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From: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
To: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>,
	Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@citrix.com>,
	roger.pau@citrix.com
Cc: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>,
	xen-devel@lists.xen.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 02/14] libxc: Prepare a start info structure for hvmloader
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:01:38 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <56E99F82.4080607@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160316001849.GH29495@char.us.oracle.com>

On 03/15/2016 08:18 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 05:55:37PM +0000, Anthony PERARD wrote:
>


>> @@ -624,8 +628,6 @@ static int alloc_magic_pages_hvm(struct xc_dom_image *dom)
>>   
>>       if ( !dom->device_model )
>>       {
>> -        size_t start_info_size = sizeof(struct hvm_start_info);
>> -
>>           if ( dom->cmdline )
>>           {
>>               dom->cmdline_size = ROUNDUP(strlen(dom->cmdline) + 1, 8);
>> @@ -635,17 +637,26 @@ static int alloc_magic_pages_hvm(struct xc_dom_image *dom)
>>           /* Limited to one module. */
>>           if ( dom->ramdisk_blob )
>>               start_info_size += sizeof(struct hvm_modlist_entry);
>> -
>> -        rc = xc_dom_alloc_segment(dom, &dom->start_info_seg,
>> -                                  "HVMlite start info", 0, start_info_size);
>> -        if ( rc != 0 )
>> -        {
>> -            DOMPRINTF("Unable to reserve memory for the start info");
>> -            goto out;
>> -        }
>>       }
>>       else
>>       {
>> +        start_info_size +=
>> +            sizeof(struct hvm_modlist_entry) * HVMLOADER_MODULE_MAX_COUNT;
>> +        /* Add extra space to write modules name */
>> +        start_info_size +=
>> +            HVMLOADER_MODULE_NAME_SIZE * HVMLOADER_MODULE_MAX_COUNT;
> What about \0 ? Ah, the strncpy we use adds \0 byte. But it would be nice
> to mention that somewhere. Perhaps mention:
>
> The HVMLOADER_MODULE_NAME_SIZE accounts for NUL byte?
>
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    rc = xc_dom_alloc_segment(dom, &dom->start_info_seg,
>> +                              "HVMlite start info", 0, start_info_size);
>> +    if ( rc != 0 )
>> +    {
>> +        DOMPRINTF("Unable to reserve memory for the start info");
>> +        goto out;
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    if ( dom->device_model )
>> +    {


Can you fold this into the 'else' clause above and move 
xc_dom_alloc_segment() down?


>> +
>>   static int bootlate_hvm(struct xc_dom_image *dom)
>>   {
>>       uint32_t domid = dom->guest_domid;
>>       xc_interface *xch = dom->xch;
>> +    struct hvm_start_info *start_info;
>> +    size_t start_info_size;
>> +    void *start_page;
>> +    struct hvm_modlist_entry *modlist;
>>   
>> -    if ( !dom->device_model )
>> -    {
>> -        struct hvm_start_info *start_info;
>> -        size_t start_info_size;
>> -        void *start_page;
>> -
>> -        start_info_size = sizeof(*start_info) + dom->cmdline_size;
>> -        if ( dom->ramdisk_blob )
>> -            start_info_size += sizeof(struct hvm_modlist_entry);
>> +    start_info_size = sizeof(*start_info) + dom->cmdline_size;
>> +    if ( dom->ramdisk_blob )
>> +        start_info_size += sizeof(struct hvm_modlist_entry);
>>   
>> -        if ( start_info_size >
>> -             dom->start_info_seg.pages << XC_DOM_PAGE_SHIFT(dom) )
>> -        {
>> -            DOMPRINTF("Trying to map beyond start_info_seg");
>> -            return -1;
>> -        }
>> +    if ( start_info_size >
>> +         dom->start_info_seg.pages << XC_DOM_PAGE_SHIFT(dom) )
>> +    {
>> +        DOMPRINTF("Trying to map beyond start_info_seg");
>> +        return -1;
>> +    }
>>   
>> -        start_page = xc_map_foreign_range(xch, domid, start_info_size,
>> -                                          PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
>> -                                          dom->start_info_seg.pfn);
>> -        if ( start_page == NULL )
>> -        {
>> -            DOMPRINTF("Unable to map HVM start info page");
>> -            return -1;
>> -        }
>> +    start_page = xc_map_foreign_range(xch, domid, start_info_size,
>> +                                      PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
>> +                                      dom->start_info_seg.pfn);
>> +    if ( start_page == NULL )
>> +    {
>> +        DOMPRINTF("Unable to map HVM start info page");
>> +        return -1;
>> +    }
>>   
>> -        start_info = start_page;
>> +    start_info = start_page;
>> +    modlist = start_page + sizeof(*start_info) + dom->cmdline_size;

