linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] x86: Add UV memory protection bios call

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Message-ID: <20081021200112.GD32545@sgi.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:01:12 -0500
From:	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] x86: Add UV memory protection bios call

Add UV bios call to change memory protections.

Signed-off-by: Russ Anderson <rja@....com>

---
 arch/x86/kernel/bios_uv.c |    8 ++++++++
 include/asm-x86/uv/bios.h |   10 +++++++++-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux/arch/x86/kernel/bios_uv.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/bios_uv.c	2008-10-21 14:55:18.000000000 -0500
+++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/bios_uv.c	2008-10-21 14:55:24.000000000 -0500
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ uv_bios_mq_watchlist_free(int blade, int
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uv_bios_mq_watchlist_free);
 
+s64
+uv_bios_change_memprotect(u64 paddr, u64 len, enum uv_memprotect perms)
+{
+	return uv_bios_call_irqsave(UV_BIOS_MEMPROTECT, paddr, len,
+					perms, 0, 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uv_bios_change_memprotect);
+
 s64 uv_bios_freq_base(u64 clock_type, u64 *ticks_per_second)
 {
 	return uv_bios_call(UV_BIOS_FREQ_BASE, clock_type,
Index: linux/include/asm-x86/uv/bios.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-x86/uv/bios.h	2008-10-21 14:55:18.000000000 -0500
+++ linux/include/asm-x86/uv/bios.h	2008-10-21 14:55:24.000000000 -0500
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ enum uv_bios_cmd {
 	UV_BIOS_GET_SN_INFO,
 	UV_BIOS_FREQ_BASE,
 	UV_BIOS_WATCHLIST_ALLOC,
-	UV_BIOS_WATCHLIST_FREE
+	UV_BIOS_WATCHLIST_FREE,
+	UV_BIOS_MEMPROTECT
 };
 
 /*
@@ -82,6 +83,12 @@ union uv_watchlist_u {
 	};
 };
 
+enum uv_memprotect {
+	UV_MEMPROT_RESTRICT_ACCESS,
+	UV_MEMPROT_ALLOW_AMO,
+	UV_MEMPROT_ALLOW_RW
+};
+
 /*
  * bios calls have 6 parameters
  */
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ extern s64 uv_bios_freq_base(u64, u64 *)
 extern int uv_bios_mq_watchlist_alloc(int, void *, unsigned int,
 					unsigned long *);
 extern int uv_bios_mq_watchlist_free(int, int);
+extern s64 uv_bios_change_memprotect(u64, u64, enum uv_memprotect);
 
 extern void uv_bios_init(void);
 
-- 
Russ Anderson, OS RAS/Partitioning Project Lead  
SGI - Silicon Graphics Inc          rja@....com
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