From: Ingo Molnar <mingo-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Matt Fleming <matt-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org>,
Ard Biesheuvel
<ard.biesheuvel-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
Leif Lindholm
<leif.lindholm-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org>,
stable-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] efi/libstub: Introduce ExitBootServices helper
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:41:00 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160822164100.GB11327@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1471638904-3494-4-git-send-email-matt-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
* Matt Fleming <matt-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> From: Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org>
>
> The spec allows ExitBootServices to fail with EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER if a
> race condition has occurred where the EFI has updated the memory map after
> the stub grabbed a reference to the map. The spec defines a retry
> proceedure with specific requirements to handle this scenario.
>
> This scenario was previously observed on x86 - commit d3768d885c6c ("x86,
> efi: retry ExitBootServices() on failure") but the current fix is not spec
> compliant and the scenario is now observed on the Qualcomm Technologies
> QDF2432 via the FDT stub which does not handle the error and thus causes
> boot failures.
It's unclear what this 'scenario' is. How does the user notice?
> Add a helper to the stub library that correctly adhears to the spec in the
> case of EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER from ExitBootServices and can be universally
> used across all stub implementations.
s/'adheres to'
> + status = efi_call_early(exit_boot_services, handle,
> + *map->key_ptr);
Please don't add spurious linebreaks in such a case - just keep it a bit longer
than col80.
> + if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
> + /* exit_boot_services() was called, thus cannot free*/
> + goto fail;
Non-standard comment format and comment placement.
Thanks,
Ingo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-08-22 16:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-08-19 20:34 [GIT PULL 0/6] EFI urgent fixes Matt Fleming
2016-08-19 20:34 ` [PATCH 1/6] efi: Make for_each_efi_memory_desc_in_map() cope with running on Xen Matt Fleming
2016-08-19 20:35 ` [PATCH 2/6] efi/libstub: Allocate headspace in efi_get_memory_map() Matt Fleming
2016-08-22 16:37 ` Ingo Molnar
2016-08-19 20:35 ` [PATCH 3/6] efi/libstub: Introduce ExitBootServices helper Matt Fleming
[not found] ` <1471638904-3494-4-git-send-email-matt-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-22 16:41 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2016-08-19 20:35 ` [PATCH 4/6] efi/libstub: Use efi_exit_boot_services() in FDT Matt Fleming
2016-08-22 16:43 ` Ingo Molnar
2016-08-19 20:35 ` [PATCH 5/6] x86/efi: Use efi_exit_boot_services() Matt Fleming
2016-08-19 20:35 ` [PATCH 6/6] efi/fdt: Fix handling error value in fdt_find_uefi_params Matt Fleming
2016-08-22 16:45 ` Ingo Molnar
[not found] ` <20160822164508.GD11327-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-30 10:07 ` Matt Fleming
[not found] ` <20160830100742.GA32579-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-30 10:41 ` [PATCH v2] efi: fix " Andrzej Hajda
[not found] ` <1472553697-27984-1-git-send-email-a.hajda-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
2016-09-05 10:27 ` Matt Fleming
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