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Dear All, Has anybody had the chance to look into this? Does it make sense? Any feedback at all? Thanks! Fab > Subject: [RFC PATCH] ARM: Debug kernel copy by printing > > It may happen that when we relocate the kernel we corrupt other > sensible memory (e.g. the memory needed by U-Boot for dealing > with bootm command) while copying the kernel. If we overwrite > the content of the memory area used by U-Boot's command bootm > (described by U-Boot's parameters bootm_low and bootm_size), > the kernel won't be able to boot. Troubleshooting the problem > then is not straightforward. > > This commit allows the user to easily print information on > where the kernel gets copied from/to in order to help with the > design of the system memory map (e.g. bootm_low and bootm_size) > at boot up. > > Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro@bp.renesas.com> > Reviewed-by: Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com> > Acked-by: Biju Das <biju.das@bp.renesas.com> > --- > Dear All, > > shmobile_defconfig doesn't use kernel modules, everything gets > built-in. iwg20d and iwg22d platforms from iWave use uImage > to boot, DRAM starts at address 0x40000000, the kernel gets > loaded up in memory at address 0x40007fc0, bootm_low is > 0x40e00000, and bootm_size is 0x100000. > > The kernel is getting larger and larger, so much so that during > the relocation the kernel is copying itself right where the > bootm memory area lives, preventing Linux from booting. > Here is what this patch prints when applied on top of tag > next-20180625 and running on the iwg22d: > > C:0x400080C0-0x404922A0->0x40E90800-0x4131A9E0 > > The designer then has to pick up a suitable memory range for > bootm memory area to fix this, but the only way to successfully > achieve this is by knowing where the kernel is going to copy > itself in memory, so that he can stay clear of it. > > Other platforms that use the same defconfig suffer from the same > issue (e.g. Koelsch et al.) as they have been designed some time > ago or the original BSP was based on an LTS kernel. > > Debugging this basically requires a JTAG debugger at this stage. > > Do you think this patch could be considered acceptable? If not, > what would be the best way to get useful/sensible/debug > information out of the kernel when the problem occours? > > Comments welcome! > > Thanks, > Fab > > arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > index 517e0e1..6c7ccb4 100644 > --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > @@ -114,6 +114,35 @@ > #endif > .endm > > +/* > + * Debug kernel copy by printing the memory addresses involved > + */ > +.macro dbgkc, begin, end, cbegin, cend > +#ifdef DEBUG > +kputc #'\n' > +kputc #'C' > +kputc #':' > +kputc #'0' > +kputc #'x' > +kphex \begin, 8/* Start of compressed kernel */ > +kputc#'-' > +kputc#'0' > +kputc#'x' > +kphex\end, 8/* End of compressed kernel */ > +kputc#'-' > +kputc#'>' > +kputc #'0' > +kputc #'x' > +kphex \cbegin, 8/* Start of kernel copy */ > +kputc#'-' > +kputc#'0' > +kputc#'x' > +kphex\cend, 8/* End of kernel copy */ > +kputc#'\n' > +kputc#'\r' > +#endif > +.endm > + > .section ".start", #alloc, #execinstr > /* > * sort out different calling conventions > @@ -450,6 +479,20 @@ dtb_check_done: > addr6, r9, r5 > addr9, r9, r10 > > +#ifdef DEBUG > +sub r10, r6, r5 > +sub r10, r9, r10 > +/* > + * We are about to copy the kernel to a new memory area. > + * The boundaries of the new memory area can be found in > + * r10 and r9, whilst r5 and r6 contain the boundaries > + * of the memory we are going to copy. > + * Calling dbgkc will help with the printing of this > + * information. > + */ > +dbgkcr5, r6, r10, r9 > +#endif > + > 1:ldmdbr6!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr} > cmpr6, r5 > stmdbr9!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr} > -- > 2.7.4 Renesas Electronics Europe Ltd, Dukes Meadow, Millboard Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5FH, UK. Registered in England & Wales under Registered No. 04586709.
