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[kvmtool,6/6] arm: Support non-volatile memory

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Series arm: Add support for firmware booting | expand

Commit Message

Julien Thierry Dec. 4, 2018, 11:14 a.m. UTC
Add an option to let user load files as non-volatile memory.

An additional range of addresses is reserved for nv memory.
Loaded files must be a multiple of the system page size.

Users can chose whether the data written by the guest modifies the original
file.

Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com>
---
 arm/fdt.c                                |  43 ++++++++++
 arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h        |   5 +-
 arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h |  18 ++++-
 arm/kvm.c                                | 134 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Andre Przywara Dec. 14, 2018, 6:09 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue,  4 Dec 2018 11:14:33 +0000
Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com> wrote:

Hi,

> Add an option to let user load files as non-volatile memory.
> 
> An additional range of addresses is reserved for nv memory.
> Loaded files must be a multiple of the system page size.
> 
> Users can chose whether the data written by the guest modifies the
> original file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com>
> ---
>  arm/fdt.c                                |  43 ++++++++++
>  arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h        |   5 +-
>  arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h |  18 ++++-
>  arm/kvm.c                                | 134
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 2
> deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arm/fdt.c b/arm/fdt.c
> index 2936986..fd482ce 100644
> --- a/arm/fdt.c
> +++ b/arm/fdt.c
> @@ -72,6 +72,46 @@ static void generate_irq_prop(void *fdt, u8 irq,
> enum irq_type irq_type) _FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "interrupts",
> irq_prop, sizeof(irq_prop))); }
>  
> +static void generate_nvmem_node(void *fdt, struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem)
> +{
> +	char *buf;
> +	int len;
> +	const u64 reg_prop[] = {
> +		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->map_addr),
> +		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->size)
> +	};
> +
> +	/* Name length + '@' + 8 hex characters + '\0' */
> +	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 10;
> +	buf = malloc(len);
> +	snprintf(buf, len, "%s@%llx", nvmem->name,
> +		 nvmem->map_addr);
> +	_FDT(fdt_begin_node(fdt, buf));
> +	free(buf);
> +
> +	/* Name length + "kvmtool," + '\0' */
> +	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 9;
> +	buf = malloc(len);
> +	snprintf(buf, len, "kvmtool,%s", nvmem->name);
> +	_FDT(fdt_property_string(fdt, "compatible", buf));

As discussed in person, it doesn't sound right to (ab)use the
compatible name for this. This one should describe a device type, not
an instance of it.
So I would suggest to use a fixed compatible name (say:
"kvmtool,flash"), then put the designator in a property.
	flash@7f000000 {
		compatible = "kvmtool,flash";
		label = "environment";
		reg = <0 0x7f000000 0 0x10000>;
	};
So the label property would reflect the user provided name.
Also there is the generic "read-only" property, which we might want to
use in case "wb" is not provided.

I am not overly happy with inventing a new compatible name for such a
generic device, but couldn't find anything better (mtd-ram, mtd-rom,
cfi-flash were close, but not a complete fit). Also given that the idea
is to just communicate this from kvmtool to EDK II (without Linux ever
picking this up), I guess this solution works.

