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From: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v7 20/27] x86, boot: update comments about entries for 64bit image
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:15:52 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1355814959-10573-21-git-send-email-yinghai@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1355814959-10573-1-git-send-email-yinghai@kernel.org>

Now 64bit entry is fixed on 0x200, can not be changed anymore.

Update the comments to reflect that.

Also put info about it in boot.txt

Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/x86/boot.txt         |   38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S |   22 ++++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 18ca9fb..24cc542 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -1042,6 +1042,44 @@ must have read/write permission; CS must be __BOOT_CS and DS, ES, SS
 must be __BOOT_DS; interrupt must be disabled; %esi must hold the base
 address of the struct boot_params; %ebp, %edi and %ebx must be zero.
 
+**** 64-bit BOOT PROTOCOL
+
+For machine with 64bit cpus and 64bit kernel, we could use 64bit bootloader
+We need a 64-bit boot protocol.
+
+In 64-bit boot protocol, the first step in loading a Linux kernel
+should be to setup the boot parameters (struct boot_params,
+traditionally known as "zero page"). The memory for struct boot_params
+should be allocated under or above 4G and initialized to all zero.
+Then the setup header from offset 0x01f1 of kernel image on should be
+loaded into struct boot_params and examined. The end of setup header
+can be calculated as follow:
+
+	0x0202 + byte value at offset 0x0201
+
+In addition to read/modify/write the setup header of the struct
+boot_params as that of 16-bit boot protocol, the boot loader should
+also fill the additional fields of the struct boot_params as that
+described in zero-page.txt.
+
+After setting up the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load the
+64-bit kernel in the same way as that of 16-bit boot protocol, but
+kernel could be above 4G.
+
+In 64-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the
+64-bit kernel entry point, which is the start address of loaded
+64-bit kernel plus 0x200.
+
+At entry, the CPU must be in 64-bit mode with paging enabled.
+The range with setup_header.init_size from start address of loaded
+kernel and zero page and command line buffer get ident mapping;
+a GDT must be loaded with the descriptors for selectors
+__BOOT_CS(0x10) and __BOOT_DS(0x18); both descriptors must be 4G flat
+segment; __BOOT_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS
+must have read/write permission; CS must be __BOOT_CS and DS, ES, SS
+must be __BOOT_DS; interrupt must be disabled; %rsi must hold the base
+address of the struct boot_params.
+
 **** EFI HANDOVER PROTOCOL
 
 This protocol allows boot loaders to defer initialisation to the EFI
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index 5c80b94..aaafd4e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
 	__HEAD
 	.code32
 ENTRY(startup_32)
+	/*
+	 * 32bit entry is 0, could not be changed!
+	 * If we come here directly from a bootloader,
+	 * kernel(text+data+bss+brk) ramdisk, zero_page, command line
+	 * all need to be under 4G limit.
+	 */
 	cld
 	/*
 	 * Test KEEP_SEGMENTS flag to see if the bootloader is asking
@@ -182,20 +188,18 @@ ENTRY(startup_32)
 	lret
 ENDPROC(startup_32)
 
-	/*
-	 * Be careful here startup_64 needs to be at a predictable
-	 * address so I can export it in an ELF header.  Bootloaders
-	 * should look at the ELF header to find this address, as
-	 * it may change in the future.
-	 */
 	.code64
 	.org 0x200
 ENTRY(startup_64)
 	/*
+	 * 64bit entry is 0x200, could not be changed!
 	 * We come here either from startup_32 or directly from a
-	 * 64bit bootloader.  If we come here from a bootloader we depend on
-	 * an identity mapped page table being provied that maps our
-	 * entire text+data+bss and hopefully all of memory.
+	 * 64bit bootloader.
+	 * If we come here from a bootloader, kernel(text+data+bss+brk),
+	 * ramdisk, zero_page, command line could be above 4G.
+	 * We depend on an identity mapped page table being provided
+	 * that maps our entire kernel(text+data+bss+brk), zero page
+	 * and command line.
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB
 	/*
-- 
1.7.10.4