On Fri, 13 Jul 2018, Fabrizio Castro wrote: > Dear All, > > Has anybody had the chance to look into this? Does it make sense? Any feedback at all? > Thanks! Looks fine to me. > > Fab > > > Subject: [RFC PATCH] ARM: Debug kernel copy by printing > > > > It may happen that when we relocate the kernel we corrupt other > > sensible memory (e.g. the memory needed by U-Boot for dealing > > with bootm command) while copying the kernel. If we overwrite > > the content of the memory area used by U-Boot's command bootm > > (described by U-Boot's parameters bootm_low and bootm_size), > > the kernel won't be able to boot. Troubleshooting the problem > > then is not straightforward. > > > > This commit allows the user to easily print information on > > where the kernel gets copied from/to in order to help with the > > design of the system memory map (e.g. bootm_low and bootm_size) > > at boot up. > > > > Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro@bp.renesas.com> > > Reviewed-by: Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com> > > Acked-by: Biju Das <biju.das@bp.renesas.com> > > --- > > Dear All, > > > > shmobile_defconfig doesn't use kernel modules, everything gets > > built-in. iwg20d and iwg22d platforms from iWave use uImage > > to boot, DRAM starts at address 0x40000000, the kernel gets > > loaded up in memory at address 0x40007fc0, bootm_low is > > 0x40e00000, and bootm_size is 0x100000. > > > > The kernel is getting larger and larger, so much so that during > > the relocation the kernel is copying itself right where the > > bootm memory area lives, preventing Linux from booting. > > Here is what this patch prints when applied on top of tag > > next-20180625 and running on the iwg22d: > > > > C:0x400080C0-0x404922A0->0x40E90800-0x4131A9E0 > > > > The designer then has to pick up a suitable memory range for > > bootm memory area to fix this, but the only way to successfully > > achieve this is by knowing where the kernel is going to copy > > itself in memory, so that he can stay clear of it. > > > > Other platforms that use the same defconfig suffer from the same > > issue (e.g. Koelsch et al.) as they have been designed some time > > ago or the original BSP was based on an LTS kernel. > > > > Debugging this basically requires a JTAG debugger at this stage. > > > > Do you think this patch could be considered acceptable? If not, > > what would be the best way to get useful/sensible/debug > > information out of the kernel when the problem occours? > > > > Comments welcome! > > > > Thanks, > > Fab > > > > arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > > index 517e0e1..6c7ccb4 100644 > > --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > > @@ -114,6 +114,35 @@ > > #endif > > .endm > > > > +/* > > + * Debug kernel copy by printing the memory addresses involved > > + */ > > +.macro dbgkc, begin, end, cbegin, cend > > +#ifdef DEBUG > > +kputc #'\n' > > +kputc #'C' > > +kputc #':' > > +kputc #'0' > > +kputc #'x' > > +kphex \begin, 8/* Start of compressed kernel */ > > +kputc#'-' > > +kputc#'0' > > +kputc#'x' > > +kphex\end, 8/* End of compressed kernel */ > > +kputc#'-' > > +kputc#'>' > > +kputc #'0' > > +kputc #'x' > > +kphex \cbegin, 8/* Start of kernel copy */ > > +kputc#'-' > > +kputc#'0' > > +kputc#'x' > > +kphex\cend, 8/* End of kernel copy */ > > +kputc#'\n' > > +kputc#'\r' > > +#endif > > +.endm > > + > > .section ".start", #alloc, #execinstr > > /* > > * sort out different calling conventions > > @@ -450,6 +479,20 @@ dtb_check_done: > > addr6, r9, r5 > > addr9, r9, r10 > > > > +#ifdef DEBUG > > +sub r10, r6, r5 > > +sub r10, r9, r10 > > +/* > > + * We are about to copy the kernel to a new memory area. > > + * The boundaries of the new memory area can be found in > > + * r10 and r9, whilst r5 and r6 contain the boundaries > > + * of the memory we are going to copy. > > + * Calling dbgkc will help with the printing of this > > + * information. > > + */ > > +dbgkcr5, r6, r10, r9 > > +#endif > > + > > 1:ldmdbr6!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr} > > cmpr6, r5 > > stmdbr9!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr} > > -- > > 2.7.4 > > > > > Renesas Electronics Europe Ltd, Dukes Meadow, Millboard Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5FH, UK. Registered in England & Wales under Registered No. 04586709. >
