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Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:31:14 -0800
From: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: put initial_pg_tables into bss -v2
Impact: cleanup
Don't use ram after _end blindly for pagetables.
put those pg table into bss
also remove init_pg_tables_start/end tricks all around
v2: keep initial page table up to 512M only.
Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_32.h | 3 --
arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h | 3 --
arch/x86/kernel/head32.c | 3 --
arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S | 52 ++++++++++++--------------------------
arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 9 ------
arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S | 3 --
arch/x86/lguest/boot.c | 8 -----
arch/x86/xen/mmu.c | 4 --
8 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ extern struct boot_params boot_params;
void __init i386_start_kernel(void);
extern void probe_roms(void);
-extern unsigned long init_pg_tables_start;
-extern unsigned long init_pg_tables_end;
-
#else
void __init x86_64_start_kernel(char *real_mode);
void __init x86_64_start_reservations(char *real_mode_data);
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/head32.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/head32.c
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/head32.c
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ void __init i386_start_kernel(void)
reserve_early(ramdisk_image, ramdisk_end, "RAMDISK");
}
#endif
- reserve_early(init_pg_tables_start, init_pg_tables_end,
- "INIT_PG_TABLE");
-
reserve_ebda_region();
/*
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -38,42 +38,27 @@
#define X86_VENDOR_ID new_cpu_data+CPUINFO_x86_vendor_id
/*
- * This is how much memory *in addition to the memory covered up to
- * and including _end* we need mapped initially.
- * We need:
- * - one bit for each possible page, but only in low memory, which means
- * 2^32/4096/8 = 128K worst case (4G/4G split.)
+ * This is how much memory for page table to and including _end
+ * we need mapped initially.
+ * We need for 512M
* - enough space to map all low memory, which means
- * (2^32/4096) / 1024 pages (worst case, non PAE)
- * (2^32/4096) / 512 + 4 pages (worst case for PAE)
- * - a few pages for allocator use before the kernel pagetable has
- * been set up
+ * (2^29/4096) / 1024 pages (worst case, non PAE)
+ * (2^29/4096) / 512 + 4 pages (worst case for PAE)
*
* Modulo rounding, each megabyte assigned here requires a kilobyte of
* memory, which is currently unreclaimed.
*
* This should be a multiple of a page.
*/
-LOW_PAGES = 1<<(32-PAGE_SHIFT_asm)
-
-/*
- * To preserve the DMA pool in PAGEALLOC kernels, we'll allocate
- * pagetables from above the 16MB DMA limit, so we'll have to set
- * up pagetables 16MB more (worst-case):
- */
-#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC) || defined(CONFIG_KMEMCHECK)
-LOW_PAGES = LOW_PAGES + 0x1000000
-#endif
+LOW_PAGES = 1<<(29-PAGE_SHIFT_asm)
#if PTRS_PER_PMD > 1
PAGE_TABLE_SIZE = (LOW_PAGES / PTRS_PER_PMD) + PTRS_PER_PGD
#else
PAGE_TABLE_SIZE = (LOW_PAGES / PTRS_PER_PGD)
#endif
-BOOTBITMAP_SIZE = LOW_PAGES / 8
-ALLOCATOR_SLOP = 4
-INIT_MAP_BEYOND_END = BOOTBITMAP_SIZE + (PAGE_TABLE_SIZE + ALLOCATOR_SLOP)*PAGE_SIZE_asm
+INIT_MAP_SIZE = PAGE_TABLE_SIZE * PAGE_SIZE_asm
/*
* 32-bit kernel entrypoint; only used by the boot CPU. On entry,
@@ -166,10 +151,9 @@ num_subarch_entries = (. - subarch_entri
/*
* Initialize page tables. This creates a PDE and a set of page
- * tables, which are located immediately beyond _end. The variable
- * init_pg_tables_end is set up to point to the first "safe" location.
+ * tables, which are located immediately beyond _end.
* Mappings are created both at virtual address 0 (identity mapping)
- * and PAGE_OFFSET for up to _end+sizeof(page tables)+INIT_MAP_BEYOND_END.
+ * and PAGE_OFFSET for up to _end
*
* Note that the stack is not yet set up!
*/
@@ -191,7 +175,6 @@ default_entry:
xorl %ebx,%ebx /* %ebx is kept at zero */
movl $pa(pg0), %edi
- movl %edi, pa(init_pg_tables_start)
movl $pa(swapper_pg_pmd), %edx
movl $PTE_IDENT_ATTR, %eax
10:
@@ -209,14 +192,13 @@ default_entry:
loop 11b
/*
- * End condition: we must map up to and including INIT_MAP_BEYOND_END
- * bytes beyond the end of our own page tables.
