[PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

Hi,

This small series provides some more fixes towards the goal
to have the PARAVIRT selectable for x86_64. After that, just
some more small steps are needed.

The first fix is not even specific for PARAVIRT, and it's actually
preventing the whole tree from booting.

[PATCH 1/10] add missing parameter for lookup_address

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

lookup_address() receives two parameters, but efi_64.c call
is passing only one. It's actually preventing the tree from compiling

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/efi_64.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/efi_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/efi_64.c
index f420819..1f8bbd9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/efi_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/efi_64.c
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ static void __init early_mapping_set_exec(unsigned long start,
 					  int executable)
 {
 	pte_t *kpte;
+	int level;
 
 	while (start < end) {
-		kpte = lookup_address((unsigned long)__va(start));
+		kpte = lookup_address((unsigned long)__va(start), &level);
 		BUG_ON(!kpte);
 		if (executable)
 			set_pte(kpte, pte_mkexec(*kpte));
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 2/10] add stringify header

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

We use a __stringify construction at paravirt_patch_64.c.
It's better practice to include the stringify header directly

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c
index cbfc4f3..7d904e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 
 DEF_NATIVE(pv_irq_ops, irq_disable, "cli");
 DEF_NATIVE(pv_irq_ops, irq_enable, "sti");
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 3/10] provide a native_init_IRQ function to x86_64

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

x86_64 lacks a native_init_IRQ() function, so we turn the arch's
init_IRQ() function into a native construct

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c  |    4 +++-
 include/asm-x86/hw_irq_64.h |    1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c
index cba13e0..738517e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8259_64.c
@@ -456,7 +456,9 @@ void __init init_ISA_irqs (void)
 	}
 }
 
-void __init init_IRQ(void)
+void init_IRQ(void) __attribute__((weak, alias("native_init_IRQ")));
+
+void __init native_init_IRQ(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_64.h b/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_64.h
index a346159..312a58d 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/hw_irq_64.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ extern void print_IO_APIC(void);
 extern int IO_APIC_get_PCI_irq_vector(int bus, int slot, int fn);
 extern void send_IPI(int dest, int vector);
 extern void setup_ioapic_dest(void);
+extern void native_init_IRQ(void);
 
 extern unsigned long io_apic_irqs;
 
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 4/10] put generic mm_hooks include into PARAVIRT

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

With PARAVIRT, we actually have arch_{dup,exit}_mmap functions,
so we can't include the generic header

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 include/asm-x86/mmu_context_64.h |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/mmu_context_64.h b/include/asm-x86/mmu_context_64.h
index 7e2aa23..ad6dc82 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/mmu_context_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/mmu_context_64.h
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 #include <asm/pda.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
+#ifndef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
 #include <asm-generic/mm_hooks.h>
+#endif
 
 /*
  * possibly do the LDT unload here?
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 5/10] puts read and write cr8 into pv_cpu_ops

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

This patch adds room for read and write_cr8 functions back in
pv_cpu_ops struct

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 include/asm-x86/paravirt.h |   15 +++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h b/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
index 7ff25c2..3e7ca42 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ struct pv_cpu_ops {
 	unsigned long (*read_cr4)(void);
 	void (*write_cr4)(unsigned long);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	unsigned long (*read_cr8)(void);
+	void (*write_cr8)(unsigned long);
+#endif
+
 	/* Segment descriptor handling */
 	void (*load_tr_desc)(void);
 	void (*load_gdt)(const struct desc_ptr *);
@@ -614,6 +619,16 @@ static inline void write_cr4(unsigned long x)
 	PVOP_VCALL1(pv_cpu_ops.write_cr4, x);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long read_cr8(void)
+{
+	return PVOP_CALL0(unsigned long, pv_cpu_ops.read_cr8);
+}
+
+static inline void write_cr8(unsigned long x)
+{
+	PVOP_VCALL1(pv_cpu_ops.write_cr8, x);
+}
+
 static inline void raw_safe_halt(void)
 {
 	PVOP_VCALL0(pv_irq_ops.safe_halt);
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 6/10] provide read and write cr8 paravirt hooks