Thank you Nicolas. Russel, does it look ok to you? Do you think you can apply this patch? Thanks, Fab > Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH] ARM: Debug kernel copy by printing > > On Fri, 13 Jul 2018, Fabrizio Castro wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > Has anybody had the chance to look into this? Does it make sense? Any feedback at all? > > Thanks! > > Looks fine to me. > > > > > > > Fab > > > > > Subject: [RFC PATCH] ARM: Debug kernel copy by printing > > > > > > It may happen that when we relocate the kernel we corrupt other > > > sensible memory (e.g. the memory needed by U-Boot for dealing > > > with bootm command) while copying the kernel. If we overwrite > > > the content of the memory area used by U-Boot's command bootm > > > (described by U-Boot's parameters bootm_low and bootm_size), > > > the kernel won't be able to boot. Troubleshooting the problem > > > then is not straightforward. > > > > > > This commit allows the user to easily print information on > > > where the kernel gets copied from/to in order to help with the > > > design of the system memory map (e.g. bootm_low and bootm_size) > > > at boot up. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro@bp.renesas.com> > > > Reviewed-by: Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@renesas.com> > > > Acked-by: Biju Das <biju.das@bp.renesas.com> > > > --- > > > Dear All, > > > > > > shmobile_defconfig doesn't use kernel modules, everything gets > > > built-in. iwg20d and iwg22d platforms from iWave use uImage > > > to boot, DRAM starts at address 0x40000000, the kernel gets > > > loaded up in memory at address 0x40007fc0, bootm_low is > > > 0x40e00000, and bootm_size is 0x100000. > > > > > > The kernel is getting larger and larger, so much so that during > > > the relocation the kernel is copying itself right where the > > > bootm memory area lives, preventing Linux from booting. > > > Here is what this patch prints when applied on top of tag > > > next-20180625 and running on the iwg22d: > > > > > > C:0x400080C0-0x404922A0->0x40E90800-0x4131A9E0 > > > > > > The designer then has to pick up a suitable memory range for > > > bootm memory area to fix this, but the only way to successfully > > > achieve this is by knowing where the kernel is going to copy > > > itself in memory, so that he can stay clear of it. > > > > > > Other platforms that use the same defconfig suffer from the same > > > issue (e.g. Koelsch et al.) as they have been designed some time > > > ago or the original BSP was based on an LTS kernel. > > > > > > Debugging this basically requires a JTAG debugger at this stage. > > > > > > Do you think this patch could be considered acceptable? If not, > > > what would be the best way to get useful/sensible/debug > > > information out of the kernel when the problem occours? > > > > > > Comments welcome! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Fab > > > > > > arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > > > index 517e0e1..6c7ccb4 100644 > > > --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > > > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S > > > @@ -114,6 +114,35 @@ > > > #endif > > > .endm > > > > > > +/* > > > + * Debug kernel copy by printing the memory addresses involved > > > + */ > > > +.macro dbgkc, begin, end, cbegin, cend > > > +#ifdef DEBUG > > > +kputc #'\n' > > > +kputc #'C' > > > +kputc #':' > > > +kputc #'0' > > > +kputc #'x' > > > +kphex \begin, 8/* Start of compressed kernel */ > > > +kputc#'-' > > > +kputc#'0' > > > +kputc#'x' > > > +kphex\end, 8/* End of compressed kernel */ > > > +kputc#'-' > > > +kputc#'>' > > > +kputc #'0' > > > +kputc #'x' > > > +kphex \cbegin, 8/* Start of kernel copy */ > > > +kputc#'-' > > > +kputc#'0' > > > +kputc#'x' > > > +kphex\cend, 