Cheers,
Andre,

> +	free(buf);
> +
> +	_FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "reg", reg_prop, sizeof(reg_prop)));
> +
> +	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
> +}
> +
> +static void generate_nvmem_nodes(void *fdt, struct kvm *kvm)
> +{
> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
> +
> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list)
> +		generate_nvmem_node(fdt,
> +				    container_of(nvmem_node,
> +					         struct kvm_nv_mem,
> +					         node));
> +}
> +
>  struct psci_fns {
>  	u32 cpu_suspend;
>  	u32 cpu_off;
> @@ -210,6 +250,9 @@ static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
>  	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "migrate", fns->migrate));
>  	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>  
> +	/* Non volatile memories */
> +	generate_nvmem_nodes(fdt, kvm);
> +
>  	/* Finalise. */
>  	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>  	_FDT(fdt_finish(fdt));
> diff --git a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h index b9d486d..f425d86 100644
> --- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
> +++ b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>  #define ARM_IOPORT_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000000000, UL)
>  #define ARM_MMIO_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000010000, UL)
>  #define ARM_AXI_AREA		_AC(0x0000000040000000, UL)
> +#define ARM_NVRAM_AREA		_AC(0x000000007f000000, UL)
>  #define ARM_MEMORY_AREA		_AC(0x0000000080000000, UL)
>  
>  #define ARM_LOMAP_MAX_MEMORY	((1ULL << 32) - ARM_MEMORY_AREA)
> @@ -24,9 +25,11 @@
>  #define ARM_IOPORT_SIZE		(ARM_MMIO_AREA -
> ARM_IOPORT_AREA) #define ARM_VIRTIO_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_AXI_AREA -
> (ARM_MMIO_AREA + ARM_GIC_SIZE)) #define ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE	(1ULL
> << 24) -#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_MEMORY_AREA - \
> +#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_NVRAM_AREA - \
>  				(ARM_AXI_AREA + ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE))
>  
> +#define ARM_NVRAM_SIZE		(ARM_MEMORY_AREA -
> ARM_NVRAM_AREA) +
>  #define KVM_IOPORT_AREA		ARM_IOPORT_AREA
>  #define KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA	ARM_AXI_AREA
>  #define KVM_PCI_MMIO_AREA	(KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA +
> ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE) diff --git
> a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h index 5734c46..d5742cb
> 100644 --- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h +++
> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h @@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
>  #ifndef ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
>  #define ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
>  
> +#include <linux/list.h>
>  #include "kvm/parse-options.h"
>  
> +struct kvm_nv_mem {
> +	char			*data_file;
> +	char			*name;
> +	ssize_t			size;
> +	u64			map_addr;
> +	bool			write_back;
> +	struct list_head	node;
> +};
> +
>  struct kvm_config_arch {
>  	const char	*dump_dtb_filename;
>  	unsigned int	force_cntfrq;
> @@ -12,9 +22,11 @@ struct kvm_config_arch {
>  	u64		kaslr_seed;
>  	enum irqchip_type irqchip;
>  	u64		fw_addr;
> +	struct list_head nvmem_list;
>  };
>  
>  int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
> unset); +int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg,
> int unset); 
>  #define OPT_ARCH_RUN(pfx,
> cfg)							\
> pfx,
> \ @@ -33,6 +45,10 @@ int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt,
> const char *arg, int unset); "Type of interrupt controller to emulate
> in the guest",	\ irqchip_parser,
> NULL),					\ OPT_U64('\0',
> "firmware-address", &(cfg)->fw_addr,			\
> -		"Address where firmware should be loaded"),
> +		"Address where firmware should be
> loaded"),			\
> +	OPT_CALLBACK('\0', "nvmem",
> NULL,					\
> +
> "<file>,<name>[,wb]",					\
> +		     "Load <file> as non-volatile memory
> kvmtool,<name>",	\
> +		     nvmem_parser, kvm),
>  
>  #endif /* ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H */
> diff --git a/arm/kvm.c b/arm/kvm.c
> index 1a2cfdc..00675d9 100644
> --- a/arm/kvm.c
> +++ b/arm/kvm.c
> @@ -18,6 +18,53 @@ struct kvm_ext kvm_req_ext[] = {
>  	{ 0, 0 },
>  };
>  
> +int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
> unset) +{
> +	struct kvm *kvm = (struct kvm*) opt->ptr;
> +	struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem;
> +	struct stat st;
> +	const char *ptr;
> +	uint32_t len;
> +
> +	nvmem = calloc(sizeof (*nvmem), 1);
> +
> +	if (!nvmem)
> +		die("nvmem: cannot add non-volatile memory");
> +
> +	ptr = strstr(arg, ",");
> +
> +	if (!ptr)
> +		die("nvmem: missing name for non-volatile memory");
> +
> +	len = ptr - arg + 1;
> +	nvmem->data_file = malloc(len);
> +	strncpy(nvmem->data_file, arg, len);
> +	nvmem->data_file[len - 1] = '\0';
> +
> +	if (stat(nvmem->data_file, &st))
> +		die("nvmem: failed to stat data file");
> +	nvmem->size = st.st_size;
> +
> +	arg = arg + len;
> +	for (ptr = arg; *ptr != '\0' && *ptr != ','; ++ptr)
> +		;
> +	len = ptr - arg + 1;
> +	nvmem->name = malloc(len);
> +	strncpy(nvmem->name, arg, len);
> +	nvmem->name[len - 1] = '\0';
> +
> +	if (*ptr == ',') {
> +		if (!strcmp(ptr + 1, "wb"))
> +			nvmem->write_back = true;
> +		else
> +			die("firmware-data: invalid option %s", ptr
> + 1);
> +	}
> +
> +	list_add(&nvmem->node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  bool kvm__arch_cpu_supports_vm(void)
>  {
>  	/* The KVM capability check is enough. */
> @@ -59,6 +106,7 @@ void kvm__arch_set_cmdline(char *cmdline, bool
> video) 
>  void kvm__arch_reset(struct kvm *kvm)
>  {
> +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
>  }
>  
>  void kvm__arch_init(struct kvm *kvm, const char *hugetlbfs_path, u64
> ram_size) @@ -238,3 +286,89 @@ int kvm__arch_setup_firmware(struct
> kvm *kvm) {
>  	return 0;
>  }
> +
> +static int setup_nvmem(struct kvm *kvm)
> +{
> +	u64 map_address = ARM_NVRAM_AREA;
> +	const u64 limit = ARM_NVRAM_AREA + ARM_NVRAM_SIZE;
> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
> +	const int pagesize = getpagesize();
> +
> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
> +		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
> +							struct
> kvm_nv_mem,
> +							node);
> +		void *user_addr;
> +		int fd;
> +
> +		if (map_address + nvmem->size > limit)
> +			die("cannot map file %s in non-volatile
> memory, no space left",
> +			    nvmem->data_file);
> +
> +		if (nvmem->size & (pagesize - 1))
> +			die("size of non-volatile memory files must
> be a multiple of system page size (= %d)",
> +			    pagesize);
> +
> +		user_addr = mmap(NULL, nvmem->size, PROT_RW,
> MAP_ANON_NORESERVE, -1, 0);
> +		if (user_addr == MAP_FAILED)
> +			die("cannot create mapping for file %s",
> +			     nvmem->data_file);
> +
> +		fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_RDONLY);
> +		if (fd < 0)
> +			die("cannot read file %s", nvmem->data_file);
> +		if (read_file(fd, user_addr, nvmem->size) < 0)
> +			die("failed to map nv memory data %s",
> +			    nvmem->data_file);
> +		close(fd);
> +
> +		if (kvm__register_dev_mem(kvm, map_address,
> nvmem->size,
> +					  user_addr))
> +			die("failed to register nv memory mapping
> for guest"); +
> +		nvmem->map_addr = map_address;
> +		map_address += nvmem->size;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +firmware_init(setup_nvmem);
> +
> +static int flush_nv_mem(struct kvm *kvm)
> +{
> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
> +	int err = 0;
> +
> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
> +		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
> +							struct
> kvm_nv_mem,
> +							node);
> +		void *host_pos;
> +
> +		host_pos = guest_flat_to_host(kvm,
> +					      nvmem->map_addr);
> +
> +		if (nvmem->write_back) {
> +			int fd;
> +
> +			fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_WRONLY);
> +			if (fd < 0) {
> +				pr_err("failed to open firmware data
> file for writting");
> +				err = -1;
> +				continue;
> +			}
> +
> +			if (write_in_full(fd, host_pos, nvmem->size)
> < 0) {
> +				pr_err("failed to flush firmware
> data to file");
> +				err = -1;
> +			}
> +			close(fd);
> +		}
> +
> +		if (munmap(host_pos, nvmem->size))
> +			err = -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	return err;
> +}
> +firmware_exit(flush_nv_mem);
Julien Thierry Dec. 17, 2018, 10:31 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi,

