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From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
To: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>,
	linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@linux.ibm.com>,
	Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@linux.ibm.com>,
	Vasant Hegde <hegdevasant@linux.ibm.com>,
	Oliver <oohall@gmail.com>, Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>,
	Daniel Axtens <dja@axtens.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 15/31] powernv/fadump: support copying multiple kernel boot memory regions
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:13:25 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k1anph9m.fsf@mpe.ellerman.id.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f390b22d-862b-038e-16fa-bcc4ea50f1f8@linux.ibm.com>

Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com> writes:
> On 04/09/19 5:00 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com> writes:
>>> Firmware uses 32-bit field for region size while copying/backing-up
>> 
>> Which firmware exactly is imposing that limit?
>
> I think the MDST/MDRT tables in the f/w. Vasant, which component is that?
>
>>> +	/*
>>> +	 * Firmware currently supports only 32-bit value for size,
>> 
>> "currently" implies it could change in future?
>> 
>> If it does we assume it will only increase, and we're happy that old
>> kernels will continue to use the 32-bit limit?
>
> I am not aware of any plans to make it 64-bit. Let me just say f/w supports
> only 32-bit to get rid of that ambiguity..

OK. As long as everyone is aware that the kernel has no support for it
increasing it, without code changes.

cheers

  reply	other threads:[~2019-09-05  3:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 74+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-08-20 12:04 [PATCH v5 00/31] Add FADump support on PowerNV platform Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 01/31] powerpc/fadump: move internal macros/definitions to a new header Hari Bathini
2019-09-03 11:09   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-03 16:05     ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 02/31] powerpc/fadump: move internal code to a new file Hari Bathini
2019-09-03 11:09   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-03 16:05     ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-04  9:02       ` Mahesh Jagannath Salgaonkar
2019-09-04 18:26         ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 03/31] powerpc/fadump: Improve fadump documentation Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 04/31] pseries/fadump: move rtas specific definitions to platform code Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 05/31] pseries/fadump: introduce callbacks for platform specific operations Hari Bathini
2019-09-03 11:10   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-03 16:06     ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-06  6:39       ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 06/31] pseries/fadump: define register/un-register callback functions Hari Bathini
2019-09-03 11:10   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-03 17:15     ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:04 ` [PATCH v5 07/31] powerpc/fadump: release all the memory above boot memory size Hari Bathini
2019-09-03 11:10   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-03 16:27     ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 08/31] pseries/fadump: move out platform specific support from generic code Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 09/31] powerpc/fadump: use FADump instead of fadump for how it is pronounced Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 10/31] opal: add MPIPL interface definitions Hari Bathini
2019-09-03 11:10   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-03 16:28     ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 11:03       ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-04 11:05   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 11/31] powernv/fadump: add fadump support on powernv Hari Bathini
2019-09-03 11:10   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-03 16:31     ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 14:33       ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-05  3:11         ` Michael Ellerman
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 12/31] powernv/fadump: register kernel metadata address with opal Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 11:25   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 13/31] powernv/fadump: reset metadata address during clean up Hari Bathini
2019-08-27 12:00   ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 14/31] powernv/fadump: define register/un-register callback functions Hari Bathini
2019-09-05  4:15   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-05  7:23   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-05  9:54     ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 15/31] powernv/fadump: support copying multiple kernel boot memory regions Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 11:30   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-04 20:20     ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-05  3:13       ` Michael Ellerman [this message]
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 16/31] powernv/fadump: process the crashdump by exporting it as /proc/vmcore Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 11:42   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-04 21:01     ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 17/31] powernv/fadump: Warn before processing partial crashdump Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 11:48   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 18/31] powernv/fadump: handle invalidation of crashdump and re-registraion Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 19/31] powerpc/fadump: Update documentation about OPAL platform support Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 11:51   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-04 12:08     ` Oliver O'Halloran
2019-09-05  3:15       ` Michael Ellerman
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 20/31] powerpc/fadump: use smaller offset while finding memory for reservation Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 11:54   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 21/31] powernv/fadump: process architected register state data provided by firmware Hari Bathini
2019-09-04 12:20   ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-09 13:23     ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-09 15:33       ` Oliver O'Halloran
2019-09-10  8:48         ` Hari Bathini
2019-09-10 14:05           ` Michael Ellerman
2019-09-10 16:10             ` Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 22/31] powerpc/fadump: make crash memory ranges array allocation generic Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:06 ` [PATCH v5 23/31] powerpc/fadump: consider reserved ranges while releasing memory Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 24/31] powerpc/fadump: improve how crashed kernel's memory is reserved Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 25/31] powernv/fadump: add support to preserve crash data on FADUMP disabled kernel Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 26/31] powerpc/fadump: update documentation about CONFIG_PRESERVE_FA_DUMP Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 27/31] powernv/opalcore: export /sys/firmware/opal/core for analysing opal crashes Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 28/31] powernv/opalcore: provide an option to invalidate /sys/firmware/opal/core file Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 29/31] powerpc/fadump: consider f/w load area Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 30/31] powernv/fadump: update documentation about option to release opalcore Hari Bathini
2019-08-20 12:07 ` [PATCH v5 31/31] powernv/fadump: support holes in kernel boot memory area Hari Bathini

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