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

Since the cr8 manipulation functions ended up staying in the tree,
they can't be defined just when PARAVIRT is off: In this patch,
those functions are defined for the PARAVIRT case too.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 include/asm-x86/system.h |   30 ++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/system.h b/include/asm-x86/system.h
index 692c28c..a33c3f4 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/system.h
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ static inline void native_write_cr4(unsigned long val)
 	asm volatile("mov %0,%%cr4": :"r" (val), "m" (__force_order));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+static inline unsigned long native_read_cr8(void)
+{
+	unsigned long cr8;
+	asm volatile("movq %%cr8,%0" : "=r" (cr8));
+	return cr8;
+}
+
+static inline void native_write_cr8(unsigned long val)
+{
+	asm volatile("movq %0,%%cr8" :: "r" (val) : "memory");
+}
+#endif
+
 static inline void native_wbinvd(void)
 {
 	asm volatile("wbinvd": : :"memory");
@@ -253,21 +267,9 @@ static inline void native_wbinvd(void)
 #define read_cr4_safe()	(native_read_cr4_safe())
 #define write_cr4(x)	(native_write_cr4(x))
 #define wbinvd()	(native_wbinvd())
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-
-static inline unsigned long read_cr8(void)
-{
-	unsigned long cr8;
-	asm volatile("movq %%cr8,%0" : "=r" (cr8));
-	return cr8;
-}
-
-static inline void write_cr8(unsigned long val)
-{
-	asm volatile("movq %0,%%cr8" :: "r" (val) : "memory");
-}
-
+#define read_cr8()	(native_read_cr8())
+#define write_cr8(x)	(native_write_cr8(x))
 #endif
 
 /* Clear the 'TS' bit */
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 7/10] fill pv_cpu_ops structure with cr8 fields

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

This patch fills in the read and write cr8 fields with their
native version

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index c20b4f8..c67d331 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ struct pv_cpu_ops pv_cpu_ops = {
 	.read_cr4 = native_read_cr4,
 	.read_cr4_safe = native_read_cr4_safe,
 	.write_cr4 = native_write_cr4,
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	.read_cr8 = native_read_cr8,
+	.write_cr8 = native_write_cr8,
+#endif
 	.wbinvd = native_wbinvd,
 	.read_msr = native_read_msr_safe,
 	.write_msr = native_write_msr_safe,
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 8/10] add asm_offset PARAVIRT constants

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

This patch adds the constant PARAVIRT needs in asm_offsets_64.c

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c |   14 ++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
index 2b32719..494e1e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ int main(void)
 	ENTRY(data_offset);
 	BLANK();
 #undef ENTRY
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+	BLANK();
+	OFFSET(PARAVIRT_enabled, pv_info, paravirt_enabled);
+	OFFSET(PARAVIRT_PATCH_pv_cpu_ops, paravirt_patch_template, pv_cpu_ops);
+	OFFSET(PARAVIRT_PATCH_pv_irq_ops, paravirt_patch_template, pv_irq_ops);
+	OFFSET(PV_IRQ_irq_disable, pv_irq_ops, irq_disable);
+	OFFSET(PV_IRQ_irq_enable, pv_irq_ops, irq_enable);
+	OFFSET(PV_CPU_iret, pv_cpu_ops, iret);
+	OFFSET(PV_CPU_irq_enable_syscall_ret, pv_cpu_ops, irq_enable_syscall_ret);
+	OFFSET(PV_CPU_swapgs, pv_cpu_ops, swapgs);
+	OFFSET(PV_MMU_read_cr2, pv_mmu_ops, read_cr2);
+#endif
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
 #define ENTRY(entry) DEFINE(IA32_SIGCONTEXT_ ## entry, offsetof(struct sigcontext_ia32, entry))
 	ENTRY(ax);
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 9/10] provide __parainstructions section

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

This patch adds the __parainstructions section to vmlinux.lds.S.
It's needed for the patching system.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index 5ae8aa8..5e0300f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ SECTIONS
   }
   __con_initcall_end = .;
   SECURITY_INIT
+
+  . = ALIGN(8);
+  .parainstructions : AT(ADDR(.parainstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+  __parainstructions = .;
+       *(.parainstructions)
+  __parainstructions_end = .;
+  }
+
   . = ALIGN(8);
   __alt_instructions = .;
   .altinstructions : AT(ADDR(.altinstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
-- 
1.4.4.2

[PATCH 10/10] change function orders in paravirt.h

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

__pmd, pmd_val and set_pud are used before they are defined (as static)
We move them a little up in the file, so it doesn't happen.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
---
 include/asm-x86/paravirt.h |   84 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h b/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
index 3e7ca42..12caaf1 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
@@ -1023,6 +1023,48 @@ static inline void set_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd)
 		PVOP_VCALL2(pv_mmu_ops.set_pmd, pmdp, val);
 }
 