On 14/12/2018 18:09, Andre Przywara wrote:
> On Tue,  4 Dec 2018 11:14:33 +0000
> Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
>> Add an option to let user load files as non-volatile memory.
>>
>> An additional range of addresses is reserved for nv memory.
>> Loaded files must be a multiple of the system page size.
>>
>> Users can chose whether the data written by the guest modifies the
>> original file.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com>
>> ---
>>  arm/fdt.c                                |  43 ++++++++++
>>  arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h        |   5 +-
>>  arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h |  18 ++++-
>>  arm/kvm.c                                | 134
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 2
>> deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arm/fdt.c b/arm/fdt.c
>> index 2936986..fd482ce 100644
>> --- a/arm/fdt.c
>> +++ b/arm/fdt.c
>> @@ -72,6 +72,46 @@ static void generate_irq_prop(void *fdt, u8 irq,
>> enum irq_type irq_type) _FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "interrupts",
>> irq_prop, sizeof(irq_prop))); }
>>  
>> +static void generate_nvmem_node(void *fdt, struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem)
>> +{
>> +	char *buf;
>> +	int len;
>> +	const u64 reg_prop[] = {
>> +		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->map_addr),
>> +		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->size)
>> +	};
>> +
>> +	/* Name length + '@' + 8 hex characters + '\0' */
>> +	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 10;
>> +	buf = malloc(len);
>> +	snprintf(buf, len, "%s@%llx", nvmem->name,
>> +		 nvmem->map_addr);
>> +	_FDT(fdt_begin_node(fdt, buf));
>> +	free(buf);
>> +
>> +	/* Name length + "kvmtool," + '\0' */
>> +	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 9;
>> +	buf = malloc(len);
>> +	snprintf(buf, len, "kvmtool,%s", nvmem->name);
>> +	_FDT(fdt_property_string(fdt, "compatible", buf));
> 
> As discussed in person, it doesn't sound right to (ab)use the
> compatible name for this. This one should describe a device type, not
> an instance of it.
> So I would suggest to use a fixed compatible name (say:
> "kvmtool,flash"), then put the designator in a property.
> 	flash@7f000000 {
> 		compatible = "kvmtool,flash";
> 		label = "environment";
> 		reg = <0 0x7f000000 0 0x10000>;
> 	};

Yes, that sounds better than the current situation. Thanks for the
suggestion.

> So the label property would reflect the user provided name.
> Also there is the generic "read-only" property, which we might want to
> use in case "wb" is not provided.
> 

So, I was not really seeing the "wb" as "the guest shouldn't write to
this", but rather "do you want the file to be updated by what the guest
writes?".

I was more thinking about the case where you want to start guests with
the same starting data multiple times, without having to back up your
data files.

Does that make sense?