8/* End of kernel copy */ > > > +kputc#'\n' > > > +kputc#'\r' > > > +#endif > > > +.endm > > > + > > > .section ".start", #alloc, #execinstr > > > /* > > > * sort out different calling conventions > > > @@ -450,6 +479,20 @@ dtb_check_done: > > > addr6, r9, r5 > > > addr9, r9, r10 > > > > > > +#ifdef DEBUG > > > +sub r10, r6, r5 > > > +sub r10, r9, r10 > > > +/* > > > + * We are about to copy the kernel to a new memory area. > > > + * The boundaries of the new memory area can be found in > > > + * r10 and r9, whilst r5 and r6 contain the boundaries > > > + * of the memory we are going to copy. > > > + * Calling dbgkc will help with the printing of this > > > + * information. > > > + */ > > > +dbgkcr5, r6, r10, r9 > > > +#endif > > > + > > > 1:ldmdbr6!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr} > > > cmpr6, r5 > > > stmdbr9!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr} > > > -- > > > 2.7.4 > > > > > > > > > > Renesas Electronics Europe Ltd, Dukes Meadow, Millboard Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5FH, UK. Registered in England > & Wales under Registered No. 04586709. > > Renesas Electronics Europe Ltd, Dukes Meadow, Millboard Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5FH, UK. Registered in England & Wales under Registered No. 04586709.
On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 04:56:19PM +0000, Fabrizio Castro wrote: > Thank you Nicolas. > > Russel, does it look ok to you? Do you think you can apply this patch? ^^ Grr, please be more careful in the future, thanks. Patches need to end up in my patch system, otherwise they're likely to be lost. Details in my signature below. Thanks.
> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM: Debug kernel copy by printing > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 04:56:19PM +0000, Fabrizio Castro wrote: > > Thank you Nicolas. > > > > Russel, does it look ok to you? Do you think you can apply this patch? > ^^ > Grr, please be more careful in the future, thanks. Oooops, I am very sorry Russell! I'll be more careful the next time. > > Patches need to end up in my patch system, otherwise they're likely to > be lost. Details in my signature below. Thanks. I have put the patch on your system now. Thank you, Fab > > -- > RMK's Patch system: http://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ > FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line in suburbia: sync at 13.8Mbps down 630kbps up > According to speedtest.net: 13Mbps down 490kbps up Renesas Electronics Europe Ltd, Dukes Meadow, Millboard Road, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5FH, UK. Registered in England & Wales under Registered No. 04586709.
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S index 517e0e1..6c7ccb4 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/head.S @@ -114,6 +114,35 @@ #endif .endm + /* + * Debug kernel copy by printing the memory addresses involved + */ + .macro dbgkc, begin, end, cbegin, cend +#ifdef DEBUG + kputc #'\n' + kputc #'C' + kputc #':' + kputc #'0' + kputc #'x' + kphex \begin, 8 /* Start of compressed kernel */ + kputc #'-' + kputc #'0' + kputc #'x' + kphex \end, 8 /* End of compressed kernel */ + kputc #'-' + kputc #'>' + kputc #'0' + kputc #'x' + kphex \cbegin, 8 /* Start of kernel copy */ + kputc #'-' + kputc #'0' + kputc #'x' + kphex \cend, 8 /* End of kernel copy */ + kputc #'\n' + kputc #'\r' +#endif + .endm + .section ".start", #alloc, #execinstr /* * sort out different calling conventions @@ -450,6 +479,20 @@ dtb_check_done: add r6, r9, r5 add r9, r9, r10 +#ifdef DEBUG + sub r10, r6, r5 + sub r10, r9, r10 + /* + * We are about to copy the kernel to a new memory area. + * The boundaries of the new memory area can be found in + * r10 and r9, whilst r5 and r6 contain the boundaries + * of the memory we are going to copy. + * Calling dbgkc will help with the printing of this + * information. + */ + dbgkc r5, r6, r10, r9 +#endif + 1: ldmdb r6!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr} cmp r6, r5 stmdb r9!, {r0 - r3, r10 - r12, lr}