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Message-Id: <aa4efc0a-1a12-5630-b8e4-752931bd9753@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 5 Aug 2016 14:04:07 -0500
From:	Paul Clarke <pc@...ibm.com>
To:	Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/pseries: Dynamically increase RMA size

Only nits from me...(see below)

On 08/05/2016 01:30 PM, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> Here is an updated patch to fix the build when CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES=n.
> ---
> From d4f77a6ca7b6ea83f6588e7d541cc70bf001ae85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: root <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 23:13:37 -0400
> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/pseries: Dynamically grow RMA size
>
> When booting a very large system with a larg initrd we run out of space
> for the flattened device tree (FDT). To fix this we must increase the
> space allocated for the RMA region.
>
> The RMA size is hard-coded in the 'ibm_architecture_vec[]' and increasing
> the size there will apply to all systems, small and large, so we want to
> increase the RMA region only when necessary.
>
> When we run out of room for the FDT, set a new OF property, 'ibm,new-rma-size'
> to the new RMA size (512MB) and issue a client-architecture-support (CAS)
> call to the firmware. This will initiate a system reboot. Upon reboot we
> notice the new property and update the RMA size accordingly.
>
> Fix suggested by Michael Ellerman.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>
> [v2]:	- Add a comment in code regarding 'fixup_nr_cores_done'
> 	- Fix build break when CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES=n
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
> index f612a99..cbd5387 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
> @@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ unsigned char ibm_architecture_vec[] = {
>  	W(0xffffffff),			/* virt_base */
>  	W(0xffffffff),			/* virt_size */
>  	W(0xffffffff),			/* load_base */
> +#define IBM_ARCH_VEC_MIN_RMA_OFFSET	108
>  	W(256),				/* 256MB min RMA */
>  	W(0xffffffff),			/* full client load */
>  	0,				/* min RMA percentage of total RAM */
> @@ -867,6 +868,14 @@ static void fixup_nr_cores(void)
>  {
>  	u32 cores;
>  	unsigned char *ptcores;
> +	static bool fixup_nr_cores_done = false;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * If this is a second CAS call in the same boot sequence, (see
> +	 * increase_rma_size()), we don't need to do the fixup again.
> +	 */
> +	if (fixup_nr_cores_done)
> +		return;
>
>  	/* We need to tell the FW about the number of cores we support.
>  	 *
> @@ -898,6 +907,41 @@ static void fixup_nr_cores(void)
>  		ptcores[1] = (cores >> 16) & 0xff;
>  		ptcores[2] = (cores >> 8) & 0xff;
>  		ptcores[3] = cores & 0xff;
> +		fixup_nr_cores_done = true;
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +static void __init fixup_rma_size(void)
> +{
> +	int rc;
> +	u64 size;
> +	unsigned char *min_rmap;
> +	phandle optnode;
> +	char str[64];
> +
> +	optnode = call_prom("finddevice", 1, 1, ADDR("/options"));
> +	if (!PHANDLE_VALID(optnode))
> +		prom_panic("Cannot find /options");
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * If a prior boot specified a new RMA size, use that size in
> +	 * ibm_architecture_vec[]. See also increase_rma_size().
> +	 */
> +	size = 0ULL;
> +	memset(str, 0, sizeof(str));
> +	rc = prom_getprop(optnode, "ibm,new-rma-size", &str, sizeof(str));
> +	if (rc <= 0)
> +		return;
> +
> +	size = prom_strtoul(str, NULL);
> +	min_rmap = &ibm_architecture_vec[IBM_ARCH_VEC_MIN_RMA_OFFSET];
> +
> +	if (size) {
> +		prom_printf("Using RMA size %lu from ibm,new-rma-size.\n", size);
> +		min_rmap[0] = (size >> 24) & 0xff;
> +		min_rmap[1] = (size >> 16) & 0xff;
> +		min_rmap[2] = (size >> 8) & 0xff;
> +		min_rmap[3] = size & 0xff;
>  	}
>  }
>
> @@ -911,6 +955,8 @@ static void __init prom_send_capabilities(void)
>
>  		fixup_nr_cores();
>
> +		fixup_rma_size();
> +
>  		/* try calling the ibm,client-architecture-support method */
>  		prom_printf("Calling ibm,client-architecture-support...");
>  		if (call_prom_ret("call-method", 3, 2, &ret,
> @@ -946,6 +992,52 @@ static void __init prom_send_capabilities(void)
>  	}
>  #endif /* __BIG_ENDIAN__ */
>  }
> +
> +static void __init increase_rma_size(void)
> +{
> +	int rc;
> +	u64 size;
> +	char str[64];
> +	phandle optnode;
> +
> +	optnode = call_prom("finddevice", 1, 1, ADDR("/options"));
> +	if (!PHANDLE_VALID(optnode))
> +		prom_panic("Cannot find /options");
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * If we already increased the RMA size, return.
> +	 */
> +	size = 0ULL;
> +	memset(str, 0, sizeof(str));
> +	rc = prom_getprop(optnode, "ibm,new-rma-size", &str, sizeof(str));
> +
> +	size = prom_strtoul(str, NULL);
> +	if (size == 512ULL) {

Is this preferred over strncmp?  Using a string also helps with my suggestion below...

> +		prom_printf("RMA size already at %lu.\n", size);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +	/*
> +	 * Otherwise, set the ibm,new-rma-size property and initiate a CAS
> +	 * reboot so the RMA size can take effect. See also init_rma_size().
> +	 */
> +	memset(str, 0, 4);
> +	memcpy(str, "512", 3);

There's a "512" here and a few lines above.  Would it be better to define the magic value once somewhere, then use that common name as needed?

The string "ibm,new-rma-size" is used in a number of places, too.  (I'm just saying that if it changes, you'd need to go back and find them all.)

Also, instead of memset/memcpy, why not:
memcpy(str, "512", 4);

> +	prom_printf("Setting ibm,new-rma-size property to %s\n", str);
> +	rc = prom_setprop(optnode, "/options", "ibm,new-rma-size", &str,
> +					strlen(str)+1);
> +
> +	/* Force a reboot. Will work only if ibm,fw-override-cas==false */
> +	prom_send_capabilities();
> +
> +	prom_printf("No CAS initiated reboot? Try setting ibm,fw-override-cas to 'false' in Open Firmware\n");
> +}
> +
> +#else
> +
> +static void __init increase_rma_size(void)
> +{
> +}
> +
>  #endif /* #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES) || defined(CONFIG_PPC_POWERNV) */
>
>  /*
> @@ -2027,9 +2119,11 @@ static void __init *make_room(unsigned long *mem_start, unsigned long *mem_end,
>  		room = alloc_top - alloc_bottom;
>  		if (room > DEVTREE_CHUNK_SIZE)
>  			room = DEVTREE_CHUNK_SIZE;
> -		if (room < PAGE_SIZE)
> +		if (room < PAGE_SIZE) {
> +			increase_rma_size();
>  			prom_panic("No memory for flatten_device_tree "
>  				   "(no room)\n");
> +		}
>  		chunk = alloc_up(room, 0);
>  		if (chunk == 0)
>  			prom_panic("No memory for flatten_device_tree "
>
--
PC

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