linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 0/2] riscv: Use PUD/P4D/PGD pages for the linear mapping

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Date:   Tue, 7 Mar 2023 14:36:31 +0100
From:   Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@...osinc.com>
To:     Anup Patel <apatel@...tanamicro.com>
Cc:     Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 0/2] riscv: Use PUD/P4D/PGD pages for the linear mapping

On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 2:19 PM Anup Patel <apatel@...tanamicro.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Alex,
>
> On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 12:22 AM Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@...osinc.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Anup,
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 5:33 PM Anup Patel <apatel@...tanamicro.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 1:56 PM Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@...osinc.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This patchset intends to improve tlb utilization by using hugepages for
> > > > the linear mapping.
> > > >
> > > > base-commit-tag: v6.2-rc7
> > > >
> > > > v6:
> > > > - quiet LLVM warning by casting phys_ram_base into an unsigned long
> > > >
> > > > v5:
> > > > - Fix nommu builds by getting rid of riscv_pfn_base in patch 1, thanks
> > > >   Conor
> > > > - Add RB from Andrew
> > > >
> > > > v4:
> > > > - Rebase on top of v6.2-rc3, as noted by Conor
> > > > - Add Acked-by Rob
> > > >
> > > > v3:
> > > > - Change the comment about initrd_start VA conversion so that it fits
> > > >   ARM64 and RISCV64 (and others in the future if needed), as suggested
> > > >   by Rob
> > > >
> > > > v2:
> > > > - Add a comment on why RISCV64 does not need to set initrd_start/end that
> > > >   early in the boot process, as asked by Rob
> > > >
> > > > Alexandre Ghiti (2):
> > > >   riscv: Get rid of riscv_pfn_base variable
> > > >   riscv: Use PUD/P4D/PGD pages for the linear mapping
> > >
> > > I tried this series but it is getting stuck after reaching user space.
> > >
> > > Does this series require some other dependent patches ?
> >
> > No it should not. Let me take a look: what's your config and the base commit?
>
> Please try the alexghiti_test branch at:
> https://github.com/avpatel/linux.git
>
> Compile the kernel with defconfig and launch QEMU as follows:
> qemu-system-riscv64 -M virt -m 1G -nographic -bios
> opensbi/build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_jump.bin -kernel
> ./build-riscv64/arch/riscv/boot/Image -append "root=/dev/ram rw
> console=ttyS0 earlycon" -initrd ./rootfs_riscv64.img
>
> In the above command, rootfs_riscv64.img is a busybox based rootfs.

Ok I can reproduce the problem. I'll debug that a bit further but
increasing memory allows booting to userspace.

>
> Regards,
> Anup
>
> >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Anup
> > >
> > > >
> > > >  arch/riscv/include/asm/page.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
> > > >  arch/riscv/mm/init.c          | 28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
> > > >  arch/riscv/mm/physaddr.c      | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> > > >  drivers/of/fdt.c              | 11 ++++++-----
> > > >  4 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 2.37.2
> > > >