[PATCH 6/7] Add EFI stub for ARM
Roy Franz
roy.franz at linaro.org
Mon Aug 5 23:35:47 EDT 2013
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
>> index 75189f1..4c70b9e 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
>> @@ -122,19 +122,106 @@
>> .arm @ Always enter in ARM state
>> start:
>> .type start,#function
>> - .rept 7
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB
>> + @ Magic MSDOS signature for PE/COFF + ADD opcode
>> + .word 0x62805a4d
>
> What about BE32?
>
> In that case, the instruction is a coprocessor load, that loads from a
> random address to a coprocessor that almost certainly doesn't exist.
> This will probably fault.
>
> Since BE32 is only for older platforms (<v6) and this is not easily
> solvable, it might be sensible to make the EFI stub support depend on
> !CPU_ENDIAN_BE32.
>
>> +#else
>> + mov r0, r0
>> +#endif
>> + .rept 5
>
> You reduced the .rept count by 2, but only inserted one extra word,
> perhaps because of the extra, but buggy, insertion below.
>
>> mov r0, r0
>> .endr
>> ARM( mov r0, r0 )
>> ARM( b 1f )
>> THUMB( adr r12, BSYM(1f) )
>> THUMB( bx r12 )
>
> Can't you just replace 1f with zimage_continue directly in the above
> lines, instead of the subsequent extra branch:
>
>> + THUMB( .thumb )
>> +1:
>> + b zimage_continue
>
> This also avoids having two labels both called '1'.
>
> I believe the magic word is expected to be in a predictable offset,
> but the size of the preceding branch is unpredictable in Thumb
> (you could use b.w, or possibly remove the branch altogether, as
> explained above).
>
>> .word 0x016f2818 @ Magic numbers to help the loader
>> .word start @ absolute load/run zImage address
>> .word _edata @ zImage end address
>> +
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB
>> + @ Portions of the MSDOS file header must be at offset
>> + @ 0x3c from the start of the file. All PE/COFF headers
>> + @ are kept contiguous for simplicity.
>> +#include "efi-header.S"
>> +
>> +efi_stub_entry:
>> + .text
>> + @ The EFI stub entry point is not at a fixed address, however
>> + @ this address must be set in the PE/COFF header.
>> + @ EFI entry point is in A32 mode, switch to T32 if configured.
>> + .arm
>> + ARM( mov r0, r0 )
>> + ARM( b 1f )
>
> Those above two instructions are effectively just no-op padding. Do you
> need them at all?
>
>> + THUMB( adr r12, BSYM(1f) )
>> + THUMB( bx r12 )
>> THUMB( .thumb )
>> 1:
>> + @ Save lr on stack for possible return to EFI firmware.
>> + @ Don't care about fp, but need 64 bit alignment....
>> + stmfd sp!, {fp, lr}
>> +
>> + @ Save args to EFI app across got fixup call
>> + stmfd sp!, {r0, r1}
>> + ldmfd sp!, {r0, r1}
>> +
>> + @ allocate space on stack for return of new entry point of
>> + @ zImage, as EFI stub may copy the kernel. Pass address
>> + @ of space in r2 - EFI stub will fill in the pointer.
>> +
>> + sub sp, #8 @ we only need 4 bytes,
>> + @ but keep stack 8 byte aligned.
>> + mov r2, sp
>> + @ Pass our actual runtime start address in pointer data
>> + adr r11, LC0 @ address of LC0 at run time
>> + ldr r12, [r11, #0] @ address of LC0 at link time
>> +
>> + sub r3, r11, r12 @ calculate the delta offset
>> + str r3, [r2, #0]
>> + bl efi_entry
>> +
>> + @ get new zImage entry address from stack, put into r3
>> + ldr r3, [sp, #0]
>> + add sp, #8 @ restore stack
>> +
>> + @ Check for error return from EFI stub (0xFFFFFFFF)
>> + ldr r1, =0xffffffff
>> + cmp r0, r1
>> + beq efi_load_fail
>> +
>> +
>> + @ Save return values of efi_entry
>> + stmfd sp!, {r0, r3}
>> + bl cache_clean_flush
>> + bl cache_off
>> + ldmfd sp!, {r0, r3}
>> +
>> + @ put DTB address in r2, it was returned by EFI entry
>> + mov r2, r0
>> + ldr r1, =0xffffffff @ DTB machine type
>> + mov r0, #0 @ r0 is 0
>> +
>> + @ Branch to (possibly) relocated zImage entry that is in r3
>> + bx r3
>> +
>> +efi_load_fail:
>> + @ We need to exit THUMB mode here, to return to EFI firmware.
>
> If you lose these 4 lines:
>
>> + THUMB( adr r12, BSYM(1f) )
>> + THUMB( bx r12 )
>> +1:
>> + .arm
>
> ...
>
>> + @ Return EFI_LOAD_ERROR to EFI firmware on error.
>> + ldr r0, =0x80000001
>
> and replace these
>
>> + ldmfd sp!, {fp, lr}
>> + mov pc, lr
>
> with:
>
> ldmfd sp!, {fp, pc}
>
> then the Thumb-ness on return will be determined by whatever is loaded
> into pc.
