[PATCH 2/2] powerpc/fadump: fix additional param memory reservation for HASH MMU
Sourabh Jain
sourabhjain at linux.ibm.com
Tue Jan 21 04:35:00 AEDT 2025
Commit 683eab94da75bc ("powerpc/fadump: setup additional parameters for
dump capture kernel") introduced the additional parameter feature in
fadump for HASH MMU with the understanding that GRUB does not use the
memory area between 640MB and 768MB for its operation.
However, the patch ("powerpc: increase MIN RMA size for CAS
negotiation") changes the MIN RMA size to 768MB, allowing GRUB to use
memory up to 768MB. This makes the fadump reservation for the additional
parameter feature for HASH MMU unreliable.
To address this, adjust the memory range for the additional parameter in
fadump for HASH MMU. This will ensure that GRUB does not overwrite the
memory reserved for fadump's additional parameter in HASH MMU.
The new policy for the memory range for the additional parameter in HASH
MMU is that the first memory block must be larger than the MIN_RMA size,
as the bootloader can use memory up to the MIN_RMA size. The range
should be between MIN_RMA and the RMA size (ppc64_rma_size), and it must
not overlap with the fadump reserved area.
Cc: Avnish Chouhan <avnish at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Brian King <brking at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au>
Cc: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh at linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain at linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
index 4b371c738213..5831f3ec8561 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include <asm/fadump-internal.h>
#include <asm/setup.h>
#include <asm/interrupt.h>
+#include <asm/prom.h>
/*
* The CPU who acquired the lock to trigger the fadump crash should
@@ -1764,19 +1765,19 @@ void __init fadump_setup_param_area(void)
range_end = memblock_end_of_DRAM();
} else {
/*
- * Passing additional parameters is supported for hash MMU only
- * if the first memory block size is 768MB or higher.
+ * Memory range for passing additional parameters for HASH MMU
+ * must meet the following conditions:
+ * 1. The first memory block size must be higher than the
+ * minimum RMA (MIN_RMA) size. Bootloader can use memory
+ * up to RMA size. So it should be avoided.
+ * 2. The range should be between MIN_RMA and RMA size (ppc64_rma_size)
+ * 3. It must not overlap with the fadump reserved area.
*/
- if (ppc64_rma_size < 0x30000000)
+ if (ppc64_rma_size < MIN_RMA*1024*1024)
return;
- /*
- * 640 MB to 768 MB is not used by PFW/bootloader. So, try reserving
- * memory for passing additional parameters in this range to avoid
- * being stomped on by PFW/bootloader.
- */
- range_start = 0x2A000000;
- range_end = range_start + 0x4000000;
+ range_start = MIN_RMA * 1024 * 1024;
+ range_end = min(ppc64_rma_size, fw_dump.boot_mem_top);
}
fw_dump.param_area = memblock_phys_alloc_range(COMMAND_LINE_SIZE,
--
2.47.1
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