From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@suse.com>
To: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <JGross@suse.com>,
grub-devel@gnu.org, wei.liu2@citrix.com, ian.campbell@citrix.com,
stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com, andrew.cooper3@citrix.com,
roy.franz@linaro.org, ning.sun@intel.com,
david.vrabel@citrix.com, phcoder@gmail.com,
xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org, qiaowei.ren@intel.com,
keir@xen.org, richard.l.maliszewski@intel.com,
gang.wei@intel.com, fu.wei@linaro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/23] efi: build xen.gz with EFI code
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 05:35:21 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <55DB1D99020000780009CAAC@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150822135919.GY7143@olila.local.net-space.pl>
>>> On 22.08.15 at 15:59, <daniel.kiper@oracle.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 09:39:39AM -0600, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> >>> On 20.07.15 at 16:29, <daniel.kiper@oracle.com> wrote:
>> > Build xen.gz with EFI code. We need this to support multiboot2
>> > protocol on EFI platforms.
>> >
>> > If we wish to load not ELF file using multiboot (v1) or multiboot2 then
>>
>> DYM "a non-ELF file"?
>>
>> > it must contain "linear" (or "flat") representation of code and data.
>>
>> Why? Please don't just put out statements, but also reasons (i.e.
>> at least which component is unable to deal with the current [valid
>> afaict] PE image we have).
>
> This is a requirement of multiboot (v1) or multiboot2 protocol. They both
> know nothing about PE image format.
And hence how specifically we arrange data inside the image should
be benign to them, as they won't be able to load the file _anyway_.
>> > Currently, PE file contains many sections which are not "linear" (one
>> > after another without any holes) or even do not have representation
>> > in a file (e.g. BSS). In theory there is a chance that we could build
>> > proper PE file using current build system. However, it means that
>>
>> What is "improper" about the currently built PE file? And if there is
>> anything improper, did you inform the binutils maintainers of the
>> problem?
>
> From PE loader point of view everything is OK. However, current Xen PE
> image (at least build on my machines) is not usable by multiboot (v1)
> or multiboot2 protocol compatible loader because it is not linear (one
> section does not live immediately after another without any voids).
Again - either I'm missing something (and then your explanation is
not good enough) or this is (as said above) a pointless adjustment.
>> > --- a/xen/arch/x86/efi/Makefile
>> > +++ b/xen/arch/x86/efi/Makefile
>> > @@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
>> > CFLAGS += -fshort-wchar
>> >
>> > -obj-y += stub.o
>> > -
>> > -create = test -e $(1) || touch -t 199901010000 $(1)
>> > -
>> > efi := $(filter y,$(x86_64)$(shell rm -f disabled))
>> > efi := $(if $(efi),$(shell $(CC) $(filter-out $(CFLAGS-y) .%.d,$(CFLAGS)) -c check.c 2>disabled && echo y))
>> > efi := $(if $(efi),$(shell $(LD) -mi386pep --subsystem=10 -o check.efi check.o >disabled && echo y))
>> > -efi := $(if $(efi),$(shell rm disabled)y,$(shell $(call create,boot.init.o); $(call create,runtime.o)))
>> > +efi := $(if $(efi),$(shell rm disabled)y)
>> >
>> > -extra-$(efi) += boot.init.o relocs-dummy.o runtime.o compat.o
>> > +extra-y += relocs-dummy.o
>>
>> Why is this no longer extra-$(efi)?
>
> Because we need proper EFI code in xen.gz to support boot
> via multiboot2 on EFI platforms.
What would we need that for when not building an EFI-capable
binary anyway?
>> > -stub.o: $(extra-y)
>>
>> With this dependency removed (instead of perhaps replaced or
>> extended) - what will trigger relocs-dummy.o to be (re)built?
>
> It is triggered by prelink.o build rule in xen/arch/x86/Makefile.
No. Or better - if it is, then this is wrong. With the way our build
logic works, unless there are exceptional circumstances things in
a certain directory should be built _only_ when recursion reaches
that particular directory (i.e. not from any of its parents).
