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From: Reuben Dowle <reuben.dowle@4rf.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [PATCH v2] Fix data abort caused by mis-aligning FIT data
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2020 21:32:01 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <d87483180e5d47cb9df5ee7aa048d4be@4rf.com> (raw)

Attempting to place device tree immediately after an image in memory can lead
to mis-aligned data accesses if that image size is not divisible by the
alignment requirements of the architecture.

Data aborts caused by this were observed on a custom Marvel A388 based system,
where the image was a uboot FIT file. The total size varies depending on the
uboot device tree size, which does not always lead to correct alignment.

The minimum alignment specified for ARM [1] and ARM64 [2] linux booting has been
used

[1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/arm/booting.rst#n126
[2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/arm64/booting.rst#n45

Signed-off-by: Reuben Dowle <reuben.dowle@4rf.com>
---
 common/spl/spl_fit.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/common/spl/spl_fit.c b/common/spl/spl_fit.c
index 365104f..a8bfd38 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_fit.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_fit.c
@@ -349,9 +349,12 @@ static int spl_fit_append_fdt(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 
 	/*
 	 * Use the address following the image as target address for the
-	 * device tree.
+	 * device tree. Load address is aligned to 8 bytes to match the required
+	 * alignment specified for linux arm [1] and arm 64 [2] booting
+	 * [1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/arm/booting.rst#n126
+	 * [2]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/arm64/booting.rst#n45
 	 */
-	image_info.load_addr = spl_image->load_addr + spl_image->size;
+	image_info.load_addr = ALIGN(spl_image->load_addr + spl_image->size, 8);
 
 	/* Figure out which device tree the board wants to use */
 	node = spl_fit_get_image_node(fit, images, FIT_FDT_PROP, index++);
-- 
2.7.4

             reply	other threads:[~2020-09-01 21:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-09-01 21:32 Reuben Dowle [this message]
2020-09-14 19:41 ` [PATCH v2] Fix data abort caused by mis-aligning FIT data Tom Rini

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