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IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED currently uses an unused PnP bit, which is always set to 0 by hardware. This is far from beautiful (and confusing), and the bit only applies to SYSRAM. So let's move it out of the bus-specific (PnP) defined bits. We'll add another SYSRAM specific bit soon. If we ever need more bits for oth...

On 15.09.20 04:20, Wei Yang wrote: > On Tue, Sep 08, 2020 at 10:10:07PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote: >> IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED currently uses an unused PnP bit, which is >> always set to 0 by hardware. This is far from beautiful (and confusing), >> and the bit only applies to SYSRAM. So let's move it out of the >> bus-specific (PnP) defined bits. >> >> We'll add another SYSRAM specific...

On Tue, Sep 08, 2020 at 10:10:07PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote: > IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED currently uses an unused PnP bit, which is > always set to 0 by hardware. This is far from beautiful (and confusing), > and the bit only applies to SYSRAM. So let's move it out of the > bus-specific (PnP) defined bits. > > We'll add another SYSRAM specific bit soon. If we ev...

...DRIVER)", so user space (esp. kexec-tools)" can special-case it. * * For this memory, no entries in /sys/firmware/memmap are created, * as this memory won't be part of the raw firmware-provided memory map * e.g., after a reboot. Also, the created memory resource is flagged * with IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED, so in-kernel users can special- * case this memory (e.g., not place kexec images onto it). */ int add_memory_driver_managed(int nid, u64 start, u64 size, const char *resource_name); If we'd ever have to special case it even more in the kernel, we could allow to specify further res...

...d via kdump) and > won't really suffer from a name change in /proc/iomem, I will go back to > the MHP_DRIVER_MANAGED approach and > 1. Don't create firmware memmap entries > 2. Name the resource "System RAM (driver managed)" > 3. Flag the resource via something like IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED. > > This way, kernel users and user space can figure out that this memory > has different semantics and handle it accordingly - I think that was > what Eric was asking for. > > Of course, open for suggestions. I'm still more of a fan of this being communicated by "Syste...

...d via kdump) and > won't really suffer from a name change in /proc/iomem, I will go back to > the MHP_DRIVER_MANAGED approach and > 1. Don't create firmware memmap entries > 2. Name the resource "System RAM (driver managed)" > 3. Flag the resource via something like IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED. > > This way, kernel users and user space can figure out that this memory > has different semantics and handle it accordingly - I think that was > what Eric was asking for. > > Of course, open for suggestions. I'm still more of a fan of this being communicated by "Syste...

On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:43:39 +0200 David Hildenbrand <david at redhat.com> wrote: > > > > Why does the firmware map support hotplug entries? > > I assume: > > The firmware memmap was added primarily for x86-64 kexec (and still, is > mostly used on x86-64 only IIRC). There, we had ACPI hotplug. When DIMMs > get hotplugged on real HW, they get added to e820.

On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:43:39 +0200 David Hildenbrand <david at redhat.com> wrote: > > > > Why does the firmware map support hotplug entries? > > I assume: > > The firmware memmap was added primarily for x86-64 kexec (and still, is > mostly used on x86-64 only IIRC). There, we had ACPI hotplug. When DIMMs > get hotplugged on real HW, they get added to e820.

...ith virtio-mem. v1 -> v2: - I had another look at v1 after vacation and didn't like it - it felt like a hack. So I want forward and added a proper flag to add_memory*(), and introduce a clean (non-racy) way to mark System RAM resources mergeable. - "kernel/resource: move and rename IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED" -- Clean that flag up, felt wrong in the PnP section - "mm/memory_hotplug: prepare passing flags to add_memory() and friends" -- Previously sent in other context - decided to keep Wei's ack - "mm/memory_hotplug: MEMHP_MERGE_RESOURCE to specify merging of System RAM resou...

...ith virtio-mem. v1 -> v2: - I had another look at v1 after vacation and didn't like it - it felt like a hack. So I want forward and added a proper flag to add_memory*(), and introduce a clean (non-racy) way to mark System RAM resources mergeable. - "kernel/resource: move and rename IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED" -- Clean that flag up, felt wrong in the PnP section - "mm/memory_hotplug: prepare passing flags to add_memory() and friends" -- Previously sent in other context - decided to keep Wei's ack - "mm/memory_hotplug: MEMHP_MERGE_RESOURCE to specify merging of System RAM resou...

...ly suffer from a name change in /proc/iomem, I will go back to > >> the MHP_DRIVER_MANAGED approach and > >> 1. Don't create firmware memmap entries > >> 2. Name the resource "System RAM (driver managed)" > >> 3. Flag the resource via something like IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED. > >> > >> This way, kernel users and user space can figure out that this memory > >> has different semantics and handle it accordingly - I think that was > >> what Eric was asking for. > >> > >> Of course, open for suggestions. > > > &...

