linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 3/6] kexec: Use fdt_appendprop

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Message-ID: <8735zxl4p6.fsf@manicouagan.localdomain>
Date:   Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:57:25 -0300
From:   Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 3/6] kexec: Use fdt_appendprop_addrrange() to add
 ima buffer to FDT


Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com> writes:

> fdt_appendprop_addrrange() function adds a property, with the given name,
> to the device tree at the given node offset, and also sets the address
> and size of the property. This function should be used to add
> "linux,ima-kexec-buffer" property to the device tree and set the address
> and size of the IMA measurement buffer, instead of using custom function.
>
> Use fdt_appendprop_addrrange() to add  "linux,ima-kexec-buffer" property
> to the device tree. This property holds the address and size of
> the IMA measurement buffer that needs to be passed from the current
> kernel to the next kernel across kexec system call.
>
> Remove custom code that is used in setup_ima_buffer() to add
> "linux,ima-kexec-buffer" property to the device tree.
>
> Co-developed-by: Prakhar Srivastava <prsriva@...ux.microsoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Prakhar Srivastava <prsriva@...ux.microsoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/kexec.c | 57 ++++------------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)

This is a nice improvement, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>

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Thiago Jung Bauermann
IBM Linux Technology Center