On 04/10/20 at 09:43am, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> Commit
>
> 0a67361dcdaa29 ("efi/x86: Remove runtime table address from kexec EFI setup
> data")
>
> removed the code that retrieves the non-remapped UEFI runtime services
> pointer from the data structure provided by kexec, as it was never really
> needed on the kexec boot path: mapping the runtime services table at its
> non-remapped address is only needed when calling SetVirtualAddressMap(),
> which never happens during a kexec boot in the first place.
>
> However, dropping the 'runtime' member from struct efi_setup_data was a
> mistake. That struct is shared ABI between the kernel and the kexec tooling
> for x86, and so we cannot simply change its layout. So let's put back the
> removed field, but call it 'unused' to reflect the fact that we never look
> at its contents. While at it, add a comment to remind our future selves
> that the layout is external ABI.
>
> Reported-by: Theodore Ts'o <[email protected]>
> Tested-by: Theodore Ts'o <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <[email protected]>
> ---
>
> Ingo, Thomas, Boris: I sent out my efi-urgent pull request just yesterday,
> so please take this directly into tip:efi/urgent - no need to wait for the
> next batch.
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
> index 781170d36f50..96044c8d8600 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
> @@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ extern void efi_free_boot_services(void);
> extern pgd_t * __init efi_uv1_memmap_phys_prolog(void);
> extern void __init efi_uv1_memmap_phys_epilog(pgd_t *save_pgd);
>
> +/* kexec external ABI */
> struct efi_setup_data {
> u64 fw_vendor;
> + u64 unused;
> u64 tables;
> u64 smbios;
> u64 reserved[8];
> --
> 2.17.1
>
Ah, replied too quick in another mail. I just cced kexec list again.
Thanks for the fix:
Reviewed-by: Dave Young <[email protected]>
Thanks
Dave
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