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-12-18  7:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 78+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-12-18  7:15 [PATCH v7 00/27] x86, boot, 64bit: Add support for loading ramdisk and bzImage above 4G Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 01/27] x86, mm: Fix page table early allocation offset checking Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 02/27] x86, mm: make pgd next calculation consistent with pud/pmd Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 03/27] x86, realmode: set real_mode permissions early Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 04/27] x86, realmode: use init_level4_pgt to set trapmoline_pgt directly Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 05/27] x86, realmode: Separate real_mode reserve and setup Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 06/27] x86, 64bit: early #PF handler set page table Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18 20:43   ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18 20:49     ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-18 20:55       ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18 21:07         ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-20 16:56           ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-25  0:16             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-25  4:04               ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-25 11:20                 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-12-25 20:51                   ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 07/27] x86, 64bit: Print init kernel lowmap correctly Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 08/27] x86: Merge early_reserve_initrd for 32bit and 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 09/27] x86: add get_ramdisk_image/size() Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 10/27] x86, boot: add get_cmd_line_ptr() Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 11/27] x86, boot: move checking of cmd_line_ptr out of common path Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 12/27] x86, boot: pass cmd_line_ptr with unsigned long Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 13/27] x86, boot: move verify_cpu.S and no_longmode after 0x200 Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 14/27] x86, boot: Move lldt/ltr out of 64bit code section Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 15/27] x86, kexec: remove 1024G limitation for kexec buffer on 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 16/27] x86, kexec: set ident mapping for kernel that is above max_pfn Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 17/27] x86, kexec: Merge ident_mapping_init and init_level4_page Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 18/27] x86, kexec: only set ident mapping for ram Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 19/27] x86, boot: add fields to support load bzImage and ramdisk above 4G Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` Yinghai Lu [this message]
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 21/27] x86, boot: Not need to check setup_header version Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 22/27] mm: Add alloc_bootmem_low_pages_nopanic() Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 23/27] x86: Don't panic if can not alloc buffer for swiotlb Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 24/27] x86: Add swiotlb force off support Yinghai Lu
2012-12-22  2:37   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-12-22  2:42     ` Eric W. Biederman
2012-12-22  3:10       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-12-22  3:23         ` Eric W. Biederman
2012-12-22  3:25           ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-22  5:11             ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-24 23:34               ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-24 23:55                 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-22 13:21           ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-12-22  5:10       ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 25/27] x86, kdump: remove crashkernel range find limit for 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 26/27] x86: add Crash kernel low reservation Yinghai Lu
2012-12-19 17:22   ` Borislav Petkov
2012-12-19 17:36     ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18  7:15 ` [PATCH v7 27/27] x86: Merge early kernel reserve for 32bit and 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18 22:43 ` [PATCH v7 00/27] x86, boot, 64bit: Add support for loading ramdisk and bzImage above 4G Borislav Petkov
2012-12-18 23:08   ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-18 23:22     ` Borislav Petkov
2012-12-22  2:42 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-12-22  3:01   ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-22 13:24     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-12-23  7:29       ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-23 14:33         ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-23 18:00           ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-23 18:45             ` Borislav Petkov
2012-12-24  4:54               ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-24 10:04                 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-12-24 18:44                   ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-24  4:55               ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-24 23:56             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-25 20:57               ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-25  1:06       ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-12-25 11:52         ` Borislav Petkov
2012-12-25 15:51           ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-01-08 21:08             ` Borislav Petkov
2013-01-08 21:15               ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-01-08 21:19                 ` Borislav Petkov
2013-01-08 23:17                   ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-01-08 23:25                     ` Borislav Petkov
2012-12-22  5:20   ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-22 13:32     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-12-22 10:38   ` Yinghai Lu
2012-12-22 13:25     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-12-22 13:47     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk

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