[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [PATCH for-4.19] docs/arm: Document where Xen should be loaded in memory
From: Julien Grall <jgrall@xxxxxxxxxx> In commit 9d267c049d92 ("xen/arm64: Rework the memory layout"), we decided to require Xen to be loaded below 5 TiB to simplify the logic to enable the MMU. The limit was decided based on how known platform boot plus some slack. We had a recent report that this is not sufficient on the AVA platform with a old firmware [1]. But the restriction is not going to change in Xen 4.18. So document the limit clearly in docs/misc/arm/booting.txt Signed-off-by: Julien Grall <jgrall@xxxxxxxxxx> ---- I couldn't find a nice way to document it in SUPPORT.md. So I decided to only document the restrict in docs/misc/arm/booting.txt for now. I also couldn't find any way from GRUB/UEFI (I didn't look much) to specify the loading address. --- docs/misc/arm/booting.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt b/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt index 02f7bb65ec6d..c6bdeafe5e5b 100644 --- a/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt +++ b/docs/misc/arm/booting.txt @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ The exceptions to this on 32-bit ARM are as follows: zImage protocol should still be used and not the stricter "raw (non-zImage)" protocol described in arm/Booting. +The exceptions to this on 64-bit ARM are as follows: + + Xen binary should be loaded in memory below 2 TiB. + There are no exception on 64-bit ARM. Booting Guests -- 2.40.1
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