Thanks,

Julien

> I am not overly happy with inventing a new compatible name for such a
> generic device, but couldn't find anything better (mtd-ram, mtd-rom,
> cfi-flash were close, but not a complete fit). Also given that the idea
> is to just communicate this from kvmtool to EDK II (without Linux ever
> picking this up), I guess this solution works.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andre,
> 
>> +	free(buf);
>> +
>> +	_FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "reg", reg_prop, sizeof(reg_prop)));
>> +
>> +	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void generate_nvmem_nodes(void *fdt, struct kvm *kvm)
>> +{
>> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
>> +
>> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list)
>> +		generate_nvmem_node(fdt,
>> +				    container_of(nvmem_node,
>> +					         struct kvm_nv_mem,
>> +					         node));
>> +}
>> +
>>  struct psci_fns {
>>  	u32 cpu_suspend;
>>  	u32 cpu_off;
>> @@ -210,6 +250,9 @@ static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
>>  	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "migrate", fns->migrate));
>>  	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>>  
>> +	/* Non volatile memories */
>> +	generate_nvmem_nodes(fdt, kvm);
>> +
>>  	/* Finalise. */
>>  	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>>  	_FDT(fdt_finish(fdt));
>> diff --git a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
>> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h index b9d486d..f425d86 100644
>> --- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
>> +++ b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
>> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>>  #define ARM_IOPORT_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000000000, UL)
>>  #define ARM_MMIO_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000010000, UL)
>>  #define ARM_AXI_AREA		_AC(0x0000000040000000, UL)
>> +#define ARM_NVRAM_AREA		_AC(0x000000007f000000, UL)
>>  #define ARM_MEMORY_AREA		_AC(0x0000000080000000, UL)
>>  
>>  #define ARM_LOMAP_MAX_MEMORY	((1ULL << 32) - ARM_MEMORY_AREA)
>> @@ -24,9 +25,11 @@
>>  #define ARM_IOPORT_SIZE		(ARM_MMIO_AREA -
>> ARM_IOPORT_AREA) #define ARM_VIRTIO_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_AXI_AREA -
>> (ARM_MMIO_AREA + ARM_GIC_SIZE)) #define ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE	(1ULL
>> << 24) -#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_MEMORY_AREA - \
>> +#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_NVRAM_AREA - \
>>  				(ARM_AXI_AREA + ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE))
>>  
>> +#define ARM_NVRAM_SIZE		(ARM_MEMORY_AREA -
>> ARM_NVRAM_AREA) +
>>  #define KVM_IOPORT_AREA		ARM_IOPORT_AREA
>>  #define KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA	ARM_AXI_AREA
>>  #define KVM_PCI_MMIO_AREA	(KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA +
>> ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE) diff --git
>> a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
>> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h index 5734c46..d5742cb
>> 100644 --- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h +++
>> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h @@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
>>  #ifndef ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
>>  #define ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
>>  
>> +#include <linux/list.h>
>>  #include "kvm/parse-options.h"
>>  
>> +struct kvm_nv_mem {
>> +	char			*data_file;
>> +	char			*name;
>> +	ssize_t			size;
>> +	u64			map_addr;
>> +	bool			write_back;
>> +	struct list_head	node;
>> +};
>> +
>>  struct kvm_config_arch {
>>  	const char	*dump_dtb_filename;
>>  	unsigned int	force_cntfrq;
>> @@ -12,9 +22,11 @@ struct kvm_config_arch {
>>  	u64		kaslr_seed;
>>  	enum irqchip_type irqchip;
>>  	u64		fw_addr;
>> +	struct list_head nvmem_list;
>>  };
>>  
>>  int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
>> unset); +int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg,
>> int unset); 
>>  #define OPT_ARCH_RUN(pfx,
>> cfg)							\
>> pfx,
>> \ @@ -33,6 +45,10 @@ int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt,
>> const char *arg, int unset); "Type of interrupt controller to emulate
>> in the guest",	\ irqchip_parser,
>> NULL),					\ OPT_U64('\0',
>> "firmware-address", &(cfg)->fw_addr,			\
>> -		"Address where firmware should be loaded"),
>> +		"Address where firmware should be
>> loaded"),			\
>> +	OPT_CALLBACK('\0', "nvmem",
>> NULL,					\
>> +
>> "<file>,<name>[,wb]",					\
>> +		     "Load <file> as non-volatile memory
>> kvmtool,<name>",	\
>> +		     nvmem_parser, kvm),
>>  
>>  #endif /* ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H */
>> diff --git a/arm/kvm.c b/arm/kvm.c
>> index 1a2cfdc..00675d9 100644
>> --- a/arm/kvm.c
>> +++ b/arm/kvm.c
>> @@ -18,6 +18,53 @@ struct kvm_ext kvm_req_ext[] = {
>>  	{ 0, 0 },
>>  };
>>  
>> +int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
>> unset) +{
>> +	struct kvm *kvm = (struct kvm*) opt->ptr;
>> +	struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem;
>> +	struct stat st;
>> +	const char *ptr;
>> +	uint32_t len;
>> +
>> +	nvmem = calloc(sizeof (*nvmem), 1);
>> +
>> +	if (!nvmem)
>> +		die("nvmem: cannot add non-volatile memory");
>> +
>> +	ptr = strstr(arg, ",");
>> +
>> +	if (!ptr)
>> +		die("nvmem: missing name for non-volatile memory");
>> +
>> +	len = ptr - arg + 1;
>> +	nvmem->data_file = malloc(len);
>> +	strncpy(nvmem->data_file, arg, len);
>> +	nvmem->data_file[len - 1] = '\0';
>> +
>> +	if (stat(nvmem->data_file, &st))
>> +		die("nvmem: failed to stat data file");
>> +	nvmem->size = st.st_size;
>> +
>> +	arg = arg + len;
>> +	for (ptr = arg; *ptr != '\0' && *ptr != ','; ++ptr)
>> +		;
>> +	len = ptr - arg + 1;
>> +	nvmem->name = malloc(len);
>> +	strncpy(nvmem->name, arg, len);
>> +	nvmem->name[len - 1] = '\0';
>> +
>> +	if (*ptr == ',') {
>> +		if (!strcmp(ptr + 1, "wb"))
>> +			nvmem->write_back = true;
>> +		else
>> +			die("firmware-data: invalid option %s", ptr
>> + 1);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	list_add(&nvmem->node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>>  bool kvm__arch_cpu_supports_vm(void)
