[PATCH v2] firmware: remove copy-base relocation

Samuel Holland samuel.holland at sifive.com
Mon Mar 11 13:56:00 PDT 2024


Hi all,

On 2024-03-11 11:03 AM, Xiang W wrote:
> Remove copy-base relocations that are no longer needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiang W <wxjstz at 126.com>
> ---
> v2 changes:
> - Split from "[PATCH v5 0/8] Improvements to fw_base.S"
> - rebase to the latest master branch
> 
>  Makefile            |  8 +++-
>  README.md           |  5 ---
>  docs/firmware/fw.md |  6 ---
>  firmware/fw_base.S  | 98 ++-------------------------------------------
>  firmware/objects.mk | 11 -----
>  5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)

With Jessica's fix:

Reviewed-by: Samuel Holland <samuel.holland at sifive.com>
Tested-by: Samuel Holland <samuel.holland at sifive.com>

After this patch, we always apply dynamic relocations at runtime, even if the
firmware is loaded at FW_TEXT_START. What direction should we plan to go from
here? Should we apply dynamic relocations at build time, to optimize this case
(like Linux and U-Boot do), or should we get rid of FW_TEXT_START, since it can
now be fixed to zero?

Regards,
Samuel

> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 680c19a..d8cffa6 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ CC_SUPPORT_STRICT_ALIGN := $(shell $(CC) $(CLANG_TARGET) $(RELAX_FLAG) -nostdlib
>  # Check whether the assembler and the compiler support the Zicsr and Zifencei extensions
>  CC_SUPPORT_ZICSR_ZIFENCEI := $(shell $(CC) $(CLANG_TARGET) $(RELAX_FLAG) -nostdlib -march=rv$(OPENSBI_CC_XLEN)imafd_zicsr_zifencei -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null 2>&1 | grep "zicsr\|zifencei" > /dev/null && echo n || echo y)
>  
> +ifneq ($(OPENSBI_LD_PIE),y)
> +$(error Your linker does not support creating PIEs, opensbi requires this.)
> +endif
> +
>  # Build Info:
>  # OPENSBI_BUILD_TIME_STAMP -- the compilation time stamp
>  # OPENSBI_BUILD_COMPILER_VERSION -- the compiler version info
> @@ -356,7 +360,7 @@ CFLAGS		+=	-mcmodel=$(PLATFORM_RISCV_CODE_MODEL)
>  CFLAGS		+=	$(RELAX_FLAG)
>  CFLAGS		+=	$(GENFLAGS)
>  CFLAGS		+=	$(platform-cflags-y)
> -CFLAGS		+=	-fno-pie -no-pie
> +CFLAGS		+=	-fPIE -pie
>  CFLAGS		+=	$(firmware-cflags-y)
>  
>  CPPFLAGS	+=	$(GENFLAGS)
> @@ -365,6 +369,7 @@ CPPFLAGS	+=	$(firmware-cppflags-y)
>  
>  ASFLAGS		=	-g -Wall -nostdlib
>  ASFLAGS		+=	-fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
> +ASFLAGS		+=	-fpic
>  # Optionally supported flags
>  ifeq ($(CC_SUPPORT_SAVE_RESTORE),y)
>  ASFLAGS		+=	-mno-save-restore
> @@ -391,6 +396,7 @@ ifeq ($(OPENSBI_LD_EXCLUDE_LIBS),y)
>  ELFFLAGS	+=	-Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL
>  endif
>  ELFFLAGS	+=	-Wl,--build-id=none
> +ELFFLAGS	+=	-Wl,--no-dynamic-linker -Wl,-pie
>  ELFFLAGS	+=	$(platform-ldflags-y)
>  ELFFLAGS	+=	$(firmware-ldflags-y)
>  
> diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
> index 73de8ea..7a24801 100644
> --- a/README.md
> +++ b/README.md
> @@ -274,11 +274,6 @@ make CC=riscv64-linux-gnu-gcc LLVM=1
