Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: support PHYS_OFFSET minimum aligned at 64KiB boundary | From | "Leizhen (ThunderTown)" <> | Date | Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:26:56 +0800 |
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On 2020/9/16 15:57, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 09:57:15AM +0800, Leizhen (ThunderTown) wrote: >> On 2020/9/16 3:01, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote: >>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 09:16:15PM +0800, Zhen Lei wrote: >>>> Currently, only support the kernels where the base of physical memory is >>>> at a 16MiB boundary. Because the add/sub instructions only contains 8bits >>>> unrotated value. But we can use one more "add/sub" instructions to handle >>>> bits 23-16. The performance will be slightly affected. >>>> >>>> Since most boards meet 16 MiB alignment, so add a new configuration >>>> option ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT_RADICAL (default n) to control it. Say Y if >>>> anyone really needs it. >>>> >>>> All r0-r7 (r1 = machine no, r2 = atags or dtb, in the start-up phase) are >>>> used in __fixup_a_pv_table() now, but the callee saved r11 is not used in >>>> the whole head.S file. So choose it. >>>> >>>> Because the calculation of "y = x + __pv_offset[63:24]" have been done, >>>> so we only need to calculate "y = y + __pv_offset[23:16]", that's why >>>> the parameters "to" and "from" of __pv_stub() and __pv_add_carry_stub() >>>> in the scope of CONFIG_ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT_RADICAL are all passed "t" >>>> (above y). >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@huawei.com> >>>> --- >>>> arch/arm/Kconfig | 18 +++++++++++++++++- >>>> arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h | 16 +++++++++++++--- >>>> arch/arm/kernel/head.S | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------ >>>> 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig >>>> index e00d94b16658765..19fc2c746e2ce29 100644 >>>> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig >>>> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig >>>> @@ -240,12 +240,28 @@ config ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT >>>> kernel in system memory. >>>> >>>> This can only be used with non-XIP MMU kernels where the base >>>> - of physical memory is at a 16MB boundary. >>>> + of physical memory is at a 16MiB boundary. >>>> >>>> Only disable this option if you know that you do not require >>>> this feature (eg, building a kernel for a single machine) and >>>> you need to shrink the kernel to the minimal size. >>>> >>>> +config ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT_RADICAL >>>> + bool "Support PHYS_OFFSET minimum aligned at 64KiB boundary" >>>> + default n >>> >>> Please drop the "default n" - this is the default anyway. >> >> OK, I will remove it. >> >>> >>>> @@ -236,6 +243,9 @@ static inline unsigned long __phys_to_virt(phys_addr_t x) >>>> * in place where 'r' 32 bit operand is expected. >>>> */ >>>> __pv_stub((unsigned long) x, t, "sub", __PV_BITS_31_24); >>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT_RADICAL >>>> + __pv_stub((unsigned long) t, t, "sub", __PV_BITS_23_16); >>> >>> t is already unsigned long, so this cast is not necessary. >> >> Oh, yes, yes, I copied from the above statement, but forgot to remove it. >> >>> >>> I've been debating whether it would be better to use "movw" for this >>> for ARMv7. In other words: >>> >>> movw tmp, #16-bit >>> adds %Q0, %1, tmp, lsl #16 >>> adc %R0, %R0, #0 >>> >>> It would certainly be less instructions, but at the cost of an >>> additional register - and we'd have to change the fixup code to >>> know about movw. >> >> It's one less instruction for 64KiB boundary && (sizeof(phys_addr_t) == 8), >> and no increase or decrease for 64KiB boundary && (sizeof(phys_addr_t) == 4), >> but one more instruction for 16MiB boundary. >> >> And maybe: 16MiB is widely used, but 64KiB is rarely used. >> >> So I'm inclined to the current revision. > > Multiplatform kernels (which will be what distros build) will have to > enable this option if they wish to support this platform. So, in that > case it doesn't just impacting a single platform, but all platforms.
I will try movw. But it may take a few days, because I feel that the changes will be a little big.
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