[PATCH v2] ARM: xip: Move XIP linking to a separate file
Nicolas Pitre
nico at fluxnic.net
Thu Nov 19 09:31:59 PST 2015
On Thu, 19 Nov 2015, Chris Brandt wrote:
> When building an XIP kernel, the linker script needs to be much different
> than a conventional kernel's script. Over time, it's been difficult to
> maintain both XIP and non-XIP layouts in one linker script. Therefore,
> this patch separates the two procedures into two completely different
> files.
>
> The new linker script is essentially a straight copy of the current script
> with all the non-CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL portions removed.
>
> Additionally, all CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL portions have been removed from the
> existing linker script...never to return again.
>
> It should be noted that this does not fix any current XIP issues, but
> rather is the first move in fixing them properly with subsequent patches.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chris Brandt <chris.brandt at renesas.com>
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico at linaro.org>
> ---
> v2:
> * Removed modifications to main Makefile and instead just #include
> ---
> arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S | 322 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 37 ++---
> 2 files changed, 332 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..1fd938d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux-xip.lds.S
> @@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
> +/* ld script to make ARM Linux kernel
> + * taken from the i386 version by Russell King
> + * Written by Martin Mares <mj at atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>
> + */
> +
> +#include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
> +#include <asm/cache.h>
> +#include <asm/thread_info.h>
> +#include <asm/memory.h>
> +#include <asm/page.h>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_KERNMEM_PERMS
> +#include <asm/pgtable.h>
> +#endif
> +
> +#define PROC_INFO \
> + . = ALIGN(4); \
> + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_begin) = .; \
> + *(.proc.info.init) \
> + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__proc_info_end) = .;
> +
> +#define IDMAP_TEXT \
> + ALIGN_FUNCTION(); \
> + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_start) = .; \
> + *(.idmap.text) \
> + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__idmap_text_end) = .; \
> + . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE); \
> + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_start) = .; \
> + *(.hyp.idmap.text) \
> + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__hyp_idmap_text_end) = .;
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
> +#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x)
> +#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x) x
> +#else
> +#define ARM_CPU_DISCARD(x) x
> +#define ARM_CPU_KEEP(x)
> +#endif
> +
> +#if (defined(CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK)) || \
> + defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG)
> +#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x) x
> +#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x)
> +#else
> +#define ARM_EXIT_KEEP(x)
> +#define ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(x) x
> +#endif
> +
> +OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
> +ENTRY(stext)
> +
> +#ifndef __ARMEB__
> +jiffies = jiffies_64;
> +#else
> +jiffies = jiffies_64 + 4;
> +#endif
> +
> +SECTIONS
> +{
> + /*
> + * XXX: The linker does not define how output sections are
> + * assigned to input sections when there are multiple statements
> + * matching the same input section name. There is no documented
> + * order of matching.
> + *
> + * unwind exit sections must be discarded before the rest of the
> + * unwind sections get included.
> + */
> + /DISCARD/ : {
> + *(.ARM.exidx.exit.text)
> + *(.ARM.extab.exit.text)
> + ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.exidx.cpuexit.text))
> + ARM_CPU_DISCARD(*(.ARM.extab.cpuexit.text))
> + ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_TEXT)
> + ARM_EXIT_DISCARD(EXIT_DATA)
> + EXIT_CALL
> +#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
> + *(.text.fixup)
> + *(__ex_table)
> +#endif
> +#ifndef CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP
> + *(.alt.smp.init)
> +#endif
> + *(.discard)
> + *(.discard.*)
> + }
> +
