Re: [Crash-utility] [PATH v4 2/2] arm64: add 4-level translation

----- Original Message ----- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 10:32:56AM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 03:30:44PM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This patch looks good -- if it wasn't layered on top of the KASLR patch, > > > > > I would check it into github. > > > > > > > > This patch is almost independent from KASLR support, except that > > > > adding new flags, VM_L4_4K and NEW_VMEMMAP, is conflicting. > > > > > > > > When you merge it, please make a change. > > > > > > > > -Takahiro AKASHI > > > > > > OK, I see that now. But upon further inspection, I've got another question > > > about this piece: > > > > > > + * 4-levels / 4K pages > > > + * 48-bit VA > > > + */ > > > +#define PTRS_PER_PGD_L4_4K ((1UL) << (48 - 39)) > > > +#define PTRS_PER_PUD_L4_4K (512) > > > +#define PTRS_PER_PMD_L4_4K (512) > > > +#define PTRS_PER_PTE_L4_4K (512) > > > +#define PGDIR_SHIFT_L4_4K (39) > > > +#define PGDIR_SIZE_L4_4K ((1UL) << PGDIR_SHIFT_L4_4K) > > > +#define PGDIR_MASK_L4_4K (~(PGDIR_SIZE_L4_4K-1)) > > > +#define PUD_SHIFT_L4_4K (30) > > > +#define PUD_SIZE_L4_4K ((1UL) << PUD_SHIFT_L4_4K) > > > +#define PUD_MASK_L4_4K (~(PUD_SIZE_L4_4K-1)) > > > +#define PMD_SHIFT_L4_4K (21) > > > +#define PMD_SIZE_L4_4K (1UL << PMD_SHIFT_L4_4K) > > > +#define PMD_MASK_L4_4K (~(PMD_SIZE_L4_4K-1)) > > > + > > > +#define PGDIR_SIZE (1UL << ((48 - 39) + 3)) > > > +#define PGDIR_MASK (~(PGDIR_SIZE - 1)) > > > +#define PGDIR_OFFSET(X) (((ulong)(X)) & (PGDIR_SIZE - 1)) > > > + > > > > > > You have defined PGDIR_SIZE_L4_4K and PGDIR_MASK_L4_4K, but they > > > are not used in arm64.c: > > > > > > $ grep -e PGDIR_SIZE_L4_4K -e PGDIR_MASK_L4_4K arm64.c > > > $ > > > > It is kinda copy-and-paste from L3_4K. > > PGDIR_MASK_L3_4K/PMD_SIZE_L3_4K/PMD_MASK_L3_4K are not used neither. > > > > > Instead you define PGDIR_SIZE and PGDIR_MASK without the _L4_4K qualifiers, > > > and use them and PGDIR_OFFSET() in arm64.c. > > > > > > Preferably convention should be followed such that the _L4_4K versions would > > > be used, but I see that PGDIR_SIZE_L4_4K is not equal to PGDIR_SIZE, and that > > > PGDIR_MASK_L4_4K is not equal to PGDIR_MASK. What's going on there? > > > > As you can see, those macros are used to calculate pgd_val and pud_base. > > I'd like to use the same formula as in the other level of tables, > > but the size and mask can be varied depending on a value of VA_BITS > > for 4-level translation. > > For 48-bit VA, luckily or not, PAGEOFFSET() would work instead of > > PGDIR_OFFSET(), and likewise machdep->pagemask instead of PGDIR_MASK, > > but we should not use them. > > That is why I define the macros as > > #define PGDIR_SIZE (1UL << ((48 - 39) + 3)) > > > > But I will agree that we'd better give them different names to avoid any confusion. > > Any suggestions? > > I don't know -- maybe something with "PUD" in them since this is the > first time it's used? > > Dave > > Hi Takahiro, For lack of a better idea, I changed them to: #define PGDIR_SIZE_48VA (1UL << ((48 - 39) + 3)) #define PGDIR_MASK_48VA (~(PGDIR_SIZE_48VA - 1)) #define PGDIR_OFFSET_48VA(X) (((ulong)(X)) & (PGDIR_SIZE_48VA - 1)) and queued the patch for crash-7.1.6:

https://github.com/crash-utility/crash/commit/be11f09182dfa264881fcaae89f... Introduction of ARM64 support for 4K pages with 4-level page tables and 48 VA bits. (takahiro.akashi(a)linaro.org) Thanks, Dave -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility