Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] x86/boot: Add acpitb.c to parse acpi tables

[Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>]

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 09:41:36AM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 3:28 AM Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com> wrote:
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>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 10:13:49PM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>> >On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 2:41 PM Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Imitate the ACPI code of parsing ACPI tables to dig and read ACPI
>> >> tables.
>> >
>> >Why?
>>
>> Sorry for that, I have sent the cover letter to you.
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>Thanks, but please add the explanation here too.

OK, I will add more.

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>> >
>> >> Since some operations are not needed here,
>> >
>> >What operations?
>>
>> Such as some operations related to the map between physical address
>> and virtual address. Here in compressed period, use physical address
>> directely.
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>This information also needs to go into the changelog of the patch.

Sorry for that.

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>> >
>> >> functions are simplified. Functions will be used to dig SRAT tables to get
>> >> information of memory, so that KASLR can the memory in immovable node.
>> >
>> >So do you want to parse SRAT only or do something in addition to that?
>>
>> Only read and get memory information, won't change SRAT.
>> So ACPI code will not be changed.
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>I meant whether or not SRAT is the only table you need to look into.
>If so, that also needs to be said in the patch changelog.

Yes, you are right, here only SRAT table is needed.

Thanks,
Chao Fan

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>Thanks,
>Rafael
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