Re: [PATCH 3/5] x86/pvh: Set phys_base when calling xen_prepare_pvh()

[Jürgen Groß <jgross@xxxxxxxx>]

On 10.04.24 21:48, Jason Andryuk wrote:
> phys_base needs to be set for __pa() to work in xen_pvh_init() when
> finding the hypercall page.  Set it before calling into
> xen_prepare_pvh(), which calls xen_pvh_init().  Clear it afterward to
> avoid __startup_64() adding to it and creating an incorrect value.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Andryuk <jason.andryuk@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Instead of setting and clearing phys_base, a dedicated variable could be
> used just for the hypercall page.  Having phys_base set properly may
> avoid further issues if the use of phys_base or __pa() grows.
> ---
>   arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S | 10 ++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
> index bb1e582e32b1..c08d08d8cc92 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/platform/pvh/head.S
> @@ -125,7 +125,17 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL(pvh_start_xen)
>         xor %edx, %edx
>         wrmsr
>   
> +	/* Calculate load offset from LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR and store in
> +        * phys_base.  __pa() needs phys_base set to calculate the
> +        * hypercall page in xen_pvh_init(). */
Please use the correct style for multi-line comments:

        /*
         * comment lines
         * comment lines
         */

> +       movq %rbp, %rbx
> +       subq $LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, %rbx
> +       movq %rbx, phys_base(%rip)
>         call xen_prepare_pvh
> +       /* Clear phys_base.  __startup_64 will *add* to its value,
> +        * so reset to 0. */
Comment style again.

> +       xor  %rbx, %rbx
> +       movq %rbx, phys_base(%rip)
>   
>   	/* startup_64 expects boot_params in %rsi. */
>         lea rva(pvh_bootparams)(%ebp), %rsi
With above fixed:

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>


Juergen