[PATCH v6 11/14] x86: add KHO support

Mike Rapoport rppt at kernel.org
Tue Apr 29 09:34:52 PDT 2025


On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 09:05:02AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 4/29/25 08:53, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 03:05:55PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> >> On 4/10/25 22:37, Changyuan Lyu wrote:
> >>> From: Alexander Graf <graf at amazon.com>
> >>>
> >>> +#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER
> >>> +static bool process_kho_entries(unsigned long minimum, unsigned long image_size)
> >>> +{
> >>> +	struct kho_scratch *kho_scratch;
> >>> +	struct setup_data *ptr;
> >>> +	int i, nr_areas = 0;
> >>
> >> Do these really need actual #ifdefs or will a nice IS_ENABLED() check
> >> work instead?
> >>
> >>> +	ptr = (struct setup_data *)(unsigned long)boot_params_ptr->hdr.setup_data;
> >>
> >> What's with the double cast?
> > 
> > The double cast is required for this to be compiled on 32 bits (just like
> > in mem_avoid_overlap). The setup_data is all u64 and to cast it to a
> > pointer on 32 bit it has to go via unsigned long.
> 
> Let's just make KHO depend on 64BIT, at least on x86.
 
Ok, so we are keeping #ifdef and dropping double cast here.

> >>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
> >>> index 68530fad05f74..518635cc0876c 100644
> >>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
> >>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
> >>> @@ -233,6 +233,31 @@ setup_ima_state(const struct kimage *image, struct boot_params *params,
> >>>  #endif /* CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC */
> >>>  }
> >>>  
> >>> +static void setup_kho(const struct kimage *image, struct boot_params *params,
> >>> +		      unsigned long params_load_addr,
> >>> +		      unsigned int setup_data_offset)
> >>> +{
> >>> +#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER
> >>
> >> Can this #ifdef be replaced with IS_ENABLED()?
> > 
> > The KHO structures in kexec image are under #ifdef, so it won't compile
> > with IS_ENABLED().
> 
> They shouldn't be. Define them unconditionally, please.
> 
> ...
> >> Please axe the #ifdef in the .c file if at all possible, just like the
> >> others.
> > 
> > This one follows IMA, but it's easy to make it IS_ENABLED(). It's really up
> > to x86 folks preference.
> 
> Last I checked, I'm listed under the big M: for "X86 ARCHITECTURE". ;)

I remember :)

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.



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