>>  {
>>  	/* The KVM capability check is enough. */
>> @@ -59,6 +106,7 @@ void kvm__arch_set_cmdline(char *cmdline, bool
>> video) 
>>  void kvm__arch_reset(struct kvm *kvm)
>>  {
>> +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
>>  }
>>  
>>  void kvm__arch_init(struct kvm *kvm, const char *hugetlbfs_path, u64
>> ram_size) @@ -238,3 +286,89 @@ int kvm__arch_setup_firmware(struct
>> kvm *kvm) {
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>> +
>> +static int setup_nvmem(struct kvm *kvm)
>> +{
>> +	u64 map_address = ARM_NVRAM_AREA;
>> +	const u64 limit = ARM_NVRAM_AREA + ARM_NVRAM_SIZE;
>> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
>> +	const int pagesize = getpagesize();
>> +
>> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
>> +		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
>> +							struct
>> kvm_nv_mem,
>> +							node);
>> +		void *user_addr;
>> +		int fd;
>> +
>> +		if (map_address + nvmem->size > limit)
>> +			die("cannot map file %s in non-volatile
>> memory, no space left",
>> +			    nvmem->data_file);
>> +
>> +		if (nvmem->size & (pagesize - 1))
>> +			die("size of non-volatile memory files must
>> be a multiple of system page size (= %d)",
>> +			    pagesize);
>> +
>> +		user_addr = mmap(NULL, nvmem->size, PROT_RW,
>> MAP_ANON_NORESERVE, -1, 0);
>> +		if (user_addr == MAP_FAILED)
>> +			die("cannot create mapping for file %s",
>> +			     nvmem->data_file);
>> +
>> +		fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_RDONLY);
>> +		if (fd < 0)
>> +			die("cannot read file %s", nvmem->data_file);
>> +		if (read_file(fd, user_addr, nvmem->size) < 0)
>> +			die("failed to map nv memory data %s",
>> +			    nvmem->data_file);
>> +		close(fd);
>> +
>> +		if (kvm__register_dev_mem(kvm, map_address,
>> nvmem->size,
>> +					  user_addr))
>> +			die("failed to register nv memory mapping
>> for guest"); +
>> +		nvmem->map_addr = map_address;
>> +		map_address += nvmem->size;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +firmware_init(setup_nvmem);
>> +
>> +static int flush_nv_mem(struct kvm *kvm)
>> +{
>> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
>> +	int err = 0;
>> +
>> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
>> +		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
>> +							struct
>> kvm_nv_mem,
>> +							node);
>> +		void *host_pos;
>> +
>> +		host_pos = guest_flat_to_host(kvm,
>> +					      nvmem->map_addr);
>> +
>> +		if (nvmem->write_back) {
>> +			int fd;
>> +
>> +			fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_WRONLY);
>> +			if (fd < 0) {
>> +				pr_err("failed to open firmware data
>> file for writting");
>> +				err = -1;
>> +				continue;
>> +			}
>> +
>> +			if (write_in_full(fd, host_pos, nvmem->size)
>> < 0) {
>> +				pr_err("failed to flush firmware
>> data to file");
>> +				err = -1;
>> +			}
>> +			close(fd);
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		if (munmap(host_pos, nvmem->size))
>> +			err = -1;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return err;
>> +}
>> +firmware_exit(flush_nv_mem);
>
Andre Przywara Dec. 17, 2018, 12:04 p.m. UTC | #3
On 17/12/2018 10:31, Julien Thierry wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 14/12/2018 18:09, Andre Przywara wrote:
>> On Tue,  4 Dec 2018 11:14:33 +0000
>> Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>> Add an option to let user load files as non-volatile memory.
>>>
>>> An additional range of addresses is reserved for nv memory.
>>> Loaded files must be a multiple of the system page size.
>>>
>>> Users can chose whether the data written by the guest modifies the
>>> original file.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <julien.thierry@arm.com>
>>> ---
>>>  arm/fdt.c                                |  43 ++++++++++
>>>  arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h        |   5 +-
>>>  arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h |  18 ++++-
>>>  arm/kvm.c                                | 134
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 2
>>> deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arm/fdt.c b/arm/fdt.c
>>> index 2936986..fd482ce 100644
>>> --- a/arm/fdt.c
>>> +++ b/arm/fdt.c
>>> @@ -72,6 +72,46 @@ static void generate_irq_prop(void *fdt, u8 irq,
>>> enum irq_type irq_type) _FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "interrupts",
>>> irq_prop, sizeof(irq_prop))); }
>>>  
>>> +static void generate_nvmem_node(void *fdt, struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem)
>>> +{
>>> +	char *buf;
>>> +	int len;
>>> +	const u64 reg_prop[] = {
>>> +		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->map_addr),
>>> +		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->size)
>>> +	};
>>> +
>>> +	/* Name length + '@' + 8 hex characters + '\0' */
>>> +	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 10;
>>> +	buf = malloc(len);
>>> +	snprintf(buf, len, "%s@%llx", nvmem->name,
>>> +		 nvmem->map_addr);
>>> +	_FDT(fdt_begin_node(fdt, buf));
>>> +	free(buf);
>>> +
>>> +	/* Name length + "kvmtool," + '\0' */
>>> +	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 9;
>>> +	buf = malloc(len);
>>> +	snprintf(buf, len, "kvmtool,%s", nvmem->name);
>>> +	_FDT(fdt_property_string(fdt, "compatible", buf));
>>
>> As discussed in person, it doesn't sound right to (ab)use the
>> compatible name for this. This one should describe a device type, not
>> an instance of it.
>> So I would suggest to use a fixed compatible name (say:
>> "kvmtool,flash"), then put the designator in a property.
>> 	flash@7f000000 {
>> 		compatible = "kvmtool,flash";
>> 		label = "environment";
>> 		reg = <0 0x7f000000 0 0x10000>;
>> 	};
> 
> Yes, that sounds better than the current situation. Thanks for the
> suggestion.
> 
>> So the label property would reflect the user provided name.
>> Also there is the generic "read-only" property, which we might want to
>> use in case "wb" is not provided.
>>
> 
> So, I was not really seeing the "wb" as "the guest shouldn't write to
> this", but rather "do you want the file to be updated by what the guest
> writes?".
> 
> I was more thinking about the case where you want to start guests with
> the same starting data multiple times, without having to back up your
> data files.
> 
> Does that make sense?

