linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Fix boot hang issue on Ampere Emag server

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Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2023 09:54:04 +0100
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     Justin He <Justin.He@....com>
Cc:     Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@...nel.org>,
        "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexandru Elisei <Alexandru.Elisei@....com>,
        "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>, nd <nd@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Fix boot hang issue on Ampere Emag server

On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 at 09:49, Justin He <Justin.He@....com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> [..]
> > > The root cause of the hung IMO might be similar to commit
> > > 550b33cfd445296868a478e8413ffb2e963eed32
> > > Author: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
> > > Date:   Thu Nov 10 10:36:20 2022 +0100
> > >
> > >     arm64: efi: Force the use of SetVirtualAddressMap() on Altra
> > > machines
> > >
> > > Do you agree with the idea if I add Ampere ”eMAG” machine into the
> > > list of Using SetVirtualAddressMap() forcibly?
> > >
> > > Please note that even in previous kernel patch, the efibootmgr -t 10
> > > will make kernel hung if I passed "efi=novamap" to the boot parameter.
> > >
> >
> > Interesting. What does dmidecode return for the family in the type 1 record?
>
> # dmidecode |grep -i family
>         Family: eMAG
>         Family: ARMv8
>
> The full dmidecode log is at https://pastebin.com/M3MAJtUG
>

OK please try this:

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64.c
b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64.c
index ff2d18c42ee74979..fae930dec82be7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ static bool system_needs_vamap(void)
         * Ampere Altra machines crash in SetTime() if SetVirtualAddressMap()
         * has not been called prior.
         */
-       if (!type1_family || strcmp(type1_family, "Altra"))
+       if (!type1_family ||
+           (strcmp(type1_family, "Altra") && strcmp(type1_family, "eMAG")))
                return false;

        efi_warn("Working around broken SetVirtualAddressMap()\n");