RE: [Mactel-linux-devel] Re: [PATCH] /sys/firmware/efi/systab giving incorrect value for smbios

RE: [Mactel-linux-devel] Re: [PATCH] /sys/firmware/efi/systab giving incorrect value for smbios

[Tolentino, Matthew E]

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gimli <> wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Do you have any idea why the kernel crashes on machines with more
> then 512 MB ram ? 
> 

Can you try the latest -mm with the attached patch on your machine?   
This should fix it.  

matt

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diff -urNp linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c linux-2.6.16-rc5-efi/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c
--- linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c	2006-03-10 07:02:38.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc5-efi/arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c	2006-03-10 07:05:04.000000000 -0500
@@ -223,12 +223,11 @@ void __init dmi_scan_machine(void)
                 * needed during early boot.  This also means we can
                 * iounmap the space when we're done with it.
 		*/
-		p = ioremap(efi.smbios, 32);
+		p = dmi_ioremap(efi.smbios, 32);
 		if (p == NULL)
 			goto out;
 
 		rc = dmi_present(p + 0x10); /* offset of _DMI_ string */
-		iounmap(p);
 		if (!rc)
 			return;
 	}
diff -urNp linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c linux-2.6.16-rc5-efi/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
--- linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c	2006-03-10 07:02:38.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc5-efi/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c	2006-03-10 06:55:48.000000000 -0500
@@ -1050,10 +1050,10 @@ static int __init
 free_available_memory(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, void *arg)
 {
 	/* check max_low_pfn */
-	if (start >= ((max_low_pfn + 1) << PAGE_SHIFT))
+	if (start >= (max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT))
 		return 0;
-	if (end >= ((max_low_pfn + 1) << PAGE_SHIFT))
-		end = (max_low_pfn + 1) << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	if (end >= (max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT))
+		end = max_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	if (start < end)
 		free_bootmem(start, end - start);
 
diff -urNp linux-2.6.16-rc5/drivers/acpi/tables.c linux-2.6.16-rc5-efi/drivers/acpi/tables.c
--- linux-2.6.16-rc5/drivers/acpi/tables.c	2006-02-27 00:09:35.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc5-efi/drivers/acpi/tables.c	2006-03-10 04:37:18.000000000 -0500
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ int __init acpi_table_init(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	rsdp = (struct acpi_table_rsdp *)__va(rsdp_phys);
+	rsdp = (struct acpi_table_rsdp *)__acpi_map_table(rsdp_phys, 
+		sizeof(struct acpi_table_rsdp));
 	if (!rsdp) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Unable to map RSDP\n");
 		return -ENODEV;

Re: [Mactel-linux-devel] Re: [PATCH] /sys/firmware/efi/systab giving incorrect value for smbios

[gimli]

The latest mm patches makes the kernel unbootable on ma iMac.

cu

Edgar (gimli) Hucek

Tolentino, Matthew E wrote:
> gimli <> wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> Do you have any idea why the kernel crashes on machines with more
>> then 512 MB ram ? 
>>
> 
> Can you try the latest -mm with the attached patch on your machine?   
> This should fix it.  
> 
> matt

RE: [Mactel-linux-devel] Re: [PATCH] /sys/firmware/efi/systab giving incorrect value for smbios

[Tolentino, Matthew E]

gimli <mailto:gimli@dark-green.com> wrote:
> The latest mm patches makes the kernel unbootable on ma iMac.
> 

Can you send me your .config?

matt

Re: [Mactel-linux-devel] Re: [PATCH] /sys/firmware/efi/systab giving incorrect value for smbios

[Matthew Garrett]

On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 08:04:08PM +0100, gimli wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Do you have any idea why the kernel crashes on machines with more then 512 MB ram ?

As yet, absolutely none. I don't have access to a 1GB machine - if it's 
practical to add more, then I'll see what I can do.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org

Re: [Mactel-linux-devel] Re: [PATCH] /sys/firmware/efi/systab giving incorrect value for smbios

[gimli]

Hi.

Do you have any idea why the kernel crashes on machines with more then 512 MB ram ?

cu

gimli

Matthew Garrett wrote:
> Or, as an alternative, remove the virtual to physical mapping that 
> efivars does. This requires fixing up IA64 to match. I've no idea which 
> approach is right.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
> index bda5bce..ba598af 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
> @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ systab_read(struct subsystem *entry, cha
>  	if (efi.acpi)
>  		str += sprintf(str, "ACPI=0x%lx\n", __pa(efi.acpi));
>  	if (efi.smbios)
> -		str += sprintf(str, "SMBIOS=0x%lx\n", __pa(efi.smbios));
> +		str += sprintf(str, "SMBIOS=0x%lx\n", efi.smbios);
>  	if (efi.hcdp)
>  		str += sprintf(str, "HCDP=0x%lx\n", __pa(efi.hcdp));
>  	if (efi.boot_info)
> diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
> index a3aa45c..ff3795b 100644
> --- a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
> +++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
> @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ efi_init (void)
>  			efi.acpi = __va(config_tables[i].table);
>  			printk(" ACPI=0x%lx", config_tables[i].table);
>  		} else if (efi_guidcmp(config_tables[i].guid, SMBIOS_TABLE_GUID) == 0) {
> -			efi.smbios = __va(config_tables[i].table);
> +			efi.smbios = config_tables[i].table;
>  			printk(" SMBIOS=0x%lx", config_tables[i].table);
>  		} else if (efi_guidcmp(config_tables[i].guid, SAL_SYSTEM_TABLE_GUID) == 0) {
>  			efi.sal_systab = __va(config_tables[i].table);
>