> + . = XIP_VIRT_ADDR(CONFIG_XIP_PHYS_ADDR);
> +
> + .head.text : {
> + _text = .;
> + HEAD_TEXT
> + }
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_KERNMEM_PERMS
> + . = ALIGN(1<<SECTION_SHIFT);
> +#endif
> +
> + .text : { /* Real text segment */
> + _stext = .; /* Text and read-only data */
> + IDMAP_TEXT
> + __exception_text_start = .;
> + *(.exception.text)
> + __exception_text_end = .;
> + IRQENTRY_TEXT
> + TEXT_TEXT
> + SCHED_TEXT
> + LOCK_TEXT
> + KPROBES_TEXT
> + *(.gnu.warning)
> + *(.glue_7)
> + *(.glue_7t)
> + . = ALIGN(4);
> + *(.got) /* Global offset table */
> + ARM_CPU_KEEP(PROC_INFO)
> + }
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA
> + . = ALIGN(1<<SECTION_SHIFT);
> +#endif
> + RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
> +
> + . = ALIGN(4);
> + __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
> + __start___ex_table = .;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
> + *(__ex_table)
> +#endif
> + __stop___ex_table = .;
> + }
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND
> + /*
> + * Stack unwinding tables
> + */
> + . = ALIGN(8);
> + .ARM.unwind_idx : {
> + __start_unwind_idx = .;
> + *(.ARM.exidx*)
> + __stop_unwind_idx = .;
> + }
> + .ARM.unwind_tab : {
> + __start_unwind_tab = .;
> + *(.ARM.extab*)
> + __stop_unwind_tab = .;
> + }
> +#endif
> +
> + NOTES
> +
> + _etext = .; /* End of text and rodata section */
> +
> + /*
> + * The vectors and stubs are relocatable code, and the
> + * only thing that matters is their relative offsets
> + */
> + __vectors_start = .;
> + .vectors 0 : AT(__vectors_start) {
> + *(.vectors)
> + }
> + . = __vectors_start + SIZEOF(.vectors);
> + __vectors_end = .;
> +
> + __stubs_start = .;
> + .stubs 0x1000 : AT(__stubs_start) {
> + *(.stubs)
> + }
> + . = __stubs_start + SIZEOF(.stubs);
> + __stubs_end = .;
> +
> + INIT_TEXT_SECTION(8)
> + .exit.text : {
> + ARM_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_TEXT)
> + }
> + .init.proc.info : {
> + ARM_CPU_DISCARD(PROC_INFO)
> + }
> + .init.arch.info : {
> + __arch_info_begin = .;
> + *(.arch.info.init)
> + __arch_info_end = .;
> + }
> + .init.tagtable : {
> + __tagtable_begin = .;
> + *(.taglist.init)
> + __tagtable_end = .;
> + }
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP
> + .init.smpalt : {
> + __smpalt_begin = .;
> + *(.alt.smp.init)
> + __smpalt_end = .;
> + }
> +#endif
> + .init.pv_table : {
> + __pv_table_begin = .;
> + *(.pv_table)
> + __pv_table_end = .;
> + }
> + .init.data : {
> + INIT_SETUP(16)
> + INIT_CALLS
> + CON_INITCALL
> + SECURITY_INITCALL
> + INIT_RAM_FS
> + }
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> + PERCPU_SECTION(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
> +#endif
> +
> + __data_loc = ALIGN(4); /* location in binary */
> + . = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
> +
> + .data : AT(__data_loc) {
> + _data = .; /* address in memory */
> + _sdata = .;
> +
> + /*
> + * first, the init task union, aligned
> + * to an 8192 byte boundary.
> + */
> + INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
> +
> + . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> + __init_begin = .;
> + INIT_DATA
> + ARM_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_DATA)
> + . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> + __init_end = .;
> +
> + NOSAVE_DATA
> + CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
> + READ_MOSTLY_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
> +
> + /*
> + * and the usual data section
> + */
> + DATA_DATA
> + CONSTRUCTORS
> +
> + _edata = .;
> + }
> + _edata_loc = __data_loc + SIZEOF(.data);
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_TCM
> + /*
> + * We align everything to a page boundary so we can
> + * free it after init has commenced and TCM contents have
> + * been copied to its destination.
> + */
> + .tcm_start : {
> + . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> + __tcm_start = .;
> + __itcm_start = .;
> + }
> +
> + /*
> + * Link these to the ITCM RAM
> + * Put VMA to the TCM address and LMA to the common RAM
> + * and we'll upload the contents from RAM to TCM and free
> + * the used RAM after that.
> + */
> + .text_itcm ITCM_OFFSET : AT(__itcm_start)
> + {
> + __sitcm_text = .;
> + *(.tcm.text)
> + *(.tcm.rodata)
> + . = ALIGN(4);
> + __eitcm_text = .;
> + }
> +
> + /*
> + * Reset the dot pointer, this is needed to create the
> + * relative __dtcm_start below (to be used as extern in code).
