From: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
Jacob Shin <jacob.shin@amd.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/46] x86, mm: setup page table in top-down
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:28:00 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAE9FiQX=oRbqVCDyBALDoiQWHh=544r-PAcuwV075Ei3S8THwQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAE9FiQU3PM+2=Kt8XwAe6OuVMJUvRzimnfp3MEJgZi+EJMbXHw@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:01 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
>> On 11/13/2012 11:59 AM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The changes to init_mem_mapping are a bit iffy but they aren't too
>>>> unreasonable.
>>>> Overall the patch is OK even though I would certainly appreciate more
>>>> comments and better variable names (real_end?), see below.
>>>
>>> real_end is not good?
>>>
>>> xen put big reserved range between real_end and end.
>>>
>>> that real_end is some kind of end of real usable areas.
>>>
>>> so change to real_usable_end or usable_end?
>>>
>>
>> A description of a variable that includes the words "some kind of"
>> clearly indicates major confusion. We need to know what the semantics
>> are, here.
>
> originally, we map range in this sequence:
> 1. map [0, 1M],
> 2. map 2M near max_pfn. and end is max_pfn<<PAGE_SHIFT
> 3. use new mapped area, to map low range.
> 4. change step size if more ram get mapped.
> 5. goto 3, until reach 1M.
>
> now for xen, there is big chunk range under max_pfn and they are reserved
> in memblock.reserved.
> so even we map them, we still can not use them for page table.
>
> so 2 become:
> 2a. find real_end under max_pfn that we can use it for page table
> 2b, map [real_end - 2M, real_end)
>
> and need to add
> 6. map [real_end, max_pfn<<PAGE_SHIFT)
hi, peter,
I updated for-x86-mm branch at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/yinghai/linux-yinghai.git
for-x86-mm
with updated changlog and acked-by from Stefano for some patches.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-11-15 19:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 112+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-09 23:58 [PATCH -v3 0/7] x86: Use BRK to pre mapping page table to make xen happy Yinghai Lu
2012-10-09 23:58 ` [PATCH 1/7] x86, mm: align start address to correct big page size Yinghai Lu
2012-10-09 23:58 ` [PATCH 2/7] x86, mm: Use big page size for small memory range Yinghai Lu
2012-10-09 23:58 ` [PATCH 3/7] x86, mm: Don't clear page table if next range is ram Yinghai Lu
2012-10-09 23:58 ` [PATCH 4/7] x86, mm: only keep initial mapping for ram Yinghai Lu
2012-10-10 13:48 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-10-10 14:59 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-09 23:58 ` [PATCH 5/7] x86, mm: Break down init_all_memory_mapping Yinghai Lu
2012-10-10 13:55 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-10-10 15:42 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-09 23:58 ` [PATCH 6/7] x86, mm: setup page table from top-down Yinghai Lu
2012-10-10 1:53 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-10 16:38 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-10-10 17:07 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-10 17:26 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-10-10 17:38 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-16 17:14 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-11-16 17:16 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-09 23:58 ` [PATCH 7/7] x86, mm: Remove early_memremap workaround for page table accessing Yinghai Lu
2012-10-10 13:47 ` [PATCH -v3 0/7] x86: Use BRK to pre mapping page table to make xen happy Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-10-10 14:55 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-10 16:40 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-10-11 6:13 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-11 23:04 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-18 16:17 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-10-18 16:26 ` Jacob Shin
2012-10-18 16:57 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-10-18 20:36 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-18 20:40 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-18 21:57 ` Jacob Shin
2012-10-18 20:43 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-10-30 13:44 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-10-30 14:47 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-03 21:35 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-03 21:37 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-11-05 20:25 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-05 20:27 ` [PATCH 39/42] x86, mm: kill numa_free_all_bootmem() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-05 20:27 ` [PATCH 40/42] x86, mm: kill numa_64.h Yinghai Lu
2012-11-05 20:27 ` [PATCH 41/42] sparc, mm: Remove calling of free_all_bootmem_node() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-06 17:44 ` David Miller
2012-11-05 20:27 ` [PATCH 42/42] mm: Kill NO_BOOTMEM version free_all_bootmem_node() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-07 16:11 ` [PATCH -v3 0/7] x86: Use BRK to pre mapping page table to make xen happy Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-11-08 1:40 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-11-08 4:06 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-09 20:31 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 19:30 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-11-12 21:17 ` [PATCH v7 00/46] x86, mm: map ram from top-down with BRK and memblock Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:17 ` [PATCH 01/46] x86, mm: Add global page_size_mask and probe one time only Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:17 ` [PATCH 02/46] x86, mm: Split out split_mem_range from init_memory_mapping Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 5:51 ` Yasuaki Ishimatsu
2012-11-13 6:20 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 7:03 ` snakky.zhang