+ * End condition: we must map up to the end.
*/
- leal (INIT_MAP_BEYOND_END+PTE_IDENT_ATTR)(%edi),%ebp
+ movl $pa(_end), %ebp
+ addl PTE_IDENT_ATTR, %ebp
cmpl %ebp,%eax
jb 10b
1:
- movl %edi,pa(init_pg_tables_end)
shrl $12, %eax
movl %eax, pa(max_pfn_mapped)
@@ -228,7 +210,6 @@ default_entry:
page_pde_offset = (__PAGE_OFFSET >> 20);
movl $pa(pg0), %edi
- movl %edi, pa(init_pg_tables_start)
movl $pa(swapper_pg_dir), %edx
movl $PTE_IDENT_ATTR, %eax
10:
@@ -242,14 +223,13 @@ page_pde_offset = (__PAGE_OFFSET >> 20);
addl $0x1000,%eax
loop 11b
/*
- * End condition: we must map up to and including INIT_MAP_BEYOND_END
- * bytes beyond the end of our own page tables; the +0x007 is
+ * End condition: we must map up to end, the +0x007 is
* the attribute bits
*/
- leal (INIT_MAP_BEYOND_END+PTE_IDENT_ATTR)(%edi),%ebp
+ movl $pa(_end), %ebp
+ addl PTE_IDENT_ATTR, %ebp
cmpl %ebp,%eax
jb 10b
- movl %edi,pa(init_pg_tables_end)
shrl $12, %eax
movl %eax, pa(max_pfn_mapped)
@@ -662,6 +642,8 @@ ENTRY(swapper_pg_dir)
# endif
.align PAGE_SIZE_asm /* needs to be page-sized too */
#endif
+ENTRY(pg0)
+ .fill INIT_MAP_SIZE,1,0
.data
ENTRY(stack_start)
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ static struct resource bss_resource = {
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-/* This value is set up by the early boot code to point to the value
- immediately after the boot time page tables. It contains a *physical*
- address, and must not be in the .bss segment! */
-unsigned long init_pg_tables_start __initdata = ~0UL;
-unsigned long init_pg_tables_end __initdata = ~0UL;
static struct resource video_ram_resource = {
.name = "Video RAM area",
@@ -715,11 +710,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
init_mm.start_code = (unsigned long) _text;
init_mm.end_code = (unsigned long) _etext;
init_mm.end_data = (unsigned long) _edata;
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
- init_mm.brk = init_pg_tables_end + PAGE_OFFSET;
-#else
init_mm.brk = (unsigned long) &_end;
-#endif
code_resource.start = virt_to_phys(_text);
code_resource.end = virt_to_phys(_etext)-1;
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -190,9 +190,6 @@ SECTIONS
. = ALIGN(4);
__bss_stop = .;
_end = . ;
- /* This is where the kernel creates the early boot page tables */
- . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
- pg0 = . ;
}
/* Sections to be discarded */
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
@@ -1051,14 +1051,6 @@ __init void lguest_init(void)
* lguest_init() where the rest of the fairly chaotic boot setup
* occurs. */
- /* The native boot code sets up initial page tables immediately after
- * the kernel itself, and sets init_pg_tables_end so they're not
- * clobbered. The Launcher places our initial pagetables somewhere at
- * the top of our physical memory, so we don't need extra space: set
- * init_pg_tables_end to the end of the kernel. */
- init_pg_tables_start = __pa(pg0);
- init_pg_tables_end = __pa(pg0);
-
/* As described in head_32.S, we map the first 128M of memory. */
max_pfn_mapped = (128*1024*1024) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
@@ -1716,9 +1716,7 @@ __init pgd_t *xen_setup_kernel_pagetable
{
pmd_t *kernel_pmd;
- init_pg_tables_start = __pa(pgd);
- init_pg_tables_end = __pa(pgd) + xen_start_info->nr_pt_frames*PAGE_SIZE;
- max_pfn_mapped = PFN_DOWN(init_pg_tables_end + 512*1024);
+ max_pfn_mapped = PFN_DOWN(__pa(pgd) + xen_start_info->nr_pt_frames*PAGE_SIZE + 512*1024);
kernel_pmd = m2v(pgd[KERNEL_PGD_BOUNDARY].pgd);
memcpy(level2_kernel_pgt, kernel_pmd, sizeof(pmd_t) * PTRS_PER_PMD);
Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_32.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_32.h
+++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_32.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ extern void set_pmd_pfn(unsigned long, u
*/
#undef TEST_ACCESS_OK
-/* The boot page tables (all created as a single array) */
-extern unsigned long pg0[];
-
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
# include <asm/pgtable-3level.h>
#else
--
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