Jan
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[not found] <1437402558-7313-1-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-07-20 14:28 ` [PATCH v2 01/23] x86/boot: remove unneeded instruction Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:28 ` [PATCH v2 02/23] x86/boot: copy only text section from *.lnk file to *.bin file Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:28 ` [PATCH v2 03/23] x86: zero BSS using stosl instead of stosb Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:28 ` [PATCH v2 04/23] x86/boot: call reloc() using cdecl calling convention Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 05/23] x86/boot/reloc: create generic alloc and copy functions Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 06/23] x86/boot: use %ecx instead of %eax Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 07/23] x86/boot/reloc: Rename some variables and rearrange code a bit Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 08/23] x86: add multiboot2 protocol support Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 19:17 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
[not found] ` <20150810191747.GE13576@l.oracle.com>
2015-08-13 19:22 ` Daniel Kiper
[not found] ` <20150813192212.GI3503@olila.local.net-space.pl>
2015-08-14 10:03 ` Jan Beulich
[not found] ` <55CDD8F4020000780009AF3C@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
2015-08-15 6:00 ` Andrew Cooper
2015-08-18 8:12 ` Jan Beulich
2015-08-18 12:00 ` Daniel Kiper
2015-08-18 14:20 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 09/23] efi: create efi_enabled() Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 19:20 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-20 15:18 ` Jan Beulich
2015-08-22 12:33 ` Daniel Kiper
[not found] ` <20150822123359.GX7143@olila.local.net-space.pl>
2015-08-24 11:29 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 10/23] efi: build xen.gz with EFI code Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 11/23] efi: split out efi_init() Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 19:25 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 12/23] efi: split out efi_console_set_mode() Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 13/23] efi: split out efi_get_gop() Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 14/23] efi: split out efi_find_gop_mode() Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 19:31 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-20 15:48 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 15/23] efi: split out efi_tables() Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 19:32 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 16/23] efi: split out efi_variables() Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 19:34 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 17/23] efi: split out efi_set_gop_mode() Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 19:34 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 18/23] efi: split out efi_exit_boot() Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 19/23] x86/efi: create new early memory allocator Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 20/23] x86: add multiboot2 protocol support for EFI platforms Daniel Kiper
2015-08-10 20:07 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-11 15:23 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-27 12:01 ` Jan Beulich
[not found] ` <55DF1836020000780009D674@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
2015-09-22 15:21 ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-22 15:58 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 21/23] x86/boot: implement early command line parser in C Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 22/23] x86: make Xen early boot code relocatable Daniel Kiper
2015-07-20 14:29 ` [PATCH v2 23/23] x86: add multiboot2 protocol support for relocatable images Daniel Kiper
2015-08-11 16:56 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
[not found] ` <20150811165658.GC32231@l.oracle.com>
2015-08-14 11:57 ` Daniel Kiper
[not found] ` <20150814115701.GB8034@olila.local.net-space.pl>
2015-08-14 13:43 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
[not found] ` <1437402558-7313-3-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-07-21 9:35 ` [PATCH v2 02/23] x86/boot: copy only text section from *.lnk file to *.bin file Jan Beulich
2015-07-21 17:23 ` Daniel Kiper
2015-07-22 5:14 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-22 8:02 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-22 13:31 ` Daniel Kiper
2015-07-22 14:07 ` Jan Beulich
[not found] ` <1437402558-7313-4-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-07-21 9:37 ` [PATCH v2 03/23] x86: zero BSS using stosl instead of stosb Jan Beulich
2015-07-21 18:23 ` Daniel Kiper
2015-07-22 5:18 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-22 8:42 ` Andrew Cooper
2015-07-22 10:04 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-22 11:22 ` Andrew Cooper
2015-07-22 11:48 ` Jan Beulich
2015-07-21 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 00/23] x86: multiboot2 protocol support Jan Beulich
[not found] ` <1437402558-7313-2-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-07-24 16:22 ` [PATCH v2 01/23] x86/boot: remove unneeded instruction Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
[not found] ` <20150724162257.GB2220@l.oracle.com>
2015-07-27 19:46 ` Daniel Kiper
[not found] ` <20150727194608.GB3492@olila.local.net-space.pl>
2015-08-10 16:07 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
[not found] ` <1437402558-7313-5-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-08-10 16:33 ` [PATCH v2 04/23] x86/boot: call reloc() using cdecl calling convention Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-17 15:44 ` Jan Beulich
[not found] ` <1437402558-7313-7-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-08-10 16:36 ` [PATCH v2 06/23] x86/boot: use %ecx instead of %eax Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
[not found] ` <1437402558-7313-8-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-08-10 16:40 ` [PATCH v2 07/23] x86/boot/reloc: Rename some variables and rearrange code a bit Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-17 15:55 ` Jan Beulich
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2015-08-10 19:24 ` [PATCH v2 10/23] efi: build xen.gz with EFI code Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-20 15:39 ` Jan Beulich
2015-08-22 13:59 ` Daniel Kiper
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2015-08-10 19:25 ` [PATCH v2 12/23] efi: split out efi_console_set_mode() Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
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2015-08-10 19:27 ` [PATCH v2 13/23] efi: split out efi_get_gop() Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
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2015-08-10 19:36 ` [PATCH v2 18/23] efi: split out efi_exit_boot() Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
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2015-08-10 19:49 ` [PATCH v2 19/23] x86/efi: create new early memory allocator Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
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2015-08-17 15:51 ` [PATCH v2 05/23] x86/boot/reloc: create generic alloc and copy functions Jan Beulich
[not found] ` <55D21F3E020000780009B716@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
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[not found] ` <1437402558-7313-22-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
2015-08-10 20:31 ` [PATCH v2 21/23] x86/boot: implement early command line parser in C Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-11 14:43 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2015-08-27 12:43 ` Jan Beulich
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