...ly suffer from a name change in /proc/iomem, I will go back to > >> the MHP_DRIVER_MANAGED approach and > >> 1. Don't create firmware memmap entries > >> 2. Name the resource "System RAM (driver managed)" > >> 3. Flag the resource via something like IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED. > >> > >> This way, kernel users and user space can figure out that this memory > >> has different semantics and handle it accordingly - I think that was > >> what Eric was asking for. > >> > >> Of course, open for suggestions. > > > &...

...added rb's v1 -> v2: - I had another look at v1 after vacation and didn't like it - it felt like a hack. So I want forward and added a proper flag to add_memory*(), and introduce a clean (non-racy) way to mark System RAM resources mergeable. - "kernel/resource: move and rename IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED" -- Clean that flag up, felt wrong in the PnP section - "mm/memory_hotplug: prepare passing flags to add_memory() and friends" -- Previously sent in other context - decided to keep Wei's ack - "mm/memory_hotplug: MEMHP_MERGE_RESOURCE to specify merging of System RAM resou...

...the new way of adding special driver-managed memory introduced in commit 75ac4c58bc0d ("mm/memory_hotplug: introduce add_memory_driver_managed()"). This will result in no entries in /sys/firmware/memmap ("raw firmware- provided memory map"), the memory resource will be flagged IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED (esp., kexec_file_load() will not place kexec images on this memory), and it is exposed as "System RAM (virtio_mem)" in /proc/iomem, so esp. kexec-tools can properly handle it. Example /proc/iomem before this change: [...] 140000000-333ffffff : virtio0 140000000-147ffffff : Syste...

...the new way of adding special driver-managed memory introduced in commit 75ac4c58bc0d ("mm/memory_hotplug: introduce add_memory_driver_managed()"). This will result in no entries in /sys/firmware/memmap ("raw firmware- provided memory map"), the memory resource will be flagged IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED (esp., kexec_file_load() will not place kexec images on this memory), and it is exposed as "System RAM (virtio_mem)" in /proc/iomem, so esp. kexec-tools can properly handle it. Example /proc/iomem before this change: [...] 140000000-333ffffff : virtio0 140000000-147ffffff : Syste...

...added rb's v1 -> v2: - I had another look at v1 after vacation and didn't like it - it felt like a hack. So I want forward and added a proper flag to add_memory*(), and introduce a clean (non-racy) way to mark System RAM resources mergeable. - "kernel/resource: move and rename IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED" -- Clean that flag up, felt wrong in the PnP section - "mm/memory_hotplug: prepare passing flags to add_memory() and friends" -- Previously sent in other context - decided to keep Wei's ack - "mm/memory_hotplug: MEMHP_MERGE_RESOURCE to specify merging of System RAM resou...

...added rb's v1 -> v2: - I had another look at v1 after vacation and didn't like it - it felt like a hack. So I want forward and added a proper flag to add_memory*(), and introduce a clean (non-racy) way to mark System RAM resources mergeable. - "kernel/resource: move and rename IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED" -- Clean that flag up, felt wrong in the PnP section - "mm/memory_hotplug: prepare passing flags to add_memory() and friends" -- Previously sent in other context - decided to keep Wei's ack - "mm/memory_hotplug: MEMHP_MERGE_RESOURCE to specify merging of System RAM resou...

...in /proc/iomem, I will go back to >>>>> the MHP_DRIVER_MANAGED approach and >>>>> 1. Don't create firmware memmap entries >>>>> 2. Name the resource "System RAM (driver managed)" >>>>> 3. Flag the resource via something like IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED. >>>>> >>>>> This way, kernel users and user space can figure out that this memory >>>>> has different semantics and handle it accordingly - I think that was >>>>> what Eric was asking for. >>>>> >>>>> Of cour...

...in /proc/iomem, I will go back to >>>>> the MHP_DRIVER_MANAGED approach and >>>>> 1. Don't create firmware memmap entries >>>>> 2. Name the resource "System RAM (driver managed)" >>>>> 3. Flag the resource via something like IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED. >>>>> >>>>> This way, kernel users and user space can figure out that this memory >>>>> has different semantics and handle it accordingly - I think that was >>>>> what Eric was asking for. >>>>> >>>>> Of cour...

...ANAGED approach and >>>>>>>>>>> 1. Don't create firmware memmap entries >>>>>>>>>>> 2. Name the resource "System RAM (driver managed)" >>>>>>>>>>> 3. Flag the resource via something like IORESOURCE_MEM_DRIVER_MANAGED. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This way, kernel users and user space can figure out that this memory >>>>>>>>>>> has different semantics and handle it accordingly - I think that was >>>>>>...