+#if PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3
+static inline pmd_t __pmd(pmdval_t val)
+{
+	pmdval_t ret;
+
+	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
+		ret = PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
+				 val, (u64)val >> 32);
+	else
+		ret = PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
+				 val);
+
+	return (pmd_t) { ret };
+}
+
+static inline pmdval_t pmd_val(pmd_t pmd)
+{
+	pmdval_t ret;
+
+	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
+		ret =  PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
+				  pmd.pmd, (u64)pmd.pmd >> 32);
+	else
+		ret =  PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
+				  pmd.pmd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void set_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud)
+{
+	pudval_t val = native_pud_val(pud);
+
+	if (sizeof(pudval_t) > sizeof(long))
+		PVOP_VCALL3(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
+			    val, (u64)val >> 32);
+	else
+		PVOP_VCALL2(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
+			    val);
+}
+#endif	/* PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3 */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
 /* Special-case pte-setting operations for PAE, which can't update a
    64-bit pte atomically */
@@ -1073,48 +1115,6 @@ static inline void pmd_clear(pmd_t *pmdp)
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_X86_PAE */
 
-#if PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3
-static inline pmd_t __pmd(pmdval_t val)
-{
-	pmdval_t ret;
-
-	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
-		ret = PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
-				 val, (u64)val >> 32);
-	else
-		ret = PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
-				 val);
-
-	return (pmd_t) { ret };
-}
-
-static inline pmdval_t pmd_val(pmd_t pmd)
-{
-	pmdval_t ret;
-
-	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
-		ret =  PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
-				  pmd.pmd, (u64)pmd.pmd >> 32);
-	else
-		ret =  PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
-				  pmd.pmd);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static inline void set_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud)
-{
-	pudval_t val = native_pud_val(pud);
-
-	if (sizeof(pudval_t) > sizeof(long))
-		PVOP_VCALL3(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
-			    val, (u64)val >> 32);
-	else
-		PVOP_VCALL2(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
-			    val);
-}
-#endif	/* PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3 */
-
 /* Lazy mode for batching updates / context switch */
 enum paravirt_lazy_mode {
 	PARAVIRT_LAZY_NONE,
-- 
1.4.4.2

Re: [PATCH 10/10] change function orders in paravirt.h

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote:
> __pmd, pmd_val and set_pud are used before they are defined (as static)
> We move them a little up in the file, so it doesn't happen.
>   

Hm, in my original patches I put the #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE below the 
PAGETABLE_LEVELS section.  Does that work?  Or is that an equivalent 
transform?

    J
> Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
> ---
>  include/asm-x86/paravirt.h |   84 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  1 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h b/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
> index 3e7ca42..12caaf1 100644
> --- a/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
> +++ b/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
> @@ -1023,6 +1023,48 @@ static inline void set_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd)
>  		PVOP_VCALL2(pv_mmu_ops.set_pmd, pmdp, val);
>  }
>  
> +#if PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3
> +static inline pmd_t __pmd(pmdval_t val)
> +{
> +	pmdval_t ret;
> +
> +	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
> +		ret = PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
> +				 val, (u64)val >> 32);
> +	else
> +		ret = PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
> +				 val);
> +
> +	return (pmd_t) { ret };
> +}
> +
> +static inline pmdval_t pmd_val(pmd_t pmd)
> +{
> +	pmdval_t ret;
> +
> +	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
> +		ret =  PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
> +				  pmd.pmd, (u64)pmd.pmd >> 32);
> +	else
> +		ret =  PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
> +				  pmd.pmd);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void set_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud)
> +{
> +	pudval_t val = native_pud_val(pud);
> +
> +	if (sizeof(pudval_t) > sizeof(long))
> +		PVOP_VCALL3(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
> +			    val, (u64)val >> 32);
> +	else
> +		PVOP_VCALL2(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
> +			    val);
> +}
> +#endif	/* PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3 */
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
>  /* Special-case pte-setting operations for PAE, which can't update a
>     64-bit pte atomically */
> @@ -1073,48 +1115,6 @@ static inline void pmd_clear(pmd_t *pmdp)
>  }
>  #endif	/* CONFIG_X86_PAE */
>  
> -#if PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3
> -static inline pmd_t __pmd(pmdval_t val)
> -{
> -	pmdval_t ret;
> -
> -	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
> -		ret = PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
> -				 val, (u64)val >> 32);
> -	else
> -		ret = PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.make_pmd,
> -				 val);
> -
> -	return (pmd_t) { ret };
> -}
> -
> -static inline pmdval_t pmd_val(pmd_t pmd)
> -{
> -	pmdval_t ret;
> -
> -	if (sizeof(pmdval_t) > sizeof(long))
> -		ret =  PVOP_CALL2(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
> -				  pmd.pmd, (u64)pmd.pmd >> 32);
> -	else
> -		ret =  PVOP_CALL1(pmdval_t, pv_mmu_ops.pmd_val,
> -				  pmd.pmd);
> -
> -	return ret;
> -}
> -
> -static inline void set_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud)
> -{
> -	pudval_t val = native_pud_val(pud);
> -
> -	if (sizeof(pudval_t) > sizeof(long))
> -		PVOP_VCALL3(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
> -			    val, (u64)val >> 32);
> -	else
> -		PVOP_VCALL2(pv_mmu_ops.set_pud, pudp,
> -			    val);
> -}
> -#endif	/* PAGETABLE_LEVELS >= 3 */
> -
>  /* Lazy mode for batching updates / context switch */
>  enum paravirt_lazy_mode {
>  	PARAVIRT_LAZY_NONE,
>   

