Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: exynos4212-tab3: limit usable memory range

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 17/02/2024 20:02, Artur Weber wrote:
> The stock bootloader on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 provides an
> incorrect available memory range over ATAG_MEM. Limit the usable
> memory in the DTS to prevent it from doing so, without having to
> disable ATAG support.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Artur Weber <aweber.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi
> index e5254e32aa8f..9bc05961577d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/samsung/exynos4212-tab3.dtsi
> @@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ chosen {
>  		/* Default S-BOOT bootloader loads initramfs here */
>  		linux,initrd-start = <0x42000000>;
>  		linux,initrd-end = <0x42800000>;
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * Stock bootloader provides incorrect memory size in ATAG_MEM;
> +		 * override it here
> +		 */
> +		linux,usable-memory-range = <0x40000000 0x3fc00000>;

Applied and dropped:
 chosen: linux,usable-memory-range:0: [4611686019496935424] is too short

Does not look you tested the bindings.

Please observe that we have dedicated subsystem profile since a release:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainers.html#arm-samsung-s3c-s5p-and-exynos-arm-architectures

Best regards,
Krzysztof