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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] arch/x86/xen: Silence compiler warnings
On 07/11/2014 04:10 PM, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 04:03:46PM -0400, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
>> On 07/11/2014 03:54 PM, Daniel Kiper wrote:
>>> Compiler complains in the following way when x86 32-bit kernel
>>> with Xen support is build:
>>>
>>> CC arch/x86/xen/enlighten.o
>>> arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c: In function ‘xen_start_kernel’:
>>> arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c:1726:3: warning: right shift count >= width of type [enabled by default]
>>>
>>> Such line contains following EFI initialization code:
>>>
>>> boot_params.efi_info.efi_systab_hi = (__u32)(__pa(efi_systab_xen) >> 32);
>>>
>>> There is no issue if x86 64-bit kernel is build. However, 32-bit case
>>> generate warning (even if that code will not be executed because Xen
>>> does not work on 32-bit EFI platforms) due to __pa() returning unsigned long
>>> type which has 32-bits width. So move whole EFI initialization stuff
>>> to separate function and build its body conditionally to avoid above
>>> mentioned warning on x86 32-bit architecture.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
>>> ---
>>> arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>>> 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>>> index bc89647..6abec74 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>>> @@ -1516,12 +1516,32 @@ static void __init xen_pvh_early_guest_init(void)
>>> #endif
>>> }
>>> +static void __init xen_efi_init(void)
>>> +{
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_EFI
>>> + efi_system_table_t *efi_systab_xen;
>>> +
>>> + efi_systab_xen = xen_efi_probe();
>>> +
>>> + if (efi_systab_xen == NULL)
>>> + return;
>>> +
>>> + strncpy((char *)&boot_params.efi_info.efi_loader_signature, "Xen",
>>> + sizeof(boot_params.efi_info.efi_loader_signature));
>>> + boot_params.efi_info.efi_systab = (__u32)__pa(efi_systab_xen);
>>> + boot_params.efi_info.efi_systab_hi = (__u32)(__pa(efi_systab_xen) >> 32);
>>> +
>>> + set_bit(EFI_BOOT, &efi.flags);
>>> + set_bit(EFI_PARAVIRT, &efi.flags);
>>> + set_bit(EFI_64BIT, &efi.flags);
>>> +#endif
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> /* First C function to be called on Xen boot */
>>> asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
>>> {
>>> struct physdev_set_iopl set_iopl;
>>> int rc;
>>> - efi_system_table_t *efi_systab_xen;
>>> if (!xen_start_info)
>>> return;
>>> @@ -1717,18 +1737,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
>>> xen_setup_runstate_info(0);
>>> - efi_systab_xen = xen_efi_probe();
>>> -
>>> - if (efi_systab_xen) {
>>> - strncpy((char *)&boot_params.efi_info.efi_loader_signature, "Xen",
>>> - sizeof(boot_params.efi_info.efi_loader_signature));
>>> - boot_params.efi_info.efi_systab = (__u32)__pa(efi_systab_xen);
>>> - boot_params.efi_info.efi_systab_hi = (__u32)(__pa(efi_systab_xen) >> 32);
>>> -
>>> - set_bit(EFI_BOOT, &efi.flags);
>>> - set_bit(EFI_PARAVIRT, &efi.flags);
>>> - set_bit(EFI_64BIT, &efi.flags);
>>> - }
>>> + xen_efi_init();
>> I'd put ifdef CONFIG_XEN_EFI around the call instead of having it
>> inside the routine.
> Well, I thought about that a bit and I prefer function like Konrad.
> Could you agree with him which solution do you (as maintainers) prefer?
>

I am not arguing against having a separate routine. All I am saying is
that calling xen_efi_init() when CONFIG_XEN_EFI is not defined doesn't
look logical. It will also add an unnecessary call (although compiler
may optimize it out).

-boris
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