Re: [PATCH 1/10] add missing parameter for lookup_address

[Chris Wright]

* Glauber de Oliveira Costa (gcosta@redhat.com) wrote:
> lookup_address() receives two parameters, but efi_64.c call
> is passing only one. It's actually preventing the tree from compiling
> 
> Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>

Good catch, I know I don't test with CONFIG_EFI=y

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Ingo Molnar]

* Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> wrote:

> 
> This small series provides some more fixes towards the goal to have 
> the PARAVIRT selectable for x86_64. After that, just some more small 
> steps are needed.

thanks, applied.

> The first fix is not even specific for PARAVIRT, and it's actually 
> preventing the whole tree from booting.

on CONFIG_EFI, indeed :)

	Ingo

Re: [PATCH 9/10] provide __parainstructions section

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 03:20:24PM -0200, Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote:
> This patch adds the __parainstructions section to vmlinux.lds.S.
> It's needed for the patching system.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S |    8 ++++++++
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
> index 5ae8aa8..5e0300f 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
> @@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ SECTIONS
>    }
>    __con_initcall_end = .;
>    SECURITY_INIT
> +
> +  . = ALIGN(8);
> +  .parainstructions : AT(ADDR(.parainstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
> +  __parainstructions = .;
> +       *(.parainstructions)
> +  __parainstructions_end = .;
> +  }
> +

Are we going to see this for other archs than just x86?
If so then please add this to include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h

The altinstructions right below is antoehr candidate..

	Sam

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Ingo Molnar]

* Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:

> > The first fix is not even specific for PARAVIRT, and it's actually 
> > preventing the whole tree from booting.
> 
> on CONFIG_EFI, indeed :)

but in exchange you broke all of 32-bit with CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y. Which 
means you did not even build-test it on 32-bit, let alone boot test 
it...

	Ingo

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Zachary Amsden]

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 22:37 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
> 
> > > The first fix is not even specific for PARAVIRT, and it's actually 
> > > preventing the whole tree from booting.
> > 
> > on CONFIG_EFI, indeed :)
> 
> but in exchange you broke all of 32-bit with CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y. Which 
> means you did not even build-test it on 32-bit, let alone boot test 
> it...

Why are we rushing so much to do 64-bit paravirt that we are breaking
working configurations?  If the developement is going to be this
chaotic, it should be done and tested out of tree until it can
stabilize.

I do not like having to continuously retest and review the x86 branch
because the paravirt-ops are constantly in flux and the 32-bit code
keeps breaking.

We won't be doing 64-bit paravirt-ops for exactly this reason - is there
a serious justification from the performance angle on modern 64-bit
hardware?  If not, why justify the complexity and hackery to Linux?

Zach

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Ingo Molnar]

* Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> wrote:

> > but in exchange you broke all of 32-bit with CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y. 
> > Which means you did not even build-test it on 32-bit, let alone boot 
> > test it...
> 
> Why are we rushing so much to do 64-bit paravirt that we are breaking 
> working configurations?  If the developement is going to be this 
> chaotic, it should be done and tested out of tree until it can 
> stabilize.

what you see is a open feedback cycle conducted on lkml. People send 
patches for arch/x86, and we tell them if it breaks something. The bug 
was found before i pushed out the x86.git devel tree (and the fix is 
below - but this shouldnt matter to you because the bug never hit a 
public x86.git tree).

