linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/17] x86/boot: Grab kernel_info offset from zoffset header directly

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Date:   Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:44:12 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Evgeniy Baskov <baskov@...ras.ru>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
        Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Marvin Häuser <mhaeuser@...teo.de>
Subject: [PATCH 07/17] x86/boot: Grab kernel_info offset from zoffset header directly

Instead of parsing zoffset.h and poking the kernel_info offset value
into the header from the build tool, just grab the value directly in the
asm file that describes this header.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/boot/header.S      | 2 +-
 arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c | 4 ----
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/header.S b/arch/x86/boot/header.S
index 6059f87b159d0e14..5575d0f06bab1918 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/header.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/header.S
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ pref_address:		.quad LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR	# preferred load addr
 
 init_size:		.long INIT_SIZE		# kernel initialization size
 handover_offset:	.long 0			# Filled in by build.c
-kernel_info_offset:	.long 0			# Filled in by build.c
+kernel_info_offset:	.long ZO_kernel_info
 
 # End of setup header #####################################################
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c b/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c
index efa4e9c7d7135ba7..660627ea6cbb46f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static unsigned long efi32_stub_entry;
 static unsigned long efi64_stub_entry;
 static unsigned long efi_pe_entry;
 static unsigned long efi32_pe_entry;
-static unsigned long kernel_info;
 static unsigned long startup_64;
 static unsigned long _end;
 
@@ -339,7 +338,6 @@ static void parse_zoffset(char *fname)
 		PARSE_ZOFS(p, efi64_stub_entry);
 		PARSE_ZOFS(p, efi_pe_entry);
 		PARSE_ZOFS(p, efi32_pe_entry);
-		PARSE_ZOFS(p, kernel_info);
 		PARSE_ZOFS(p, startup_64);
 		PARSE_ZOFS(p, _end);
 
@@ -422,8 +420,6 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 	update_pecoff_text(setup_sectors * 512, i + (sys_size * 16));
 
 	efi_stub_entry_update();
-	/* Update kernel_info offset. */
-	put_unaligned_le32(kernel_info, &buf[0x268]);
 
 	crc = partial_crc32(buf, i, crc);
 	if (fwrite(buf, 1, i, dest) != i)
-- 
2.39.2