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RE: [v2 1/4] xen/arm64: head: Don't map too much in boot_third


  • To: Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Henry Wang <Henry.Wang@xxxxxxx>
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  • Thread-topic: [v2 1/4] xen/arm64: head: Don't map too much in boot_third

Hi Julien,

> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [v2 1/4] xen/arm64: head: Don't map too much in boot_third
> 
> From: Julien Grall <jgrall@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> At the moment, we are mapping the size of the reserved area for Xen
> (i.e. 2MB) even if the binary is smaller. We don't exactly know what's
> after Xen, so it is not a good idea to map more than necessary for a
> couple of reasons:
>     * We would need to use break-before-make if the extra PTE needs to
>       be updated to point to another region
>     * The extra area mapped may be mapped again by Xen with different
>       memory attribute. This would result to attribute mismatch.
> 
> Therefore, rework the logic in create_page_tables() to map only what's
> necessary. To simplify the logic, we also want to make sure _end
> is page-aligned. So align the symbol in the linker and add an assert
> to catch any change.
> 
> Lastly, take the opportunity to confirm that _start is equal to
> XEN_VIRT_START as the assembly is using both interchangeably.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julien Grall <jgrall@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Henry Wang <Henry.Wang@xxxxxxx>

Kind regards,
Henry



 


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