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From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
To: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/7] efi: Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*()
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:19:46 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140616011946.GC5104@srcf.ucam.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1402678823-24589-2-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 07:00:17PM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*() because all mapped EFI regions
> are true RAM not I/O regions. Additionally, I/O family calls do not work
> correctly under Xen in our case. AIUI, early_io*() maps/unmaps real machine
> addresses. However, all artificial EFI structures created under Xen live
> in dom0 memory and should be mapped/unmapped using early_mem*() family
> calls which map domain memory.

Mapped EFI regions may include memory mapped flash, not merely true RAM.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
To: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
Cc: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	x86@kernel.org, xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org,
	andrew.cooper3@citrix.com, boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com,
	david.vrabel@citrix.com, eshelton@pobox.com, hpa@zytor.com,
	ian.campbell@citrix.com, jbeulich@suse.com, jeremy@goop.org,
	konrad.wilk@oracle.com, matt.fleming@intel.com, mingo@redhat.com,
	stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com, tglx@linutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/7] efi: Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*()
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:19:46 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140616011946.GC5104@srcf.ucam.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1402678823-24589-2-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 07:00:17PM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*() because all mapped EFI regions
> are true RAM not I/O regions. Additionally, I/O family calls do not work
> correctly under Xen in our case. AIUI, early_io*() maps/unmaps real machine
> addresses. However, all artificial EFI structures created under Xen live
> in dom0 memory and should be mapped/unmapped using early_mem*() family
> calls which map domain memory.

Mapped EFI regions may include memory mapped flash, not merely true RAM.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-06-16  1:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 107+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-06-13 17:00 [PATCH v5 0/7] xen: Add EFI support Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 1/7] efi: Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*() Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00   ` Daniel Kiper
     [not found]   ` <1402678823-24589-2-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-16  1:19     ` Matthew Garrett [this message]
2014-06-16  1:19       ` Matthew Garrett
2014-06-16  1:19   ` Matthew Garrett
2014-06-18 12:17   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 12:17   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 12:31     ` David Vrabel
2014-06-18 12:59     ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 12:59     ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 14:56       ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]       ` <20140618125957.GA28489-fJNZiO034lp9pOct4yEdx/3oZC3j2Omk@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 14:56         ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:56           ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]     ` <20140618121709.GF24049-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 12:31       ` David Vrabel
2014-06-18 12:31         ` David Vrabel
2014-06-18 13:59       ` Mark Salter
2014-06-18 13:59         ` Mark Salter
2014-06-18 13:59     ` Mark Salter
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 2/7] efi: Introduce EFI_NO_DIRECT flag Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 10:52   ` David Vrabel
     [not found]   ` <1402678823-24589-3-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-16 10:52     ` [Xen-devel] " David Vrabel
2014-06-16 10:52       ` David Vrabel
2014-06-18 13:52     ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 13:52       ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 13:58       ` Jan Beulich
2014-06-18 16:48       ` Daniel Kiper
     [not found]       ` <20140618135229.GH24049-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 13:58         ` Jan Beulich
2014-06-18 13:58           ` Jan Beulich
     [not found]           ` <53A1B726020000780001B6CF-tRfBTM6QL9aeHWOVceGJHFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 14:30             ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-18 14:30               ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-18 15:08               ` Daniel Kiper
     [not found]               ` <alpine.DEB.2.02.1406181523340.13771-7Z66fg9igcxYtxbxJUhB2Dgeux46jI+i@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 15:08                 ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 15:08                   ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 15:12                 ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 15:12                   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 15:12               ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:30           ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-18 16:48         ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 16:48           ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-19 14:41           ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]           ` <20140618164835.GD28489-fJNZiO034lp9pOct4yEdx/3oZC3j2Omk@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-19 14:41             ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-19 14:41               ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]               ` <20140619144112.GT24049-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-20 14:36                 ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-20 14:36                   ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-20 14:36               ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 13:52   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-13 17:00 ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 3/7] xen: Define EFI related stuff Daniel Kiper
     [not found]   ` <1402678823-24589-4-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-16 10:54     ` [Xen-devel] " David Vrabel
2014-06-16 10:54       ` David Vrabel
2014-06-16 10:54   ` David Vrabel
2014-06-13 17:00 ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 4/7] xen: Put EFI machinery in place Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 11:55   ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 11:55   ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 11:55     ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 18:45     ` Daniel Kiper
     [not found]     ` <alpine.DEB.2.02.1406161245490.13771-7Z66fg9igcxYtxbxJUhB2Dgeux46jI+i@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-16 18:45       ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 18:45         ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 12:00   ` David Vrabel
     [not found]   ` <1402678823-24589-5-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-16 12:00     ` David Vrabel
2014-06-16 12:00       ` David Vrabel
2014-06-16 19:06       ` Daniel Kiper
     [not found]       ` <539EDC5D.4010207-Sxgqhf6Nn4DQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-16 19:06         ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 19:06           ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 5/7] arch/x86: Replace plain strings with constants Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` Daniel Kiper
     [not found]   ` <1402678823-24589-6-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 13:56     ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 13:56       ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 13:56   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 6/7] arch/x86: Remove redundant set_bit() call Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 13:56   ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]   ` <1402678823-24589-7-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 13:56     ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 13:56       ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:01       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
     [not found]       ` <20140618135637.GJ24049-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 14:01         ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2014-06-18 14:01           ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
     [not found]           ` <20140618140101.GC4651-0iZWjJA6G8GSPmnEAIUT9EEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 14:09             ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:09               ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:09           ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-13 17:00 ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 7/7] arch/x86: Comment out efi_set_rtc_mmss() Daniel Kiper
     [not found] ` <1402678823-24589-1-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-13 17:00   ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00     ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 11:43     ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 11:43     ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 11:43       ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 11:54       ` [Xen-devel] " Juergen Gross
     [not found]         ` <539EDAE9.7000605-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-16 18:59           ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-06-16 18:59             ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-06-16 18:59         ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-06-16 11:54       ` Juergen Gross
     [not found]     ` <1402678823-24589-8-git-send-email-daniel.kiper-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 14:08       ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:08         ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:08     ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:15   ` [PATCH v5 0/7] xen: Add EFI support Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:15     ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]     ` <20140618141541.GM24049-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 14:31       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2014-06-18 14:31         ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
     [not found]         ` <20140618143143.GB8545-0iZWjJA6G8GSPmnEAIUT9EEOCMrvLtNR@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-18 14:48           ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:48             ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:48         ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:31     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2014-06-18 14:15 ` Matt Fleming

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