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SubjectRe: [PATCH] of: Fix memory block alignment in early_init_dt_add_memory_arch()
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Hi Grant,

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Grant Likely <grant.likely@linaro.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:10:31 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be> wrote:
>> If a memory block is not aligned to PAGE_SIZE, its base address must be
>> rounded up, not down, and its size must be reduced.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
>
> Looks reasonable. What is the situation that exposed this problem?

When ARM switched from arm_add_memory() to early_init_dt_add_memory_arch()
for DT-based platforms, I just noticed this when comparing the two
implementations.

I don't know if it triggers in the wild.

> Should size be checked for page alignment also?

Size is already rounded down if it's not page aligned, cfr. the context below.

>> ---
>> drivers/of/fdt.c | 6 +++++-
>> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
>> index f46a24ffa3fe..95fa81b8ca19 100644
>> --- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
>> +++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
>> @@ -928,7 +928,11 @@ int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen(unsigned long node, const char *uname,
>> void __init __weak early_init_dt_add_memory_arch(u64 base, u64 size)
>> {
>> const u64 phys_offset = __pa(PAGE_OFFSET);
>> - base &= PAGE_MASK;
>> +
>> + if (!PAGE_ALIGNED(base)) {
>> + size -= PAGE_SIZE - (base & ~PAGE_MASK);
>> + base = PAGE_ALIGN(base);
>> + }
>> size &= PAGE_MASK;
>>
>> if (base > MAX_PHYS_ADDR) {
>> --
>> 1.9.1

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

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