linux-kernel - Re: [Patch V5 13/16] xen: add explicit memblock

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Message-ID: <55A33A2F.2060300@suse.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 Jul 2015 06:10:23 +0200
From:	Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	david.vrabel@...rix.com, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [Patch V5 13/16] xen: add explicit memblock_reserve() calls for
 special pages

On 07/10/2015 03:36 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>> index 1982617..c28f7f7 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>> @@ -2084,6 +2084,19 @@ void __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long max_pfn)
>>   }
>>   #endif	/* CONFIG_X86_64 */
>>
>> +void __init xen_reserve_special_pages(void)
>> +{
>> +	phys_addr_t paddr;
>> +
>> +	memblock_reserve(__pa(xen_start_info), PAGE_SIZE);
>> +	if (!xen_initial_domain()) {
>> +		paddr = PFN_PHYS(mfn_to_pfn(xen_start_info->store_mfn));
>> +		memblock_reserve(paddr, PAGE_SIZE);
>> +		paddr = PFN_PHYS(mfn_to_pfn(xen_start_info->console.domU.mfn));
>> +		memblock_reserve(paddr, PAGE_SIZE);
>> +	}
>
> I believe we can start an MiniOS as the 'dom0' (so first domain), and then
> Linux right after as the 'dom1' (semi-dom0?). In which case XenStore would
> be actually available.

And this dom1 would still be the "initial domain" (SIF_INITDOMAIN set)?

I couldn't spot other Xen usage of this flag as the one in the
hypervisor when constructing the "real" initial domain.

> Is there an way to figure out whether these mfns are valid and just
> piggyback on that?

For store_mfn: yes (it's initialized to 0 by the hypervisor).

The console mfn: no, as the console info is a union which will hold
different information in case of the initial domain.


Juergen
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