>  These variables must be passed for all the make invocations described in this
>  document.
>  
> -NOTE: Using Clang with a `riscv*-linux-gnu` GNU binutils linker has been seen
> -to produce broken binaries with missing relocations; it is therefore currently
> -recommended that this combination be avoided or *FW_PIC=n* be used to disable
> -building OpenSBI as a position-independent binary.
> -
>  Building with timestamp and compiler info
>  -----------------------------------------
>  
> diff --git a/docs/firmware/fw.md b/docs/firmware/fw.md
> index 38351c8..2f4deb5 100644
> --- a/docs/firmware/fw.md
> +++ b/docs/firmware/fw.md
> @@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ parameters:
>    argument by the prior booting stage.
>  * **FW_FDT_PADDING** - Optional zero bytes padding to the embedded flattened
>    device tree binary file specified by **FW_FDT_PATH** option.
> -* **FW_PIC** - "FW_PIC=y" generates position independent executable firmware
> -  images. OpenSBI can run at arbitrary address with appropriate alignment.
> -  Therefore, the original relocation mechanism ("FW_PIC=n") will be skipped.
> -  In other words, OpenSBI will directly run at the load address without any
> -  code movement. This option requires a toolchain with PIE support, and it
> -  is on by default.
>  
>  Additionally, each firmware type as a set of type specific configuration
>  parameters. Detailed information for each firmware type can be found in the
> diff --git a/firmware/fw_base.S b/firmware/fw_base.S
> index 126b067..6013db3 100644
> --- a/firmware/fw_base.S
> +++ b/firmware/fw_base.S
> @@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
>  #include <sbi/sbi_trap.h>
>  
>  #define BOOT_STATUS_LOTTERY_DONE	1
> -#define BOOT_STATUS_RELOCATE_DONE	2
> -#define BOOT_STATUS_BOOT_HART_DONE	3
> +#define BOOT_STATUS_BOOT_HART_DONE	2
>  
>  .macro	MOV_3R __d0, __s0, __d1, __s1, __d2, __s2
>  	add	\__d0, \__s0, zero
> @@ -32,17 +31,6 @@
>  	add	\__d4, \__s4, zero
>  .endm
>  
> -/*
> - * If __start_reg <= __check_reg and __check_reg < __end_reg then
> - *   jump to __pass
> - */
> -.macro BRANGE __start_reg, __end_reg, __check_reg, __jump_lable
> -	blt	\__check_reg, \__start_reg, 999f
> -	bge	\__check_reg, \__end_reg, 999f
> -	j	\__jump_lable
> -999:
> -.endm
> -
>  	.section .entry, "ax", %progbits
>  	.align 3
>  	.globl _start
> @@ -56,15 +44,14 @@ _start:
>  	li	a7, -1
>  	beq	a6, a7, _try_lottery
>  	/* Jump to relocation wait loop if we are not boot hart */
> -	bne	a0, a6, _wait_relocate_copy_done
> +	bne	a0, a6, _wait_for_boot_hart
>  _try_lottery:
>  	/* Jump to relocation wait loop if we don't get relocation lottery */
>  	lla	a6, _boot_status
>  	li	a7, BOOT_STATUS_LOTTERY_DONE
>  	amoswap.w a6, a7, (a6)
> -	bnez	a6, _wait_relocate_copy_done
> +	bnez	a6, _wait_for_boot_hart
>  
> -#ifdef FW_PIC
>  	/* relocate the global table content */
>  	li	t0, FW_TEXT_START	/* link start */
>  	lla	t1, _fw_start		/* load start */
> @@ -85,86 +72,7 @@ _try_lottery:
>  3:
