linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 2/2] x86/boot/64: round memory hole size up to next PMD page.

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Date:   Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:04:31 -0500
From:   Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@....com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>,
        Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@....com>,
        Jordan Borgner <mail@...dan-borgner.de>,
        Feng Tang <feng.tang@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>, russ.anderson@....com,
        dimitri.sivanich@....com, mike.travis@....com
Subject: [PATCH v3 2/2] x86/boot/64: round memory hole size up to next PMD
 page.

The kernel image map is created using PMD pages, which can include
some extra space beyond what's actually needed.  Round the size of the
memory hole we search for up to the next PMD boundary, to be certain
all of the space to be mapped is usable RAM and includes no reserved
areas.

Signed-off-by: Steve Wahl <steve.wahl@....com>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
---
Changes since v1:
  * This patch is completely new to this verison.
Changes since v2:
  None.

 arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index 53ac0cb2396d..9652d5c2afda 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, memptr heap,
 {
 	const unsigned long kernel_total_size = VO__end - VO__text;
 	unsigned long virt_addr = LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR;
+	unsigned long needed_size;
 
 	/* Retain x86 boot parameters pointer passed from startup_32/64. */
 	boot_params = rmode;
@@ -379,26 +380,38 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, memptr heap,
 	free_mem_ptr     = heap;	/* Heap */
 	free_mem_end_ptr = heap + BOOT_HEAP_SIZE;
 
+	/*
+	 * The memory hole needed for the kernel is the larger of either
+	 * the entire decompressed kernel plus relocation table, or the
+	 * entire decompressed kernel plus .bss and .brk sections.
+	 *
+	 * On X86_64, the memory is mapped with PMD pages. Round the
+	 * size up so that the full extent of PMD pages mapped is
+	 * included in the check against the valid memory table
+	 * entries. This ensures the full mapped area is usable RAM
+	 * and doesn't include any reserved areas.
+	 */
+	needed_size = max(output_len, kernel_total_size);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	needed_size = ALIGN(needed_size, MIN_KERNEL_ALIGN);
+#endif
+
 	/* Report initial kernel position details. */
 	debug_putaddr(input_data);
 	debug_putaddr(input_len);
 	debug_putaddr(output);
 	debug_putaddr(output_len);
 	debug_putaddr(kernel_total_size);
+	debug_putaddr(needed_size);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	/* Report address of 32-bit trampoline */
 	debug_putaddr(trampoline_32bit);
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * The memory hole needed for the kernel is the larger of either
-	 * the entire decompressed kernel plus relocation table, or the
-	 * entire decompressed kernel plus .bss and .brk sections.
-	 */
 	choose_random_location((unsigned long)input_data, input_len,
 				(unsigned long *)&output,
-				max(output_len, kernel_total_size),
+				needed_size,
 				&virt_addr);
 
 	/* Validate memory location choices. */
-- 
2.21.0


-- 
Steve Wahl, Hewlett Packard Enterprise