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Date:   Thu, 6 Apr 2017 17:20:40 +0200
From:   Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc:     Julien Grall <julien.grall@....com>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xen.org, sstabellini@...nel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: xen: Implement EFI reset_system callback

On Thu, Apr 06, 2017 at 04:38:24PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 06/04/17 16:27, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 06, 2017 at 09:32:32AM +0100, Julien Grall wrote:
> >> Hi Juergen,
> >>
> >> On 06/04/17 07:23, Juergen Gross wrote:
> >>> On 05/04/17 21:49, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> >>>> On 04/05/2017 02:14 PM, Julien Grall wrote:
> >>>>> The x86 code has theoritically a similar issue, altought EFI does not
> >>>>> seem to be the preferred method. I have left it unimplemented on x86 and
> >>>>> CCed Linux Xen x86 maintainers to know their view here.
> >>>>
> >>>> (+Daniel)
> >>>>
> >>>> This could be a problem for x86 as well, at least theoretically.
> >>>> xen_machine_power_off() may call pm_power_off(), which is efi.reset_system.
> >>>>
> >>>> So I think we should have a similar routine there.
> >>>
> >>> +1
> >>>
> >>> I don't see any problem with such a routine added, in contrast to
> >>> potential "reboots" instead of power off without it.
> >>>
> >>> So I think this dummy xen_efi_reset_system() should be added to
> >>> drivers/xen/efi.c instead.
> >>
> >> I will resend the patch during day with xen_efi_reset_system moved
> >> to common code and implement the x86 counterpart (thought, I will
> >> not be able to test it).
> >
> > I think that this is ARM specific issue. On x86 machine_restart() calls
> > xen_restart(). Hence, everything works. So, I think that it should be
> > fixed only for ARM. Anyway, please CC me when you send a patch.
>
> What about xen_machine_power_off() (as stated in Boris' mail)?

Guys what do you think about that:

--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/reboot.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/reboot.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void efi_power_off(void)

 static int __init efi_shutdown_init(void)
 {
-       if (!efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES))
+       if (!efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES) || efi_enabled(EFI_PARAVIRT))
                return -ENODEV;

        if (efi_poweroff_required())


Julien, for ARM64 please take a look at arch/arm64/kernel/efi.c:efi_poweroff_required(void).

I hope that tweaks for both files should solve our problem.

Daniel