2012-11-13 18:34 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:17 ` [PATCH 03/46] x86, mm: Move down find_early_table_space() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 04/46] x86, mm: Move init_memory_mapping calling out of setup.c Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 05/46] x86, mm: Revert back good_end setting for 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 06/46] x86, mm: Change find_early_table_space() paramters Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 07/46] x86, mm: Find early page table buffer together Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 08/46] x86, mm: Separate out calculate_table_space_size() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 09/46] x86, mm: Set memblock initial limit to 1M Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 10/46] x86, mm: if kernel .text .data .bss are not marked as E820_RAM, complain and fix Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 11/46] x86, mm: Fixup code testing if a pfn is direct mapped Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 12/46] x86, mm: use pfn_range_is_mapped() with CPA Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 13/46] x86, mm: use pfn_range_is_mapped() with gart Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 14/46] x86, mm: use pfn_range_is_mapped() with reserve_initrd Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 15/46] x86, mm: Only direct map addresses that are marked as E820_RAM Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 16/46] x86, mm: relocate initrd under all mem for 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 17/46] x86, mm: Align start address to correct big page size Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 18/46] x86, mm: Use big page size for small memory range Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 19/46] x86, mm: Don't clear page table if range is ram Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 20/46] x86, mm: Break down init_all_memory_mapping Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 21/46] x86, mm: setup page table in top-down Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 17:26 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-11-13 19:59 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 20:01 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-11-13 20:36 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-15 19:28 ` Yinghai Lu [this message]
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 22/46] x86, mm: Remove early_memremap workaround for page table accessing on 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 16:52 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 23/46] x86, mm: Remove parameter in alloc_low_page for 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 17:40 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 24/46] x86, mm: Merge alloc_low_page between 64bit and 32bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 25/46] x86, mm: Move min_pfn_mapped back to mm/init.c Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 26/46] x86, mm, Xen: Remove mapping_pagetable_reserve() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 16:36 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-11-13 18:51 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-14 11:19 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 27/46] x86, mm: Add alloc_low_pages(num) Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 16:37 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-11-13 18:53 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 28/46] x86, mm: Add pointer about Xen mmu requirement for alloc_low_pages Yinghai Lu
2012-11-13 16:38 ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-11-13 17:56 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-11-13 18:58 ` Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 29/46] x86, mm: only call early_ioremap_page_table_range_init() once Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 30/46] x86, mm: Move back pgt_buf_* to mm/init.c Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 31/46] x86, mm: Move init_gbpages() out of setup.c Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 32/46] x86, mm: change low/hignmem_pfn_init to static on 32bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 33/46] x86, mm: Move function declaration into mm_internal.h Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 34/46] x86, mm: Add check before clear pte above max_low_pfn on 32bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 35/46] x86, mm: use round_up/down in split_mem_range() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 36/46] x86, mm: use PFN_DOWN " Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 37/46] x86, mm: use pfn instead of pos in split_mem_range Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 38/46] x86, mm: use limit_pfn for end pfn Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 39/46] x86, mm: Unifying after_bootmem for 32bit and 64bit Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 40/46] x86, mm: Move after_bootmem to mm_internel.h Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 41/46] x86, mm: Use clamp_t() in init_range_memory_mapping Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 42/46] x86, mm: kill numa_free_all_bootmem() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 43/46] x86, mm: kill numa_64.h Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 44/46] sparc, mm: Remove calling of free_all_bootmem_node() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 45/46] mm: Kill NO_BOOTMEM version free_all_bootmem_node() Yinghai Lu
2012-11-12 21:18 ` [PATCH 46/46] x86, mm: Let "memmap=" take more entries one time Yinghai Lu
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to='CAE9FiQX=oRbqVCDyBALDoiQWHh=544r-PAcuwV075Ei3S8THwQ@mail.gmail.com' \
--to=yinghai@kernel.org \
--cc=akpm@linux-foundation.org \
--cc=hpa@zytor.com \
--cc=jacob.shin@amd.com \
--cc=konrad.wilk@oracle.com \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=mingo@elte.hu \
--cc=stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com \
--cc=tglx@linutronix.de \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).