Yes, you are right, those are indeed two separate concepts.

Cheers,
Andre

>> I am not overly happy with inventing a new compatible name for such a
>> generic device, but couldn't find anything better (mtd-ram, mtd-rom,
>> cfi-flash were close, but not a complete fit). Also given that the idea
>> is to just communicate this from kvmtool to EDK II (without Linux ever
>> picking this up), I guess this solution works.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Andre,
>>
>>> +	free(buf);
>>> +
>>> +	_FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "reg", reg_prop, sizeof(reg_prop)));
>>> +
>>> +	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static void generate_nvmem_nodes(void *fdt, struct kvm *kvm)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
>>> +
>>> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list)
>>> +		generate_nvmem_node(fdt,
>>> +				    container_of(nvmem_node,
>>> +					         struct kvm_nv_mem,
>>> +					         node));
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>  struct psci_fns {
>>>  	u32 cpu_suspend;
>>>  	u32 cpu_off;
>>> @@ -210,6 +250,9 @@ static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
>>>  	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "migrate", fns->migrate));
>>>  	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>>>  
>>> +	/* Non volatile memories */
>>> +	generate_nvmem_nodes(fdt, kvm);
>>> +
>>>  	/* Finalise. */
>>>  	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
>>>  	_FDT(fdt_finish(fdt));
>>> diff --git a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
>>> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h index b9d486d..f425d86 100644
>>> --- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
>>> +++ b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
>>> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>>>  #define ARM_IOPORT_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000000000, UL)
>>>  #define ARM_MMIO_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000010000, UL)
>>>  #define ARM_AXI_AREA		_AC(0x0000000040000000, UL)
>>> +#define ARM_NVRAM_AREA		_AC(0x000000007f000000, UL)
>>>  #define ARM_MEMORY_AREA		_AC(0x0000000080000000, UL)
>>>  
>>>  #define ARM_LOMAP_MAX_MEMORY	((1ULL << 32) - ARM_MEMORY_AREA)
>>> @@ -24,9 +25,11 @@
>>>  #define ARM_IOPORT_SIZE		(ARM_MMIO_AREA -
>>> ARM_IOPORT_AREA) #define ARM_VIRTIO_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_AXI_AREA -
>>> (ARM_MMIO_AREA + ARM_GIC_SIZE)) #define ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE	(1ULL
>>> << 24) -#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_MEMORY_AREA - \
>>> +#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_NVRAM_AREA - \
>>>  				(ARM_AXI_AREA + ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE))
>>>  
>>> +#define ARM_NVRAM_SIZE		(ARM_MEMORY_AREA -
>>> ARM_NVRAM_AREA) +
>>>  #define KVM_IOPORT_AREA		ARM_IOPORT_AREA
>>>  #define KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA	ARM_AXI_AREA
>>>  #define KVM_PCI_MMIO_AREA	(KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA +
>>> ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE) diff --git
>>> a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
>>> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h index 5734c46..d5742cb
>>> 100644 --- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h +++
>>> b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h @@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
>>>  #ifndef ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
>>>  #define ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
>>>  
>>> +#include <linux/list.h>
>>>  #include "kvm/parse-options.h"
>>>  
>>> +struct kvm_nv_mem {
>>> +	char			*data_file;
>>> +	char			*name;
>>> +	ssize_t			size;
>>> +	u64			map_addr;
>>> +	bool			write_back;
>>> +	struct list_head	node;
>>> +};
>>> +
>>>  struct kvm_config_arch {
>>>  	const char	*dump_dtb_filename;
>>>  	unsigned int	force_cntfrq;
>>> @@ -12,9 +22,11 @@ struct kvm_config_arch {
>>>  	u64		kaslr_seed;
>>>  	enum irqchip_type irqchip;
>>>  	u64		fw_addr;
>>> +	struct list_head nvmem_list;
>>>  };
>>>  
>>>  int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
>>> unset); +int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg,
>>> int unset); 
>>>  #define OPT_ARCH_RUN(pfx,
>>> cfg)							\
>>> pfx,
>>> \ @@ -33,6 +45,10 @@ int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt,
>>> const char *arg, int unset); "Type of interrupt controller to emulate
>>> in the guest",	\ irqchip_parser,
>>> NULL),					\ OPT_U64('\0',
>>> "firmware-address", &(cfg)->fw_addr,			\
>>> -		"Address where firmware should be loaded"),
>>> +		"Address where firmware should be
>>> loaded"),			\
>>> +	OPT_CALLBACK('\0', "nvmem",
>>> NULL,					\
>>> +
>>> "<file>,<name>[,wb]",					\
>>> +		     "Load <file> as non-volatile memory
>>> kvmtool,<name>",	\
>>> +		     nvmem_parser, kvm),
>>>  
>>>  #endif /* ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H */
>>> diff --git a/arm/kvm.c b/arm/kvm.c
>>> index 1a2cfdc..00675d9 100644
>>> --- a/arm/kvm.c
>>> +++ b/arm/kvm.c
>>> @@ -18,6 +18,53 @@ struct kvm_ext kvm_req_ext[] = {
>>>  	{ 0, 0 },
>>>  };
>>>  
>>> +int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int
>>> unset) +{
>>> +	struct kvm *kvm = (struct kvm*) opt->ptr;
>>> +	struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem;
>>> +	struct stat st;
>>> +	const char *ptr;
>>> +	uint32_t len;
>>> +
>>> +	nvmem = calloc(sizeof (*nvmem), 1);
>>> +
>>> +	if (!nvmem)
>>> +		die("nvmem: cannot add non-volatile memory");
>>> +
>>> +	ptr = strstr(arg, ",");
>>> +
>>> +	if (!ptr)
>>> +		die("nvmem: missing name for non-volatile memory");
>>> +
>>> +	len = ptr - arg + 1;
>>> +	nvmem->data_file = malloc(len);
>>> +	strncpy(nvmem->data_file, arg, len);
>>> +	nvmem->data_file[len - 1] = '\0';
>>> +
>>> +	if (stat(nvmem->data_file, &st))
>>> +		die("nvmem: failed to stat data file");
>>> +	nvmem->size = st.st_size;
>>> +
>>> +	arg = arg + len;
>>> +	for (ptr = arg; *ptr != '\0' && *ptr != ','; ++ptr)
>>> +		;
>>> +	len = ptr - arg + 1;
>>> +	nvmem->name = malloc(len);
>>> +	strncpy(nvmem->name, arg, len);
>>> +	nvmem->name[len - 1] = '\0';
>>> +
>>> +	if (*ptr == ',') {
>>> +		if (!strcmp(ptr + 1, "wb"))
>>> +			nvmem->write_back = true;
>>> +		else
>>> +			die("firmware-data: invalid option %s", ptr
>>> + 1);
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	list_add(&nvmem->node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
>>> +
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>  bool kvm__arch_cpu_supports_vm(void)
>>>  {
>>>  	/* The KVM capability check is enough. */
>>> @@ -59,6 +106,7 @@ void kvm__arch_set_cmdline(char *cmdline, bool
>>> video) 
>>>  void kvm__arch_reset(struct kvm *kvm)
>>>  {
>>> +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
>>>  }
>>>  
>>>  void kvm__arch_init(struct kvm *kvm, const char *hugetlbfs_path, u64
>>> ram_size) @@ -238,3 +286,89 @@ int kvm__arch_setup_firmware(struct
>>> kvm *kvm) {
>>>  	return 0;
>>>  }
>>> +
>>> +static int setup_nvmem(struct kvm *kvm)
>>> +{
>>> +	u64 map_address = ARM_NVRAM_AREA;
>>> +	const u64 limit = ARM_NVRAM_AREA + ARM_NVRAM_SIZE;
>>> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
>>> +	const int pagesize = getpagesize();
>>> +
>>> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
>>> +		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
>>> +							struct
>>> kvm_nv_mem,
>>> +							node);
>>> +		void *user_addr;
>>> +		int fd;
>>> +
>>> +		if (map_address + nvmem->size > limit)
>>> +			die("cannot map file %s in non-volatile
>>> memory, no space left",
>>> +			    nvmem->data_file);
>>> +
>>> +		if (nvmem->size & (pagesize - 1))
>>> +			die("size of non-volatile memory files must
>>> be a multiple of system page size (= %d)",
>>> +			    pagesize);
>>> +
>>> +		user_addr = mmap(NULL, nvmem->size, PROT_RW,
>>> MAP_ANON_NORESERVE, -1, 0);
>>> +		if (user_addr == MAP_FAILED)
>>> +			die("cannot create mapping for file %s",
>>> +			     nvmem->data_file);
>>> +
>>> +		fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_RDONLY);
>>> +		if (fd < 0)
>>> +			die("cannot read file %s", nvmem->data_file);
>>> +		if (read_file(fd, user_addr, nvmem->size) < 0)
>>> +			die("failed to map nv memory data %s",
>>> +			    nvmem->data_file);
>>> +		close(fd);
>>> +
>>> +		if (kvm__register_dev_mem(kvm, map_address,
>>> nvmem->size,
>>> +					  user_addr))
>>> +			die("failed to register nv memory mapping
>>> for guest"); +
>>> +		nvmem->map_addr = map_address;
>>> +		map_address += nvmem->size;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +firmware_init(setup_nvmem);
>>> +
>>> +static int flush_nv_mem(struct kvm *kvm)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
>>> +	int err = 0;
>>> +
>>> +	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
>>> +		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
>>> +							struct
>>> kvm_nv_mem,
>>> +							node);
>>> +		void *host_pos;
>>> +
>>> +		host_pos = guest_flat_to_host(kvm,
>>> +					      nvmem->map_addr);
>>> +
>>> +		if (nvmem->write_back) {
>>> +			int fd;
>>> +
>>> +			fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_WRONLY);
>>> +			if (fd < 0) {
>>> +				pr_err("failed to open firmware data
>>> file for writting");
>>> +				err = -1;
>>> +				continue;
>>> +			}
>>> +
>>> +			if (write_in_full(fd, host_pos, nvmem->size)
>>> < 0) {
>>> +				pr_err("failed to flush firmware
>>> data to file");
>>> +				err = -1;
>>> +			}
>>> +			close(fd);
>>> +		}
>>> +
>>> +		if (munmap(host_pos, nvmem->size))
>>> +			err = -1;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>> +	return err;
>>> +}
>>> +firmware_exit(flush_nv_mem);
>>
>
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/arm/fdt.c b/arm/fdt.c
index 2936986..fd482ce 100644
--- a/arm/fdt.c
+++ b/arm/fdt.c
@@ -72,6 +72,46 @@  static void generate_irq_prop(void *fdt, u8 irq, enum irq_type irq_type)
 	_FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "interrupts", irq_prop, sizeof(irq_prop)));
 }
 
