in memblock.memory and will be >>>>>> useful when setting up the linear mapping with STRICT_KERNEL_RWX: it >>>>>> allows to isolate the kernel text/rodata and then avoid to map those >>>>>> regions with a PUD/P4D/PGD. >>>>> Sorry I've missed it last time. The changelog is fine in the context of >>>> No worries :) >>>> >>>> >>>>> this series, but if you look at it as a part of memblock changelog it >>>>> doesn't provide enough background on why memblock_isolate_memory() is >>>>> useful. >>>>> >>>>> Can you please add more context so it would be self explanatory? >>>> What about: "memblock.memory contains the list of memory regions and a >>>> memory region can cover memory that will be mapped with different >>>> permissions. So to ease the mapping process, allow to isolate those regions >>>> by introducing a new function called memblock_isolate_memory. This will be >>>> used in arch specific code to isolate the kernel text/rodata regions when >>>> STRICT_KERNEL_RWX is enabled so that we avoid mapping them with PUD/P4D/PGD >>>> mappings." >>> With this change >>> >>> ... STRICT_KERNEL_RWX is enabled so that they can be mapped with base pages. >> >> Actually they will get mapped with PMD mappings :) I'll just append: "or PMD >> mapping" to your sentence above if that's ok with you. > Didn't read the rest of the patches :) > > .. STRICT_KERNEL_RWX is enabled so that they can be mapped with differently > than the rest of the memory. > > Does it cover the usescases?
Yes, fine with me!
Thanks again
> >>> Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@kernel.org> >> >> Thanks for your review, >> >> Alex >> >> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Alex >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@rivosinc.com> >>>>>> Reviewed-by: Anup Patel <anup@brainfault.org> >>>>>> Tested-by: Anup Patel <anup@brainfault.org> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> include/linux/memblock.h | 1 + >>>>>> mm/memblock.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>>> 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+) >>>>>> >>>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/memblock.h b/include/linux/memblock.h >>>>>> index 50ad19662a32..2f7ef97c0da7 100644 >>>>>> --- a/include/linux/memblock.h >>>>>> +++ b/include/linux/memblock.h >>>>>> @@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ int memblock_clear_hotplug(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size); >>>>>> int memblock_mark_mirror(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size); >>>>>> int memblock_mark_nomap(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size); >>>>>> int memblock_clear_nomap(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size); >>>>>> +int memblock_isolate_memory(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size); >>>>>> void memblock_free_all(void); >>>>>> void memblock_free(void *ptr, size_t size); >>>>>> diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c >>>>>> index 25fd0626a9e7..e8c651a37012 100644 >>>>>> --- a/mm/memblock.c >>>>>> +++ b/mm/memblock.c >>>>>> @@ -805,6 +805,26 @@ static int __init_memblock memblock_isolate_range(struct memblock_type *type, >>>>>> return 0; >>>>>> } >>>>>> +/** >>>>>> + * memblock_isolate_memory - isolate given range in memblock.memory >>>>>> + * @base: base of range to isolate >>>>>> + * @size: size of range to isolate >>>>>> + * >>>>>> + * Isolates the given range in memblock.memory so that it does not share any >>>>>> + * region with other ranges. >>>>>> + * >>>>>> + * Return: >>>>>> + * 0 on success, -errno on failure. >>>>>> + */ >>>>>> + >>>>>> +int __init_memblock memblock_isolate_memory(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size) >>>>>> +{ >>>>>> + int start_rgn, end_rgn; >>>>>> + >>>>>> + return memblock_isolate_range(&memblock.memory, base, size, >>>>>> + &start_rgn, &end_rgn); >>>>>> +} >>>>>> + >>>>>> static int __init_memblock memblock_remove_range(struct memblock_type *type, >>>>>> phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size) >>>>>> { >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 2.37.2 >>>>>>
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