From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
Subject: [PATCH 4 of 4] xen/pagetables: Document pt_base inconsistency when running in COMPAT mode
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:08:34 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b992f8e613a3401b9ddd.1345579714@phenom.dumpdata.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <patchbomb.1345579710@phenom.dumpdata.com>
# HG changeset patch
# User Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
# Date 1345579709 14400
# Node ID b992f8e613a3401b9ddd140ce436c840d412beb7
# Parent 74bedb086c5b72447262e087c0218b89f8bc9140
xen/pagetables: Document pt_base inconsistency when running in COMPAT mode.
c/s 13257 added the COMPAT mode wherein a 64-bit hypervisor can
run with a 32-bit initial domain. One of the things it added was
that the pt_base is offset by two pages. This inconsistency
is only present in the COMPAT mode so lets document it.
Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
diff -r 74bedb086c5b -r b992f8e613a3 xen/include/public/xen.h
--- a/xen/include/public/xen.h Tue Aug 21 16:08:29 2012 -0400
+++ b/xen/include/public/xen.h Tue Aug 21 16:08:29 2012 -0400
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ typedef struct shared_info shared_info_t
* c. list of allocated page frames [mfn_list, nr_pages]
* (unless relocated due to XEN_ELFNOTE_INIT_P2M)
* d. start_info_t structure [register ESI (x86)]
- * e. bootstrap page tables [pt_base, CR3 (x86)]
+ * e. bootstrap page tables [pt_base, CR3 (x86)] *1
* f. bootstrap stack [register ESP (x86)]
* 4. Bootstrap elements are packed together, but each is 4kB-aligned.
* 5. The initial ram disk may be omitted.
@@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ typedef struct shared_info shared_info_t
*
* NOTE: The initial virtual region (3a -> 3f) are all mapped by the initial
* pagetables [pt_base, CR3 (x86)].
+ *
+ * *1: When booting under a 64-bit hypervisor with a 32-bit initial domain
+ * it is offset by two pages (pt_base += PAGE_SIZE*2).
*/
#define MAX_GUEST_CMDLINE 1024
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-21 20:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-21 20:08 [PATCH 0 of 4] [RFC PATCH] Various docs and inthe field help patches Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-21 20:08 ` [PATCH 1 of 4] xen/vga: Add 'vga_delay' parameter to delay screen output by X miliseconds per line Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-21 20:08 ` [PATCH 2 of 4] get_page_type: Print out extra information when failing to get page_type Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-22 8:04 ` Jan Beulich
2012-08-22 14:14 ` Jan Beulich
2012-08-22 14:24 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-22 14:51 ` Jan Beulich
2012-08-21 20:08 ` [PATCH 3 of 4] xen/pagetables: Document that all of the initial regions are mapped Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-22 14:17 ` Jan Beulich
2012-08-22 14:27 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-22 15:24 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-08-22 15:35 ` Jan Beulich
2012-08-22 16:15 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-21 20:08 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [this message]
2012-08-22 9:21 ` [PATCH 4 of 4] xen/pagetables: Document pt_base inconsistency when running in COMPAT mode Ian Campbell
2012-08-22 14:06 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-08-22 14:17 ` Jan Beulich
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