linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pstore: add support for 64 Bit address space

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 07:45:08 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Wladislav Wiebe <wladislav.wiebe@...ia.com>
Cc:	"anton@...msg.org" <anton@...msg.org>,
	"ccross@...roid.com" <ccross@...roid.com>,
	"tony.luck@...el.com" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pstore: add support for 64 Bit address space

On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 1:34 AM, Wladislav Wiebe
<wladislav.wiebe@...ia.com> wrote:
>
>
> Am 14.11.2015 um 00:46 schrieb EXT Kees Cook:
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 4:10 AM, Wiebe, Wladislav (Nokia - DE/Ulm)
>> <wladislav.wiebe@...ia.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Some architectures has there reserved RAM in 64 Bit address space.
>>> Therefore converting mem_address module parameter to ullong.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Wladislav Wiebe <wladislav.wiebe@...ia.com>
>>
>>
>> If this works correctly, I have no objection. :)
>
>
> Tested-by: Wladislav Wiebe <wladislav.wiebe@...ia.com>

Thanks! :)

Tony, can you pull this?

-Kees

>
> Thanks!
>
> Regards,
> Wladislav Wiebe
>
>
>>
>> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Kees
>>
>>> ---
>>>   fs/pstore/ram.c            |    4 ++--
>>>   include/linux/pstore_ram.h |    2 +-
>>>   2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
>>> index 319c3a6..bd9812e 100644
>>> --- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
>>> +++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
>>> @@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ static ulong ramoops_pmsg_size = MIN_MEM_SIZE;
>>>   module_param_named(pmsg_size, ramoops_pmsg_size, ulong, 0400);
>>>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(pmsg_size, "size of user space message log");
>>>
>>> -static ulong mem_address;
>>> -module_param(mem_address, ulong, 0400);
>>> +static unsigned long long mem_address;
>>> +module_param(mem_address, ullong, 0400);
>>>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(mem_address,
>>>                  "start of reserved RAM used to store oops/panic logs");
>>>
>>> diff --git a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
>>> index 9c9d6c1..4660aaa 100644
>>> --- a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
>>> +++ b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
>>> @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ssize_t persistent_ram_ecc_string(struct
>>> persistent_ram_zone *prz,
>>>
>>>   struct ramoops_platform_data {
>>>          unsigned long   mem_size;
>>> -       unsigned long   mem_address;
>>> +       phys_addr_t     mem_address;
>>>          unsigned int    mem_type;
>>>          unsigned long   record_size;
>>>          unsigned long   console_size;
>>> --
>>> 1.7.1
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Wladislav Wiebe
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Wladislav Wiebe



-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security