> + */
> + . = ADDR(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.text_itcm);
> +
> + .dtcm_start : {
> + __dtcm_start = .;
> + }
> +
> + /* TODO: add remainder of ITCM as well, that can be used for data! */
> + .data_dtcm DTCM_OFFSET : AT(__dtcm_start)
> + {
> + . = ALIGN(4);
> + __sdtcm_data = .;
> + *(.tcm.data)
> + . = ALIGN(4);
> + __edtcm_data = .;
> + }
> +
> + /* Reset the dot pointer or the linker gets confused */
> + . = ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm);
> +
> + /* End marker for freeing TCM copy in linked object */
> + .tcm_end : AT(ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm)){
> + . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> + __tcm_end = .;
> + }
> +#endif
> +
> + BSS_SECTION(0, 0, 0)
> + _end = .;
> +
> + STABS_DEBUG
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * These must never be empty
> + * If you have to comment these two assert statements out, your
> + * binutils is too old (for other reasons as well)
> + */
> +ASSERT((__proc_info_end - __proc_info_begin), "missing CPU support")
> +ASSERT((__arch_info_end - __arch_info_begin), "no machine record defined")
> +
> +/*
> + * The HYP init code can't be more than a page long,
> + * and should not cross a page boundary.
> + * The above comment applies as well.
> + */
> +ASSERT(__hyp_idmap_text_end - (__hyp_idmap_text_start & PAGE_MASK) <= PAGE_SIZE,
> + "HYP init code too big or misaligned")
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> index 8b60fde..093d532 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
> * Written by Martin Mares <mj at atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>
> */
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
> +#include "vmlinux-xip.lds.S"
> +#else
> +
> #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
> #include <asm/cache.h>
> #include <asm/thread_info.h>
> @@ -84,11 +88,7 @@ SECTIONS
> *(.discard.*)
> }
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
> - . = XIP_VIRT_ADDR(CONFIG_XIP_PHYS_ADDR);
> -#else
> . = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
> -#endif
> .head.text : {
> _text = .;
> HEAD_TEXT
> @@ -152,14 +152,13 @@ SECTIONS
>
> _etext = .; /* End of text and rodata section */
>
> -#ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
> -# ifdef CONFIG_ARM_KERNMEM_PERMS
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_KERNMEM_PERMS
> . = ALIGN(1<<SECTION_SHIFT);
> -# else
> +#else
> . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> -# endif
> - __init_begin = .;
> #endif
> + __init_begin = .;
> +
> /*
> * The vectors and stubs are relocatable code, and the
> * only thing that matters is their relative offsets
> @@ -208,29 +207,21 @@ SECTIONS
> __pv_table_end = .;
> }
> .init.data : {
> -#ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
> INIT_DATA
> -#endif
> INIT_SETUP(16)
> INIT_CALLS
> CON_INITCALL
> SECURITY_INITCALL
> INIT_RAM_FS
> }
> -#ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
> .exit.data : {
> ARM_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_DATA)
> }
> -#endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> PERCPU_SECTION(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
> #endif
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
> - __data_loc = ALIGN(4); /* location in binary */
> - . = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
> -#else
> #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_KERNMEM_PERMS
> . = ALIGN(1<<SECTION_SHIFT);
> #else
> @@ -238,7 +229,6 @@ SECTIONS
> #endif
> __init_end = .;
> __data_loc = .;
> -#endif
>
> .data : AT(__data_loc) {
> _data = .; /* address in memory */
> @@ -250,15 +240,6 @@ SECTIONS
> */
> INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
> - . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> - __init_begin = .;
> - INIT_DATA
> - ARM_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_DATA)
> - . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> - __init_end = .;
> -#endif
> -
> NOSAVE_DATA
> CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
> READ_MOSTLY_DATA(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
> @@ -351,3 +332,5 @@ ASSERT((__arch_info_end - __arch_info_begin), "no machine record defined")
> */
> ASSERT(__hyp_idmap_text_end - (__hyp_idmap_text_start & PAGE_MASK) <= PAGE_SIZE,
> "HYP init code too big or misaligned")
> +
> +#endif /* CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL */
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
>
>
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