linux-kernel - Re: Cannot load linux after recent efi-related changes

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Date:   Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:41:53 +0100
From:   Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
To:     Mike Krinkin <krinkin.m.u@...il.com>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
        ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com, ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org,
        pjones@...hat.com, scott.lawson@...el.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        Mike Galbraith <umgwanakikbuti@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Cannot load linux after recent efi-related changes

On Mon, 19 Sep, at 02:36:36PM, Mike Krinkin wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 12:14:24PM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> > On Sun, 18 Sep, at 04:14:45AM, Mike Krinkin wrote:
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/memmap.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/memmap.c
> > > index cd96086..34322d1 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/memmap.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/memmap.c
> > > @@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ void __init efi_memmap_insert(struct efi_memory_map *old_memmap, void *buf,
> > >  	void *old, *new;
> > >  
> > >  	/* modifying range */
> > > -	m_start = mem->range.start;
> > > -	m_end = mem->range.end;
> > > +	m_start = mem->range.start & ~(u64)EFI_PAGE_SIZE;
> > > +	m_end = ALIGN(mem->range.end, EFI_PAGE_SIZE) - 1;
> > >  	m_attr = mem->attribute;
> > >  
> > >  	for (old = old_memmap->map, new = buf;
> > 
> > Thanks for the analysis and patch Mike, but this needs fixing further
> > up the call stack so that we don't map things the caller didn't
> > expect.
> > 
> > This bug was also reported in this thread,
> > 
> >   https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1474005912.3930.10.camel@gmail.com
> 
> Sorry, i haven't seen that.
 
No problem.

> > 
> > Could you try this patch?
> 
> Works fine for me.

Thanks, I've added your Tested-by.