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From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
To: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
Cc: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	x86@kernel.org, xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org,
	andrew.cooper3@citrix.com, boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com,
	david.vrabel@citrix.com, eshelton@pobox.com, hpa@zytor.com,
	ian.campbell@citrix.com, jbeulich@suse.com, jeremy@goop.org,
	konrad.wilk@oracle.com, matt.fleming@intel.com, mingo@redhat.com,
	stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com, tglx@linutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/7] efi: Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*()
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 02:19:46 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140616011946.GC5104@srcf.ucam.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1402678823-24589-2-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 07:00:17PM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*() because all mapped EFI regions
> are true RAM not I/O regions. Additionally, I/O family calls do not work
> correctly under Xen in our case. AIUI, early_io*() maps/unmaps real machine
> addresses. However, all artificial EFI structures created under Xen live
> in dom0 memory and should be mapped/unmapped using early_mem*() family
> calls which map domain memory.

Mapped EFI regions may include memory mapped flash, not merely true RAM.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org

  reply	other threads:[~2014-06-16  1:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-06-13 17:00 [PATCH v5 0/7] xen: Add EFI support Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 1/7] efi: Use early_mem*() instead of early_io*() Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16  1:19   ` Matthew Garrett [this message]
2014-06-18 12:17   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 12:31     ` David Vrabel
2014-06-18 12:59     ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 14:56       ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 13:59     ` Mark Salter
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 2/7] efi: Introduce EFI_NO_DIRECT flag Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 10:52   ` [Xen-devel] " David Vrabel
2014-06-18 13:52   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 13:58     ` Jan Beulich
2014-06-18 14:30       ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-18 15:08         ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 15:12         ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 16:48     ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-19 14:41       ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-20 14:36         ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 3/7] xen: Define EFI related stuff Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 10:54   ` [Xen-devel] " David Vrabel
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 4/7] xen: Put EFI machinery in place Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 11:55   ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 18:45     ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 12:00   ` David Vrabel
2014-06-16 19:06     ` Daniel Kiper
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 5/7] arch/x86: Replace plain strings with constants Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 13:56   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 6/7] arch/x86: Remove redundant set_bit() call Daniel Kiper
2014-06-18 13:56   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:01     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2014-06-18 14:09       ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-13 17:00 ` [PATCH v5 7/7] arch/x86: Comment out efi_set_rtc_mmss() Daniel Kiper
2014-06-16 11:43   ` Stefano Stabellini
2014-06-16 11:54     ` [Xen-devel] " Juergen Gross
2014-06-16 18:59       ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-06-18 14:08   ` Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:15 ` [PATCH v5 0/7] xen: Add EFI support Matt Fleming
2014-06-18 14:31   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2014-06-18 14:48     ` Matt Fleming

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