	Ingo

Index: linux/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
+++ linux/include/asm-x86/paravirt.h
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ static inline void write_cr4(unsigned lo
 	PVOP_VCALL1(pv_cpu_ops.write_cr4, x);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 static inline unsigned long read_cr8(void)
 {
 	return PVOP_CALL0(unsigned long, pv_cpu_ops.read_cr8);
@@ -628,6 +629,7 @@ static inline void write_cr8(unsigned lo
 {
 	PVOP_VCALL1(pv_cpu_ops.write_cr8, x);
 }
+#endif
 
 static inline void raw_safe_halt(void)
 {

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

Zachary Amsden wrote:
> Why are we rushing so much to do 64-bit paravirt that we are breaking
> working configurations?  If the developement is going to be this
> chaotic, it should be done and tested out of tree until it can
> stabilize.
>   

x86.git is out of the mainline tree, and it seems to be working fairly 
smoothly.  I've come to appreciate the "lots of small patches with quick 
turnaround" model that Ingo has been pushing.

> I do not like having to continuously retest and review the x86 branch
> because the paravirt-ops are constantly in flux and the 32-bit code
> keeps breaking.
>   

Most of the activity is pure unification, with paravirt being part of 
that.  It doesn't help that it increases the CONFIG_ combinatorial 
explosion, but "make randconfig" shakes things out fairly quickly.

> We won't be doing 64-bit paravirt-ops for exactly this reason - is there
> a serious justification from the performance angle on modern 64-bit
> hardware?  If not, why justify the complexity and hackery to Linux?
>   

A big part of the rationale is to unify 32 and 64 bit, so that paravirt 
isn't a gratuitous difference between the two.  Also, 32 and 64 bit Xen 
have almost identical interface requirements, so the work is making 
64-bit Xen progress (and lguest64, of course).

    J

Re: [PATCH 9/10] provide __parainstructions section

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Are we going to see this for other archs than just x86?
> If so then please add this to include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
>   

In theory other architectures could use a similar mechanism, but for now 
its x86 specific.

    J

Re: [PATCH 1/10] add missing parameter for lookup_address

[Andi Kleen]

On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 12:26:13PM -0800, Chris Wright wrote:
> * Glauber de Oliveira Costa (gcosta@redhat.com) wrote:
> > lookup_address() receives two parameters, but efi_64.c call
> > is passing only one. It's actually preventing the tree from compiling
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
> 
> Good catch, I know I don't test with CONFIG_EFI=y

Ah that came probably from the CPA patchset which added the parameter.
Sorry for that.

-Andi

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Glauber de Oliveira Costa]

On Jan 18, 2008 8:02 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
>
> * Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> wrote:
>
> > > but in exchange you broke all of 32-bit with CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y.
> > > Which means you did not even build-test it on 32-bit, let alone boot
> > > test it...
> >
> > Why are we rushing so much to do 64-bit paravirt that we are breaking
> > working configurations?  If the developement is going to be this
> > chaotic, it should be done and tested out of tree until it can
> > stabilize.
>
> what you see is a open feedback cycle conducted on lkml. People send
> patches for arch/x86, and we tell them if it breaks something. The bug
> was found before i pushed out the x86.git devel tree (and the fix is
> below - but this shouldnt matter to you because the bug never hit a
> public x86.git tree).
>
>         Ingo
>
Other than this, it seems to build and boot fine.

Do you want me to resend ?
-- 
Glauber de Oliveira Costa.
"Free as in Freedom"
http://glommer.net

"The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act."

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Tree fixes for PARAVIRT

[Ingo Molnar]

* Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glommer@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 18, 2008 8:02 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
> >
> > * Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > but in exchange you broke all of 32-bit with CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y.
> > > > Which means you did not even build-test it on 32-bit, let alone boot
> > > > test it...
> > >
> > > Why are we rushing so much to do 64-bit paravirt that we are breaking
> > > working configurations?  If the developement is going to be this
> > > chaotic, it should be done and tested out of tree until it can
> > > stabilize.
> >
> > what you see is a open feedback cycle conducted on lkml. People send
> > patches for arch/x86, and we tell them if it breaks something. The bug
> > was found before i pushed out the x86.git devel tree (and the fix is
> > below - but this shouldnt matter to you because the bug never hit a
> > public x86.git tree).
> >
> >         Ingo
> >
> Other than this, it seems to build and boot fine.
> 
> Do you want me to resend ?

no, this was the only small problem i found, your series looks good to 
me and is included in latest x86.git.

	Ingo