From: panand@redhat.com (Pratyush Anand)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH V2 0/2] kexec-tools: arm64: Enable D-cache in purgatory
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:43:45 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1482129830.git.panand@redhat.com> (raw)
It takes more that 2 minutes to verify SHA in purgatory when vmlinuz image
is around 13MB and initramfs is around 30MB. It takes more than 20 second
even when we have -O2 optimization enabled. However, if dcache is enabled
during purgatory execution then, it takes just a second in SHA
verification.
Therefore, these patches adds support for dcache enabling facility during
purgatory execution.
Although I have simplified the logic a bit now, however I understand that
there are reservations for introducing this complexity for gaining few
seconding of execution time during kexec or crash reboot. But, I believe
if d-cache enabling code is stable enough then there should not be any
hindrances to accept it. So, please give it a try with your platform and
let me know if you see any issue or it does not work. I am still open to
improve it further if needed.
Changes since V1:
- Moved page table creation logic from purgatory to kexec code.
- Only 4K page table is supported, with 48 bit VA and 2M block size
- if platform supports a 4K page size, then D-cache is always
enabled now.
Pratyush Anand (2):
kexec: arm64: create identity page table to be used in purgatory
arm64: enable d-cache support during purgatory sha verification
kexec/arch/arm64/kexec-arm64.c | 152 ++++++++++++++++++
purgatory/arch/arm64/Makefile | 1 +
purgatory/arch/arm64/cache.S | 281 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
purgatory/arch/arm64/purgatory-arm64.c | 5 +
4 files changed, 439 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 purgatory/arch/arm64/cache.S
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2.7.4
next reply other threads:[~2016-12-19 7:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-12-19 7:13 Pratyush Anand [this message]
2016-12-19 7:13 ` [PATCH V2 1/2] kexec: arm64: create identity page table to be used in purgatory Pratyush Anand
2016-12-19 7:21 ` Maxim Uvarov
2016-12-19 7:23 ` Pratyush Anand
2017-01-17 17:25 ` James Morse
2017-01-18 7:43 ` Pratyush Anand
2017-03-15 9:42 ` Pratyush Anand
2016-12-19 7:13 ` [PATCH V2 2/2] arm64: enable d-cache support during purgatory sha verification Pratyush Anand
2017-01-06 3:31 ` [PATCH V2 0/2] kexec-tools: arm64: Enable D-cache in purgatory Pratyush Anand
2017-01-10 14:11 ` James Morse
2017-02-23 5:59 ` Pratyush Anand
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