linux-kernel - [PATCH] ARM: dts: exynos4212-tab3: limit usable memory range

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Message-Id: <20240217-tab3-limit-usable-memory-range-v1-1-49cc9c86a5cc@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 20:02:47 +0100
From: Artur Weber <aweber.kernel@...il.com>
To: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, 
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>, 
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@...sung.com>
Cc: devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, 
 linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 ~postmarketos/upstreaming@...ts.sr.ht, 
 Artur Weber <aweber.kernel@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: dts: exynos4212-tab3: limit usable memory range

The stock bootloader on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 provides an
incorrect available memory range over ATAG_MEM. Limit the usable
memory in the DTS to prevent it from doing so, without having to
disable ATAG support.

Signed-off-by: Artur Weber <aweber.kernel@...il.com>
---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi
index e5254e32aa8f..9bc05961577d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ chosen {
 		/* Default S-BOOT bootloader loads initramfs here */
 		linux,initrd-start = <0x42000000>;
 		linux,initrd-end = <0x42800000>;
+
+		/*
+		 * Stock bootloader provides incorrect memory size in ATAG_MEM;
+		 * override it here
+		 */
+		linux,usable-memory-range = <0x40000000 0x3fc00000>;
 	};
 
 	firmware@...f000 {

---
base-commit: 0f1dd5e91e2ba3990143645faff2bcce2d99778e
change-id: 20240217-tab3-limit-usable-memory-range-1d1ffa8dc44d

Best regards,
-- 
Artur Weber <aweber.kernel@...il.com>