I think we can drop start_page and use start_info only. They are the 
same, aren't they?

-boris



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  reply	other threads:[~2016-03-16 18:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 73+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-03-14 17:55 [PATCH v4 00/14] Load BIOS via toolstack instead of been embedded in hvmloader Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 01/14] libxc: Rework extra module initialisation Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:06   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 16:24     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 02/14] libxc: Prepare a start info structure for hvmloader Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:18   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16 18:01     ` Boris Ostrovsky [this message]
2016-03-17 16:48       ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-17 16:28     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 03/14] configure: #define SEABIOS_PATH and OVMF_PATH Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:20   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-08 13:38   ` Wei Liu
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 04/14] firmware/makefile: install BIOS blob Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:26   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  8:54     ` Dario Faggioli
2016-03-16  8:56       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 16:58     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-17 17:37   ` Doug Goldstein
2016-03-17 18:33     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-18 21:11       ` Jim Fehlig
2016-03-19  0:43       ` Doug Goldstein
2016-04-18 14:31   ` Doug Goldstein
2016-04-19 13:11     ` Stefano Stabellini
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 05/14] libxl: Load guest BIOS from file Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  0:53   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  9:27     ` Dario Faggioli
2016-03-17 17:24       ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 06/14] xen: Move the hvm_start_info C representation from libxc to public/xen.h Anthony PERARD
2016-03-15  8:09   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-16  0:59     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  1:00       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  8:32       ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-21 17:04     ` Roger Pau Monné
2016-03-21 17:21       ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 07/14] hvmloader: Grab the hvm_start_info pointer Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:07   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-05 12:43   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 08/14] hvmloader: Locate the BIOS blob Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:14   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 17:46     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-17 17:57       ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-18  7:34       ` Jan Beulich
2016-04-05 12:59   ` Jan Beulich
2016-04-05 14:05     ` Roger Pau Monné
2016-04-05 14:23       ` Jan Beulich
2016-04-07 15:10     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-04-07 15:30       ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 09/14] hvmloader: Check modules whereabouts in perform_tests Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:23   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 18:08     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-04-05 13:07   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 10/14] hvmloader: Load SeaBIOS from hvm_start_info modules Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:27   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-16  1:27     ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-05 13:11   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 11/14] hvmloader: Load OVMF from modules Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:36   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-05 13:16   ` Jan Beulich
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 12/14] hvmloader: Specific bios_load function required Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:38   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-03-17 18:25     ` Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 13/14] hvmloader: Always build-in SeaBIOS and OVMF loader Anthony PERARD
2016-03-14 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 14/14] configure: do not depend on SEABIOS_PATH or OVMF_PATH Anthony PERARD
2016-03-16  1:40   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-08 13:38   ` Wei Liu
2016-03-24 17:55 ` [PATCH v4 00/14] Load BIOS via toolstack instead of been embedded in hvmloader Jim Fehlig
2016-03-30 17:22 ` Jim Fehlig
2016-03-31  7:20   ` Jan Beulich
     [not found]   ` <56FCEBCD02000078000E19BF@suse.com>
2016-03-31 14:36     ` Jim Fehlig
2016-03-31 16:49       ` George Dunlap
2016-04-01  9:12         ` George Dunlap
2016-04-01 14:24           ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2016-04-01 20:06           ` Jim Fehlig

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