>  	addi	t0, t0, (REGBYTES * 3)
>  	blt	t0, t1, 2b
> -	j	_relocate_done
> -_wait_relocate_copy_done:
> -	j	_wait_for_boot_hart
> -#else
> -	/* Relocate if load address != link address */
> -_relocate:
> -	li	t0, FW_TEXT_START	/* link start */
> -	lla	t2, _fw_start		/* load start */
> -	lla	t3, _fw_reloc_end	/* load end */
> -	sub	t6, t2, t0		/* load offset */
> -	sub	t1, t3, t6		/* link end */
> -	beq	t0, t2, _relocate_done
> -	lla	t4, _relocate_done
> -	sub	t4, t4, t6
> -	blt	t2, t0, _relocate_copy_to_upper
> -_relocate_copy_to_lower:
> -	ble	t1, t2, _relocate_copy_to_lower_loop
> -	lla	t3, _boot_status
> -	BRANGE	t2, t1, t3, _start_hang
> -	lla	t3, _relocate
> -	lla	t5, _relocate_done
> -	BRANGE	t2, t1, t3, _start_hang
> -	BRANGE	t2, t1, t5, _start_hang
> -	BRANGE  t3, t5, t2, _start_hang
> -_relocate_copy_to_lower_loop:
> -	REG_L	t3, 0(t2)
> -	REG_S	t3, 0(t0)
> -	add	t0, t0, __SIZEOF_POINTER__
> -	add	t2, t2, __SIZEOF_POINTER__
> -	blt	t0, t1, _relocate_copy_to_lower_loop
> -	jr	t4
> -_relocate_copy_to_upper:
> -	ble	t3, t0, _relocate_copy_to_upper_loop
> -	lla	t2, _boot_status
> -	BRANGE	t0, t3, t2, _start_hang
> -	lla	t2, _relocate
> -	lla	t5, _relocate_done
> -	BRANGE	t0, t3, t2, _start_hang
> -	BRANGE	t0, t3, t5, _start_hang
> -	BRANGE	t2, t5, t0, _start_hang
> -_relocate_copy_to_upper_loop:
> -	add	t3, t3, -__SIZEOF_POINTER__
> -	add	t1, t1, -__SIZEOF_POINTER__
> -	REG_L	t2, 0(t3)
> -	REG_S	t2, 0(t1)
> -	blt	t0, t1, _relocate_copy_to_upper_loop
> -	jr	t4
> -_wait_relocate_copy_done:
> -	lla	t0, _fw_start
> -	li	t1, FW_TEXT_START
> -	beq	t0, t1, _wait_for_boot_hart
> -	lla	t2, _boot_status
> -	lla	t3, _wait_for_boot_hart
> -	sub	t3, t3, t0
> -	add	t3, t3, t1
> -1:
> -	/* waitting for relocate copy done (_boot_status == 1) */
> -	li	t4, BOOT_STATUS_RELOCATE_DONE
> -	REG_L	t5, 0(t2)
> -	/* Reduce the bus traffic so that boot hart may proceed faster */
> -	nop
> -	nop
> -	nop
> -	bgt     t4, t5, 1b
> -	jr	t3
> -#endif
>  _relocate_done:
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Mark relocate copy done
> -	 * Use _boot_status copy relative to the load address
> -	 */
> -	lla	t0, _boot_status
> -#ifndef FW_PIC
> -	add	t0, t0, t6
> -#endif
> -	li	t1, BOOT_STATUS_RELOCATE_DONE
> -	REG_S	t1, 0(t0)
> -	fence	rw, rw
> -
>  	/* At this point we are running from link address */
>  
>  	/* Reset all registers except ra, a0, a1, a2, a3 and a4 for boot HART */
> diff --git a/firmware/objects.mk b/firmware/objects.mk
> index 3ae0a28..e6b364b 100644
> --- a/firmware/objects.mk
> +++ b/firmware/objects.mk
> @@ -13,17 +13,6 @@ firmware-cflags-y +=
>  firmware-asflags-y +=
>  firmware-ldflags-y +=
>  
> -ifndef FW_PIC
> -FW_PIC := $(OPENSBI_LD_PIE)
> -endif
> -
> -ifeq ($(FW_PIC),y)
> -firmware-genflags-y +=	-DFW_PIC
> -firmware-asflags-y  +=	-fpic
> -firmware-cflags-y   +=	-fPIE -pie
> -firmware-ldflags-y  +=	-Wl,--no-dynamic-linker -Wl,-pie
> -endif
> -
>  ifdef FW_TEXT_START
>  firmware-genflags-y += -DFW_TEXT_START=$(FW_TEXT_START)
>  endif




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