+static void generate_nvmem_node(void *fdt, struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem)
+{
+	char *buf;
+	int len;
+	const u64 reg_prop[] = {
+		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->map_addr),
+		cpu_to_fdt64(nvmem->size)
+	};
+
+	/* Name length + '@' + 8 hex characters + '\0' */
+	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 10;
+	buf = malloc(len);
+	snprintf(buf, len, "%s@%llx", nvmem->name,
+		 nvmem->map_addr);
+	_FDT(fdt_begin_node(fdt, buf));
+	free(buf);
+
+	/* Name length + "kvmtool," + '\0' */
+	len = strlen(nvmem->name) + 9;
+	buf = malloc(len);
+	snprintf(buf, len, "kvmtool,%s", nvmem->name);
+	_FDT(fdt_property_string(fdt, "compatible", buf));
+	free(buf);
+
+	_FDT(fdt_property(fdt, "reg", reg_prop, sizeof(reg_prop)));
+
+	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
+}
+
+static void generate_nvmem_nodes(void *fdt, struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
+
+	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list)
+		generate_nvmem_node(fdt,
+				    container_of(nvmem_node,
+					         struct kvm_nv_mem,
+					         node));
+}
+
 struct psci_fns {
 	u32 cpu_suspend;
 	u32 cpu_off;
@@ -210,6 +250,9 @@  static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
 	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "migrate", fns->migrate));
 	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
 
+	/* Non volatile memories */
+	generate_nvmem_nodes(fdt, kvm);
+
 	/* Finalise. */
 	_FDT(fdt_end_node(fdt));
 	_FDT(fdt_finish(fdt));
diff --git a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
index b9d486d..f425d86 100644
--- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
+++ b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-arch.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ 
 #define ARM_IOPORT_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000000000, UL)
 #define ARM_MMIO_AREA		_AC(0x0000000000010000, UL)
 #define ARM_AXI_AREA		_AC(0x0000000040000000, UL)
+#define ARM_NVRAM_AREA		_AC(0x000000007f000000, UL)
 #define ARM_MEMORY_AREA		_AC(0x0000000080000000, UL)
 
 #define ARM_LOMAP_MAX_MEMORY	((1ULL << 32) - ARM_MEMORY_AREA)
@@ -24,9 +25,11 @@ 
 #define ARM_IOPORT_SIZE		(ARM_MMIO_AREA - ARM_IOPORT_AREA)
 #define ARM_VIRTIO_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_AXI_AREA - (ARM_MMIO_AREA + ARM_GIC_SIZE))
 #define ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE	(1ULL << 24)
-#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_MEMORY_AREA - \
+#define ARM_PCI_MMIO_SIZE	(ARM_NVRAM_AREA - \
 				(ARM_AXI_AREA + ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE))
 
+#define ARM_NVRAM_SIZE		(ARM_MEMORY_AREA - ARM_NVRAM_AREA)
+
 #define KVM_IOPORT_AREA		ARM_IOPORT_AREA
 #define KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA	ARM_AXI_AREA
 #define KVM_PCI_MMIO_AREA	(KVM_PCI_CFG_AREA + ARM_PCI_CFG_SIZE)
diff --git a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
index 5734c46..d5742cb 100644
--- a/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
+++ b/arm/include/arm-common/kvm-config-arch.h
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@ 
 #ifndef ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
 #define ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H
 
