Re: [PATCH v2] efi: Unify dmi setup code over architectures arm/arm64, io64 and x86

[Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>]

On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 10:39, Robert Richter <rrichter@marvell.com> wrote:
>
> On 20.03.19 23:02:09, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 at 16:23, Robert Richter <rrichter@marvell.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 20.03.19 14:16:07, Robert Richter wrote:
> > > > On 20.03.19 13:05:37, Robert Richter wrote:
> > > > > @@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static int __init arm_dmi_init(void)
> > > > >      * itself, depends on dmi_scan_machine() having been called already.
> > > > >      */
> > > > >     dmi_scan_machine();
> > > > > +   dmi_memdev_walk();
> > > > >     if (dmi_available)
> > > > >             dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc();
> > > > >     return 0;
> > > >
> > > > After
> > > >
> > > >  [PATCH] efi/arm: Show SMBIOS bank/device location in cper and
> > > >   ghes error logs
> > > >
> > > > wents in for arm/arm64, we can unify the code. See patch below.
> > >
> > > V2 with the fix in arm_dmi_init() below.
> > >
> > > -Robert
> > >
> > >
> > > -- >8 --
> > > From: Robert Richter <rrichter@marvell.com>
> > > Subject: [PATCH v2] efi: Unify dmi setup code over architectures arm/arm64,
> > >  io64 and x86
> > >
> > > All architectures (arm/arm64, io64 and x86) do the same here, so unify
> > > the code.
> > >
> > > Note: We do not need to call dump_stack_set_arch_desc() in case of
> > > !dmi_available. Both strings, dmi_ids_string and dump_stack_arch_
> > > desc_str are initialized zero and thus nothing would change.
> > >
> >
> > I don't understand the last sentence - we do not need to call
> > dump_stack_set_arch_desc() when !dmi_available, but we do so anyway,
> > right? Doesn't that wipe the arch description we set based on the DT
> > machine name?
>
> No, in dmi_setup() we exit early when !dmi_available. So for arm/arm64
> nothing changed. But for x86 and ia64 we no longer call dump_stack_
> set_arch_desc() in this case. This is ok since both strings,
> dmi_ids_string and dump_stack_arch_desc_str, are initialized zero and
> copying one to the other does not change anything.
>

Ah, of course. Apologies for not reading more carefully.

I'll take this patch via the EFI tree.

It seems to me though that the previous patch makes the memdev_walk()
call unconditional for ARM, and this change subsequently makes it
dependent on dmi_available. Should we fix that?

> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@marvell.com>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c           |  4 +---
> > >  arch/x86/kernel/setup.c            |  6 ++----
> > >  drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c        | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
> > >  drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c |  7 ++-----
> > >  include/linux/dmi.h                |  8 ++------
> > >  5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
> > > index 583a3746d70b..c9cfa760cd57 100644
> > > --- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
> > > +++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
> > > @@ -1058,9 +1058,7 @@ check_bugs (void)
> > >
> > >  static int __init run_dmi_scan(void)
> > >  {
> > > -       dmi_scan_machine();
> > > -       dmi_memdev_walk();
> > > -       dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc();
> > > +       dmi_setup();
> > >         return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  core_initcall(run_dmi_scan);
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> > > index 3d872a527cd9..3773905cd2c1 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> > > @@ -1005,13 +1005,11 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
> > >         if (efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT))
> > >                 efi_init();
> > >
> > > -       dmi_scan_machine();
> > > -       dmi_memdev_walk();
> > > -       dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc();
> > > +       dmi_setup();
> > >
> > >         /*
> > >          * VMware detection requires dmi to be available, so this
> > > -        * needs to be done after dmi_scan_machine(), for the boot CPU.
> > > +        * needs to be done after dmi_setup(), for the boot CPU.
> > >          */
> > >         init_hypervisor_platform();
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
> > > index 099d83e4e910..fae2d5c43314 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
> > > @@ -416,11 +416,8 @@ static void __init save_mem_devices(const struct dmi_header *dm, void *v)
> > >         nr++;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -void __init dmi_memdev_walk(void)
> > > +static void __init dmi_memdev_walk(void)
> > >  {
> > > -       if (!dmi_available)
> > > -               return;
> > > -
> > >         if (dmi_walk_early(count_mem_devices) == 0 && dmi_memdev_nr) {
> > >                 dmi_memdev = dmi_alloc(sizeof(*dmi_memdev) * dmi_memdev_nr);
> > >                 if (dmi_memdev)
> > > @@ -614,7 +611,7 @@ static int __init dmi_smbios3_present(const u8 *buf)
> > >         return 1;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -void __init dmi_scan_machine(void)
> > > +static void __init dmi_scan_machine(void)
> > >  {
> > >         char __iomem *p, *q;
> > >         char buf[32];
> > > @@ -769,15 +766,20 @@ static int __init dmi_init(void)
> > >  subsys_initcall(dmi_init);
> > >
> > >  /**
> > > - * dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc - set arch description for dump_stack()
> > > + *     dmi_setup - scan and setup DMI system information
> > >   *
> > > - * Invoke dump_stack_set_arch_desc() with DMI system information so that
> > > - * DMI identifiers are printed out on task dumps.  Arch boot code should
> > > - * call this function after dmi_scan_machine() if it wants to print out DMI
> > > - * identifiers on task dumps.
> > > + *     Scan the DMI system information. This setups DMI identifiers
> > > + *     (dmi_system_id) for printing it out on task dumps and prepares
> > > + *     DIMM entry information (dmi_memdev_info) from the SMBIOS table
> > > + *     for using this when reporting memory errors.
> > >   */
> > > -void __init dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc(void)
> > > +void __init dmi_setup(void)
> > >  {
> > > +       dmi_scan_machine();
> > > +       if (!dmi_available)
> > > +               return;
> > > +
> > > +       dmi_memdev_walk();
> > >         dump_stack_set_arch_desc("%s", dmi_ids_string);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > @@ -841,7 +843,7 @@ static bool dmi_is_end_of_table(const struct dmi_system_id *dmi)
> > >   *     returns non zero or we hit the end. Callback function is called for
> > >   *     each successful match. Returns the number of matches.
> > >   *
> > > - *     dmi_scan_machine must be called before this function is called.
> > > + *     dmi_setup must be called before this function is called.
> > >   */
> > >  int dmi_check_system(const struct dmi_system_id *list)
> > >  {
> > > @@ -871,7 +873,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dmi_check_system);
> > >   *     Walk the blacklist table until the first match is found.  Return the
> > >   *     pointer to the matching entry or NULL if there's no match.
> > >   *
> > > - *     dmi_scan_machine must be called before this function is called.
> > > + *     dmi_setup must be called before this function is called.
> > >   */
> > >  const struct dmi_system_id *dmi_first_match(const struct dmi_system_id *list)
> > >  {
> > > diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c
> > > index 4a0dfe4ab829..e2ac5fa5531b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/arm-runtime.c
> > > @@ -162,14 +162,11 @@ void efi_virtmap_unload(void)
> > >  static int __init arm_dmi_init(void)
> > >  {
> > >         /*
> > > -        * On arm64/ARM, DMI depends on UEFI, and dmi_scan_machine() needs to
> > > +        * On arm64/ARM, DMI depends on UEFI, and dmi_setup() needs to
> > >          * be called early because dmi_id_init(), which is an arch_initcall
> > >          * itself, depends on dmi_scan_machine() having been called already.
> > >          */
> > > -       dmi_scan_machine();
> > > -       dmi_memdev_walk();
> > > -       if (dmi_available)
> > > -               dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc();
> > > +       dmi_setup();
> > >         return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  core_initcall(arm_dmi_init);
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/dmi.h b/include/linux/dmi.h
> > > index c46fdb36700b..8de8c4f15163 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/dmi.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/dmi.h
> > > @@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ const struct dmi_system_id *dmi_first_match(const struct dmi_system_id *list);
> > >  extern const char * dmi_get_system_info(int field);
> > >  extern const struct dmi_device * dmi_find_device(int type, const char *name,
> > >         const struct dmi_device *from);
> > > -extern void dmi_scan_machine(void);
> > > -extern void dmi_memdev_walk(void);
> > > -extern void dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc(void);
> > > +extern void dmi_setup(void);
> > >  extern bool dmi_get_date(int field, int *yearp, int *monthp, int *dayp);
> > >  extern int dmi_get_bios_year(void);
> > >  extern int dmi_name_in_vendors(const char *str);
> > > @@ -122,9 +120,7 @@ static inline int dmi_check_system(const struct dmi_system_id *list) { return 0;
> > >  static inline const char * dmi_get_system_info(int field) { return NULL; }
> > >  static inline const struct dmi_device * dmi_find_device(int type, const char *name,
> > >         const struct dmi_device *from) { return NULL; }
> > > -static inline void dmi_scan_machine(void) { return; }
> > > -static inline void dmi_memdev_walk(void) { }
> > > -static inline void dmi_set_dump_stack_arch_desc(void) { }
> > > +static inline void dmi_setup(void) { }
> > >  static inline bool dmi_get_date(int field, int *yearp, int *monthp, int *dayp)
> > >  {
> > >         if (yearp)
> > > --
> > > 2.20.1
> > >