linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] arm: decompressor: set malloc pool size for the decompressor

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Date:   Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:56:40 +0200
From:   Lukasz Stelmach <l.stelmach@...sung.com>
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Enrico Weigelt <info@...ux.net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@...aro.org>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] arm: decompressor: set malloc pool size for the
 decompressor

It was <2020-06-01 pon 15:46>, when Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 01, 2020 at 04:27:50PM +0200, Łukasz Stelmach wrote:
>> Move the definition of malloc pool size of the decompressor to
>> a single place. This value will be exposed later for kexec_file loader.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Łukasz Stelmach <l.stelmach@...sung.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile | 2 ++
>>  arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S   | 6 ++++--
>>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
>> index 9c11e7490292..b3594cd1588c 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
>> @@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ KBSS_SZ = $(shell echo $$(($$($(NM) $(obj)/../../../../vmlinux | \
>>  		sed -n -e 's/^\([^ ]*\) [AB] __bss_start$$/-0x\1/p' \
>>  		       -e 's/^\([^ ]*\) [AB] __bss_stop$$/+0x\1/p') )) )
>>  LDFLAGS_vmlinux = --defsym _kernel_bss_size=$(KBSS_SZ)
>> +# malloc pool size
>> +LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --defsym _malloc_size=0x10000
>>  # Supply ZRELADDR to the decompressor via a linker symbol.
>>  ifneq ($(CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR),y)
>>  LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --defsym zreladdr=$(ZRELADDR)
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
>> index e8e1c866e413..dcc1afa60fb9 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
>> @@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ restart:	adr	r0, LC0
>>  #ifndef CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM
>>  		/* malloc space is above the relocated stack (64k max) */
>>  		add	sp, sp, r0
>> -		add	r10, sp, #0x10000
>> +		ldr	r10, =_malloc_size
>> +		add	r10, r10, sp
>
> This says "locate _malloc_size in a literal pool somewhere, and load it
> using a PC-relative offset".  Are you sure that the literal pool is
> sensibly located?
>
> Would it be better to use a definition for this?

I've followed ZRELADDR way. I think both values should be handled the
same way (it makes it easier to comprehend IMHO). Is there any reason
not to?  Should I change ZRELADDR for v2 too?

-- 
Łukasz Stelmach
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics

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