Re: [PATCH v10 0/3] hw/riscv: handle kernel_entry high bits with 32bit CPUs

[Conor Dooley <conor@kernel.org>]

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On Thu, Feb 02, 2023 at 10:58:07AM -0300, Daniel Henrique Barboza wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This new version removed the translate_fn() from patch 1 because it
> wasn't removing the sign-extension for pentry as we thought it would.
> A more detailed explanation is given in the commit msg of patch 1.
> 
> We're now retrieving the 'lowaddr' value from load_elf_ram_sym() and
> using it when we're running a 32-bit CPU. This worked with 32 bit
> 'virt' machine booting with the -kernel option.
> 
> If this approach doesn't work for the Xvisor use case, IMO  we should
> just filter kernel_load_addr bits directly as we were doing a handful of
> versions ago.
> 
> Patches are based on current riscv-to-apply.next. 
> 
> Changes from v9:
> - patch 1:
>   - removed the translate_fn() callback
>   - return 'kernel_low' when running a 32-bit CPU
> - v9 link: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2023-01/msg04509.html

I think my T-b got lost last time around, but I gave this version a
whirl too & things are working for me as they were before on Icicle.
For the series:
Tested-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com>

Thanks,
Conor.

> 
> Daniel Henrique Barboza (3):
>   hw/riscv: handle 32 bit CPUs kernel_addr in riscv_load_kernel()
>   hw/riscv/boot.c: consolidate all kernel init in riscv_load_kernel()
>   hw/riscv/boot.c: make riscv_load_initrd() static
> 
>  hw/riscv/boot.c            | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  hw/riscv/microchip_pfsoc.c | 12 +----
>  hw/riscv/opentitan.c       |  4 +-
>  hw/riscv/sifive_e.c        |  4 +-
>  hw/riscv/sifive_u.c        | 12 +----
>  hw/riscv/spike.c           | 14 ++----
>  hw/riscv/virt.c            | 12 +----
>  include/hw/riscv/boot.h    |  3 +-
>  8 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.39.1
> 
> 

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