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Re: [PATCH] x86/boot: Fix PVH boot following the start of the MBI->BI conversion


  • To: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Daniel P. Smith" <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 14:23:52 -0400
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  • Cc: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>, Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On 10/19/24 14:20, Andrew Cooper wrote:
pvh_init() sets up the mbi pointer, but leaves mbi_p at 0.  This isn't
compatbile with multiboot_fill_boot_info() starting from the physical address,
in order to remove the use of the mbi pointer.

Fixes: 038826b61e85 ("x86/boot: move x86 boot module counting into a new boot_info 
struct")
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>
CC: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Daniel P. Smith <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

This is a testiment to how tangled the boot code really is.
---
  xen/arch/x86/setup.c | 1 +
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/setup.c b/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
index 6746ed8cced6..bfede5064e8c 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
@@ -1048,6 +1048,7 @@ void asmlinkage __init noreturn __start_xen(unsigned long 
mbi_p)
      {
          ASSERT(mbi_p == 0);
          pvh_init(&mbi, &mod);
+        mbi_p = __pa(mbi);
      }
      else
      {

base-commit: e9f227685e7204cb2293576ee5b745b828cb3cd7

Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Smith <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



 


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