From: "Joseph, Jithu" <jithu.joseph@intel.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: <hdegoede@redhat.com>, <markgross@kernel.org>,
<tglx@linutronix.de>, <mingo@redhat.com>,
<dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>, <x86@kernel.org>, <hpa@zytor.com>,
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<platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org>, <patches@lists.linux.dev>,
<ravi.v.shankar@intel.com>, <thiago.macieira@intel.com>,
<athenas.jimenez.gonzalez@intel.com>, <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata validation
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:30:26 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f9212b4b-337f-7e14-9aba-2aa738203f37@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <82d6137f-4183-d994-f8b1-56b4be3d620f@intel.com>
On 11/11/2022 10:48 AM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 11/11/22 10:39, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>>> +struct meta_data {
>>> + unsigned int meta_type; // metadata type
>>> + unsigned int meta_size; // size of this entire struct including hdrs.
>>> + unsigned int test_type; // IFS test type
>>> + unsigned int fusa_info; // Fusa info
>>> + unsigned int total_images; // Total number of images
>>> + unsigned int current_image; // Current Image #
>>> + unsigned int total_chunks; // Total number of chunks in this image
>>> + unsigned int starting_chunk; // Starting chunk number in this image
>>> + unsigned int size_per_chunk; // size of each chunk
>>> + unsigned int chunks_per_stride; // number of chunks in a stride
>>> + unsigned int reserved[54]; // Align to 256 bytes for chunk alignment.
>> That looks weird.
>>
>> __packed and __aligned doesn't work?
The struct was mirroring the initial 256 bytes of the metadata section of IFS test image (replicated below).
I will change it to union with a separate padding member as Dave suggests below.
IFS Metadata layout
+----------------------+ 0
|META_TYPE_IFS (=1) |
+----------------------+
|meta_size |
+----------------------+
|test type |
+----------------------+
|fusa info |
+----------------------+
|total images |
+----------------------+
|current image# |
+----------------------+
|total chunks |
+----------------------+
|starting chunk |
+----------------------+
|size per chunk |
+----------------------+
|chunks per stride |
+----------------------+
|Reserved[54] |
+----------------------+ 256
| |
| |
| |
| |
|Test Data/Chunks |
| |
| |
| |
| |
+----------------------+ meta_size
| META_TYPE_END (=0) |
+----------------------+ meta_size + 4
| size of end (=8) |
| |
+----------------------+ meta_size + 8
>
> ... and don't we try to use fixed-size typed in hardware structures,
> like u32?
>
> There are also much nicer ways to do this:
>
> union meta_data {
> struct {
> u32 meta_type; // metadata type
> u32 meta_size; // size of ...
> };
> u8 padding[IFS_CHUNK_ALIGNMENT];
> }
>
> That doesn't have any magic linkage between the magic "54" (times 4) and
> IFS_CHUNK_ALIGNMENT. It makes the compiler do the hard work for you.
>
> Voila, you have a union that's always IFS_CHUNK_ALIGNMENT in size, No
> magic 54's necessary.
Thanks, will adopt this.
Jithu
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2022-10-21 20:33 [PATCH 00/14] IFS multi test image support and misc changes Jithu Joseph
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 01/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove unused selection Jithu Joseph
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 02/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Propagate load failure error code Jithu Joseph
2022-10-24 22:52 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-24 23:17 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 03/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: return a more appropriate Error code Jithu Joseph
2022-10-24 22:57 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-24 23:01 ` Luck, Tony
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 04/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove image loading during init Jithu Joseph
2022-10-24 23:50 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-25 0:41 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-10-25 6:06 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-26 23:53 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-01 7:00 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 05/14] x86/microcode/intel: Expose find_matching_signature() for IFS Jithu Joseph
2022-11-02 19:03 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-02 21:32 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 06/14] x86/microcode/intel: Use appropriate type in microcode_sanity_check() Jithu Joseph
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 07/14] x86/microcode/intel: Expose microcode_sanity_check() Jithu Joseph
2022-11-01 7:28 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-01 19:06 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-03 11:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-03 19:25 ` Ashok Raj
2022-11-03 23:32 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-04 6:15 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-04 10:50 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-04 22:02 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-04 22:14 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 08/14] x86/microcode/intel: Meta-data support in microcode file Jithu Joseph
2022-11-01 8:51 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-01 18:05 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-03 11:35 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 09/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Use generic microcode headers and functions Jithu Joseph
2022-11-01 18:37 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-01 21:07 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 10/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata validation Jithu Joseph
2022-11-01 20:28 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-09 23:10 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 11/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove reload sysfs entry Jithu Joseph
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 12/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add current_batch " Jithu Joseph
2022-11-01 22:26 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-01 23:27 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-03 8:03 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 13/14] Documentation/ABI: Update IFS ABI doc Jithu Joseph
2022-11-01 22:34 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-01 22:48 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-01 22:59 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-02 22:10 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-03 7:49 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-10-21 20:34 ` [PATCH 14/14] Revert "platform/x86/intel/ifs: Mark as BROKEN" Jithu Joseph
2022-11-03 8:21 ` [PATCH 00/14] IFS multi test image support and misc changes Sohil Mehta
2022-11-07 9:24 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-07 23:01 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 " Jithu Joseph