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include "kvm/parse-options.h"
 
+struct kvm_nv_mem {
+	char			*data_file;
+	char			*name;
+	ssize_t			size;
+	u64			map_addr;
+	bool			write_back;
+	struct list_head	node;
+};
+
 struct kvm_config_arch {
 	const char	*dump_dtb_filename;
 	unsigned int	force_cntfrq;
@@ -12,9 +22,11 @@  struct kvm_config_arch {
 	u64		kaslr_seed;
 	enum irqchip_type irqchip;
 	u64		fw_addr;
+	struct list_head nvmem_list;
 };
 
 int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
+int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 
 #define OPT_ARCH_RUN(pfx, cfg)							\
 	pfx,									\
@@ -33,6 +45,10 @@  int irqchip_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 		     "Type of interrupt controller to emulate in the guest",	\
 		     irqchip_parser, NULL),					\
 	OPT_U64('\0', "firmware-address", &(cfg)->fw_addr,			\
-		"Address where firmware should be loaded"),
+		"Address where firmware should be loaded"),			\
+	OPT_CALLBACK('\0', "nvmem", NULL,					\
+		     "<file>,<name>[,wb]",					\
+		     "Load <file> as non-volatile memory kvmtool,<name>",	\
+		     nvmem_parser, kvm),
 
 #endif /* ARM_COMMON__KVM_CONFIG_ARCH_H */
diff --git a/arm/kvm.c b/arm/kvm.c
index 1a2cfdc..00675d9 100644
--- a/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/arm/kvm.c
@@ -18,6 +18,53 @@  struct kvm_ext kvm_req_ext[] = {
 	{ 0, 0 },
 };
 
+int nvmem_parser(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	struct kvm *kvm = (struct kvm*) opt->ptr;
+	struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem;
+	struct stat st;
+	const char *ptr;
+	uint32_t len;
+
+	nvmem = calloc(sizeof (*nvmem), 1);
+
+	if (!nvmem)
+		die("nvmem: cannot add non-volatile memory");
+
+	ptr = strstr(arg, ",");
+
+	if (!ptr)
+		die("nvmem: missing name for non-volatile memory");
+
+	len = ptr - arg + 1;
+	nvmem->data_file = malloc(len);
+	strncpy(nvmem->data_file, arg, len);
+	nvmem->data_file[len - 1] = '\0';
+
+	if (stat(nvmem->data_file, &st))
+		die("nvmem: failed to stat data file");
+	nvmem->size = st.st_size;
+
+	arg = arg + len;
+	for (ptr = arg; *ptr != '\0' && *ptr != ','; ++ptr)
+		;
+	len = ptr - arg + 1;
+	nvmem->name = malloc(len);
+	strncpy(nvmem->name, arg, len);
+	nvmem->name[len - 1] = '\0';
+
+	if (*ptr == ',') {
+		if (!strcmp(ptr + 1, "wb"))
+			nvmem->write_back = true;
+		else
+			die("firmware-data: invalid option %s", ptr + 1);
+	}
+
+	list_add(&nvmem->node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 bool kvm__arch_cpu_supports_vm(void)
 {
 	/* The KVM capability check is enough. */
@@ -59,6 +106,7 @@  void kvm__arch_set_cmdline(char *cmdline, bool video)
 
 void kvm__arch_reset(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list);
 }
 
 void kvm__arch_init(struct kvm *kvm, const char *hugetlbfs_path, u64 ram_size)
@@ -238,3 +286,89 @@  int kvm__arch_setup_firmware(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int setup_nvmem(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	u64 map_address = ARM_NVRAM_AREA;
+	const u64 limit = ARM_NVRAM_AREA + ARM_NVRAM_SIZE;
+	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
+	const int pagesize = getpagesize();
+
+	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
+		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
+							struct kvm_nv_mem,
+							node);
+		void *user_addr;
+		int fd;
+
+		if (map_address + nvmem->size > limit)
+			die("cannot map file %s in non-volatile memory, no space left",
+			    nvmem->data_file);
+
+		if (nvmem->size & (pagesize - 1))
+			die("size of non-volatile memory files must be a multiple of system page size (= %d)",
+			    pagesize);
+
+		user_addr = mmap(NULL, nvmem->size, PROT_RW, MAP_ANON_NORESERVE, -1, 0);
+		if (user_addr == MAP_FAILED)
+			die("cannot create mapping for file %s",
+			     nvmem->data_file);
+
+		fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_RDONLY);
+		if (fd < 0)
+			die("cannot read file %s", nvmem->data_file);
+		if (read_file(fd, user_addr, nvmem->size) < 0)
+			die("failed to map nv memory data %s",
+			    nvmem->data_file);
+		close(fd);
+
+		if (kvm__register_dev_mem(kvm, map_address, nvmem->size,
+					  user_addr))
+			die("failed to register nv memory mapping for guest");
+
+		nvmem->map_addr = map_address;
+		map_address += nvmem->size;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+firmware_init(setup_nvmem);
+
+static int flush_nv_mem(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	struct list_head *nvmem_node;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	list_for_each(nvmem_node, &kvm->cfg.arch.nvmem_list) {
+		struct kvm_nv_mem *nvmem = container_of(nvmem_node,
+							struct kvm_nv_mem,
+							node);
+		void *host_pos;
+
+		host_pos = guest_flat_to_host(kvm,
+					      nvmem->map_addr);
+
+		if (nvmem->write_back) {
+			int fd;
+
+			fd = open(nvmem->data_file, O_WRONLY);
+			if (fd < 0) {
+				pr_err("failed to open firmware data file for writting");
+				err = -1;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (write_in_full(fd, host_pos, nvmem->size) < 0) {
+				pr_err("failed to flush firmware data to file");
+				err = -1;
+			}
+			close(fd);
+		}
+
+		if (munmap(host_pos, nvmem->size))
+			err = -1;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+firmware_exit(flush_nv_mem);