>
> There's no special need to switch back to ARM before the final return,
> provided that "mov pc,<Rm>" is not used (that will never switch from
> Thumb to ARM).
>
>
> Cheers
> ---Dave
>
>> + THUMB( .thumb )
>
> Then you can also remove the above line.
>
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +zimage_continue:
>> mrs r9, cpsr
>> #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT
>> bl __hyp_stub_install @ get into SVC mode, reversibly
>> @@ -167,7 +254,6 @@ not_angel:
>> * by the linker here, but it should preserve r7, r8, and r9.
>> */
>>
>> - .text
>>
>> #ifdef CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR
>> @ determine final kernel image address
>> --
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your suggestions - they do make the code cleaner. I
think I have addressed all your suggestions in the patch below. In
addition, I noticed that I had moved the start of the .text section to
within the #ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB, so I have fixed that. Also, the
previous return to the EFI stub was broken in the THUMB case - it was
staying in thumb mode - this is now fixed with a cleaner return as you
suggested. Updated patch for head.S below. I'll send out an updated
patch series in a few days after I get more feedback.
Thanks,
Roy
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
index 75189f1..491e752 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S
@@ -120,21 +120,100 @@
*/
.align
.arm @ Always enter in ARM state
+ .text
start:
.type start,#function
- .rept 7
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB
+ @ Magic MSDOS signature for PE/COFF + ADD opcode
+ .word 0x62805a4d
+#else
+ mov r0, r0
+#endif
+ .rept 5
mov r0, r0
.endr
- ARM( mov r0, r0 )
- ARM( b 1f )
- THUMB( adr r12, BSYM(1f) )
- THUMB( bx r12 )
+
+ @ zimage_continue will be in ARM or thumb mode as configured
+ THUMB( adrl r12, BSYM(zimage_continue))
+ ARM( adrl r12, zimage_continue)
+ bx r12
+ THUMB( .thumb )
.word 0x016f2818 @ Magic numbers to help the loader
.word start @ absolute load/run zImage address
.word _edata @ zImage end address
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB
+ @ Portions of the MSDOS file header must be at offset
+ @ 0x3c from the start of the file. All PE/COFF headers
+ @ are kept contiguous for simplicity.
+#include "efi-header.S"
+
+efi_stub_entry:
+ @ The EFI stub entry point is not at a fixed address, however
+ @ this address must be set in the PE/COFF header.
+ @ EFI entry point is in A32 mode, switch to T32 if configured.
+ THUMB( .arm )
+ THUMB( adr r12, BSYM(1f) )
+ THUMB( bx r12 )
THUMB( .thumb )
1:
+ @ Save lr on stack for possible return to EFI firmware.
+ @ Don't care about fp, but need 64 bit alignment....
+ stmfd sp!, {fp, lr}
+
+ @ Save args to EFI app across got fixup call
+ stmfd sp!, {r0, r1}
+ ldmfd sp!, {r0, r1}
+
+ @ allocate space on stack for return of new entry point of
+ @ zImage, as EFI stub may copy the kernel. Pass address
+ @ of space in r2 - EFI stub will fill in the pointer.
+
+ sub sp, #8 @ we only need 4 bytes,
+ @ but keep stack 8 byte aligned.
+ mov r2, sp
+ @ Pass our actual runtime start address in pointer data
+ adr r11, LC0 @ address of LC0 at run time
+ ldr r12, [r11, #0] @ address of LC0 at link time
+
+ sub r3, r11, r12 @ calculate the delta offset
+ str r3, [r2, #0]
+ bl efi_entry
+
+ @ get new zImage entry address from stack, put into r3
+ ldr r3, [sp, #0]
+ add sp, #8 @ restore stack
+
+ @ Check for error return from EFI stub (0xFFFFFFFF)
+ ldr r1, =0xffffffff
+ cmp r0, r1
+ beq efi_load_fail
+
+
+ @ Save return values of efi_entry
+ stmfd sp!, {r0, r3}
+ bl cache_clean_flush
+ bl cache_off
+ ldmfd sp!, {r0, r3}
+
+ @ put DTB address in r2, it was returned by EFI entry
+ mov r2, r0
+ ldr r1, =0xffffffff @ DTB machine type
+ mov r0, #0 @ r0 is 0
+
+ @ Branch to (possibly) relocated zImage entry that is in r3
+ bx r3
+
+efi_load_fail:
+ @ Return EFI_LOAD_ERROR to EFI firmware on error.
+ @ Switch back to ARM mode for EFI is done based on
+ @ return address on stack
+ ldr r0, =0x80000001
+ ldmfd sp!, {fp, pc}
+#endif
+
+zimage_continue:
mrs r9, cpsr
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT
bl __hyp_stub_install @ get into SVC mode, reversibly
@@ -167,7 +246,6 @@ not_angel:
* by the linker here, but it should preserve r7, r8, and r9.
*/
- .text
#ifdef CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR
@ determine final kernel image address
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