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 01/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove unused selection Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 1:52 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:03 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 02/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: return a more appropriate Error code Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 1:57 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:04 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 03/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove image loading during init Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 1:59 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:06 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 04/14] x86/microcode/intel: Expose find_matching_signature() for IFS Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 2:06 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-11 13:44 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 05/14] x86/microcode/intel: Use appropriate type in microcode_sanity_check() Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 2:47 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-11 13:46 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 06/14] x86/microcode/intel: Expose microcode_sanity_check() Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 3:03 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-09 3:29 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-11 14:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-11 21:39 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 07/14] x86/microcode/intel: Use a reserved field for metasize Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 3:06 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-11 14:37 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 08/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata support Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 3:25 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:08 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-11 16:16 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 09/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Use generic microcode headers and functions Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 3:29 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:11 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-11 16:23 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-11 20:41 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-16 17:26 ` Tony Luck
2022-11-16 18:53 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-16 19:02 ` Luck, Tony
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 10/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata validation Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 23:15 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 1:22 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-10 9:40 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:18 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-11 18:39 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-11 18:48 ` Dave Hansen
2022-11-11 20:30 ` Joseph, Jithu [this message]
2022-11-11 21:29 ` Ashok Raj
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 11/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove reload sysfs entry Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 23:16 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:19 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 12/14] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add current_batch " Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 23:46 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:22 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-12 16:26 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-12 18:21 ` Thiago Macieira
2022-11-12 19:20 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-12 19:58 ` Ashok Raj
2022-11-13 2:06 ` Thiago Macieira
2022-11-12 18:33 ` Luck, Tony
2022-11-12 19:28 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-12 23:32 ` Luck, Tony
2022-11-13 2:35 ` Thiago Macieira
2022-11-13 7:37 ` gregkh
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2022-11-13 17:01 ` Ashok Raj
2022-11-13 18:41 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-13 21:40 ` Thiago Macieira
2022-11-13 22:59 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-14 18:13 ` Dave Hansen
2022-11-14 18:25 ` Luck, Tony
2022-11-14 19:03 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-14 19:07 ` Luck, Tony
2022-11-14 19:17 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-14 19:38 ` Luck, Tony
2022-11-14 19:51 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-13 16:41 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-13 16:58 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-13 17:55 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-13 18:27 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-13 21:33 ` Tony Luck
2022-11-13 22:55 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-13 21:21 ` Thiago Macieira
2022-11-13 22:40 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-13 21:51 ` Thiago Macieira
2022-11-13 23:05 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-14 8:28 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-14 7:15 ` gregkh
2022-11-14 15:33 ` Tony Luck
2022-11-14 15:47 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 13/14] Documentation/ABI: Update IFS ABI doc Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 23:55 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 1:16 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-10 21:33 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-07 22:53 ` [PATCH v2 14/14] Revert "platform/x86/intel/ifs: Mark as BROKEN" Jithu Joseph
2022-11-09 23:57 ` Sohil Mehta
2022-11-10 21:34 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-10 9:59 ` [PATCH v2 00/14] IFS multi test image support and misc changes Borislav Petkov
2022-11-10 21:37 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-10 21:58 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 00/16] " Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 01/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove unused selection Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 02/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Return a more appropriate Error code Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Return a more appropriate error code tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 03/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove image loading during init Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 04/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove memory allocation from load path Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 8:51 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-17 17:29 ` Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 18:01 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-17 19:59 ` Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 21:13 ` Hans de Goede
2022-11-17 22:44 ` Joseph, Jithu
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 05/16] x86/microcode/intel: Reuse find_matching_signature() Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 06/16] x86/microcode/intel: Use appropriate type in microcode_sanity_check() Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 07/16] x86/microcode/intel: Reuse microcode_sanity_check() Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 08/16] x86/microcode/intel: Add hdr_type to intel_microcode_sanity_check() Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 09/16] x86/microcode/intel: Use a reserved field for metasize Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 10/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata support Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Ashok Raj
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 11/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Use generic microcode headers and functions Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 22:50 ` Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 12/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add metadata validation Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 23:04 ` Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 13/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Remove reload sysfs entry Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:24 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 14/16] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Add current_batch " Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 15/16] Documentation/ABI: Update IFS ABI doc Jithu Joseph
2022-11-19 16:23 ` [tip: x86/microcode] " tip-bot2 for Jithu Joseph
2022-11-17 3:59 ` [PATCH v3 16/16] Revert "platform/x86/intel/ifs: Mark as BROKEN" Jithu Joseph
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