Re: [Bug Fix]: Do 32-bit table calculations in pre-processor

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>]

On 07/03/09 11:14, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> Here is one I have found useful in my VIA processor bug hunting:
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
> index 3068388..2303d86 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
> @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
>
>  /* Enough space to fit pagetables for the low memory linear map */
>  MAPPING_BEYOND_END = \
> -       PAGE_TABLE_SIZE(((1<<32) - __PAGE_OFFSET) >> PAGE_SHIFT) << PAGE_SHIFT
> +       PAGE_TABLE_SIZE((1<<20) - (__PAGE_OFFSET >> PAGE_SHIFT)) << PAGE_SHIFT
>
>   

These calculations are performed by the assembler, not the
preprocessor.  I think this transformation looks correct (in that its an
identity with the original), but my understanding is that the assembler
does it calculations in arbitrary precision, so there's no need to worry
about limiting the arithmetic to 32-bits.

>  /*
>   * Worst-case size of the kernel mapping we need to make:
>
> = = =
>
> Before:
>
>   #5 [0000010000 - 0000011000]          PGTABLE ==> [0000010000 - 0000011000]
>   #6 [0000011000 - 0000015000]          BOOTMAP ==> [0000011000 - 0000015000]
>
> After:
>
>   #5 [0000010000 - 000007d000]          PGTABLE ==> [0000010000 - 000007d000]
>   #6 [000007d000 - 0000081000]          BOOTMAP ==> [000007d000 - 0000081000]
>
> Someone who knows mm check which is the reasonable value please.
>   


The PGTABLE reservation seems much too big.  I think 1 page should be
sufficient for a system with large pages.  Even if not, 0x6d000 is way
too large.  And they symptoms of failing to reserve the initial
pagetable are pretty non-subtle.

    J