linux-kernel - Re: [Bug #12608] 2.6.29-rc powerpc G5 Xorg legacy

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Date:	Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:51:12 +1100
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
Subject: Re: [Bug #12608] 2.6.29-rc powerpc G5 Xorg legacy_mem regression


> I still don't understand the point of this legacy_mem file at all,
> and why X should want to mmap it, if it works so well when it's
> thus divorced from reality.  But I won't worry my pretty little
> head over it any further - please don't waste your time trying
> to explain it to me!

VGA memory hole :-) ie, text mode & fonts

Ben.

> Thanks,
> Hugh
> 
> > 
> > Index: linux-work/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci-common.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-work.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci-common.c	2009-02-06 16:23:36.000000000 +1100
> > +++ linux-work/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci-common.c	2009-02-06 16:30:32.000000000 +1100
> > @@ -561,8 +561,21 @@ int pci_mmap_legacy_page_range(struct pc
> >  		 (unsigned long long)(offset + size - 1));
> >  
> >  	if (mmap_state == pci_mmap_mem) {
> > -		if ((offset + size) > hose->isa_mem_size)
> > -			return -ENXIO;
> > +		/* Hack alert !
> > +		 *
> > +		 * Because X is lame and can fail starting if it gets an error trying
> > +		 * to mmap legacy_mem (instead of just moving on without legacy memory
> > +		 * access) we fake it here by giving it anonymous memory, effectively
> > +		 * behaving just like /dev/zero
> > +		 */
> > +		if ((offset + size) > hose->isa_mem_size) {
> > +			printk(KERN_DEBUG
> > +			       "Process %s (pid:%d) mapped non-existing PCI legacy memory for 0%04x:%02x\n",
> > +			       current->comm, current->pid, pci_domain_nr(bus), bus->number);
> > +			if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED)
> > +				return shmem_zero_setup(vma);
> > +			return 0;
> > +		}
> >  		offset += hose->isa_mem_phys;
> >  	} else {
> >  		unsigned long io_offset = (unsigned long)hose->io_base_virt - _IO_BASE;

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