Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] of: reserved_mem: Add code to dynamically allocate reserved_mem array

From: Rob Herring
Date: Mon Mar 11 2024 - 12:55:57 EST


On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 11:12:02AM -0800, Oreoluwa Babatunde wrote:
> The reserved_mem array is statically allocated with a size of
> MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS(64). Therefore, if the number of reserved_mem
> regions exceeds this size, there will not be enough space to store
> all the data.
>
> Hence, extend the use of the static array by introducing a
> dynamically allocated array based on the number of reserved memory
> regions specified in the DT.
>
> On architectures such as arm64, memblock allocated memory is not
> writable until after the page tables have been setup. Hence, the
> dynamic allocation of the reserved_mem array will need to be done only
> after the page tables have been setup.
>
> As a result, a temporary static array is still needed in the initial
> stages to store the information of the dynamically-placed reserved memory
> regions because the start address is selected only at run-time and is not
> stored anywhere else.
> It is not possible to wait until the reserved_mem array is allocated
> because this is done after the page tables are setup and the reserved
> memory regions need to be initialized before then.
>
> After the reserved_mem array is allocated, all entries from the static
> array is copied over to the new array, and the rest of the information
> for the statically-placed reserved memory regions are read in from the
> DT and stored in the new array as well.
>
> Once the init process is completed, the temporary static array is
> released back to the system because it is no longer needed. This is
> achieved by marking it as __initdata.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oreoluwa Babatunde <quic_obabatun@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/of/fdt.c | 15 +++++++---
> drivers/of/of_private.h | 1 +
> drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 3 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> index fe6c75c5a8c0..2468360d6053 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> @@ -614,13 +614,15 @@ void __init fdt_scan_reserved_mem_reg_nodes(void)
> }
> }
>
> +int total_reserved_mem_cnt = MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS;
> +

Put this in of_reserved_mem.c.

> /*
> * fdt_scan_reserved_mem() - scan a single FDT node for reserved memory
> */
> static int __init fdt_scan_reserved_mem(void)
> {
> int node, child;
> - int dynamic_nodes_cnt = 0;
> + int dynamic_nodes_cnt = 0, count = 0;
> int dynamic_nodes[MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS];
> const void *fdt = initial_boot_params;
>
> @@ -643,6 +645,8 @@ static int __init fdt_scan_reserved_mem(void)
> uname = fdt_get_name(fdt, child, NULL);
>
> err = __reserved_mem_reserve_reg(child, uname);
> + if (!err)
> + count++;
>
> /*
> * Delay allocation of the dynamically-placed regions
> @@ -657,12 +661,16 @@ static int __init fdt_scan_reserved_mem(void)
>
> for (int i = 0; i < dynamic_nodes_cnt; i++) {
> const char *uname;
> + int err;
>
> child = dynamic_nodes[i];
> uname = fdt_get_name(fdt, child, NULL);
>
> - __reserved_mem_alloc_size(child, uname);
> + err = __reserved_mem_alloc_size(child, uname);
> + if (!err)
> + count++;
> }
> + total_reserved_mem_cnt = count;
> return 0;
> }
>

> @@ -715,8 +723,6 @@ void __init early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem(void)
> break;
> memblock_reserve(base, size);
> }
> -
> - fdt_init_reserved_mem();
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -1405,6 +1411,7 @@ void __init unflatten_device_tree(void)
> of_alias_scan(early_init_dt_alloc_memory_arch);
>
> unittest_unflatten_overlay_base();
> + fdt_init_reserved_mem();

This change belongs in patch 1.

> }
>
> /**
> diff --git a/drivers/of/of_private.h b/drivers/of/of_private.h
> index 542e37a37a24..447b63413b39 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/of_private.h
> +++ b/drivers/of/of_private.h
> @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ extern struct mutex of_mutex;
> extern raw_spinlock_t devtree_lock;
> extern struct list_head aliases_lookup;
> extern struct kset *of_kset;
> +extern int total_reserved_mem_cnt;
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC)
> extern int of_property_notify(int action, struct device_node *np,
> diff --git a/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c b/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
> index d62f1956024c..3c4373b021be 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c
> @@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
>
> #include "of_private.h"
>
> -static struct reserved_mem reserved_mem[MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS];
> +static struct reserved_mem reserved_mem_array[MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS] __initdata;
> +static struct reserved_mem *reserved_mem __refdata = reserved_mem_array;
> static int reserved_mem_count;
>
> static int __init early_init_dt_alloc_reserved_memory_arch(phys_addr_t size,
> @@ -54,6 +55,48 @@ static int __init early_init_dt_alloc_reserved_memory_arch(phys_addr_t size,
> return err;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * alloc_reserved_mem_array() - allocate memory for the reserved_mem
> + * array using memblock
> + *
> + * This function is used to allocate memory for the reserved_mem array
> + * according to the total number of reserved memory regions defined in
> + * the DT.
> + * After the new array is allocated, the information stored in the
> + * initial static array is copied over to this new array and the
> + * new array is used from this point on.
> + */
> +static int __init alloc_reserved_mem_array(void)
> +{
> + struct reserved_mem *new_array;
> + size_t alloc_size, copy_size, memset_size;
> +
> + alloc_size = array_size(total_reserved_mem_cnt, sizeof(*new_array));
> + if (alloc_size == SIZE_MAX)
> + return -1;

Use EOVERFLOW

> +
> + new_array = memblock_alloc(alloc_size, SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
> + if (!new_array)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + copy_size = array_size(reserved_mem_count, sizeof(*new_array));
> + if (copy_size == SIZE_MAX)
> + goto overlow_err;

This is the only path for goto, so move the cleanup here.

> +
> + memset_size = alloc_size - copy_size;
> +
> + memcpy(new_array, reserved_mem, copy_size);
> + memset(new_array + reserved_mem_count, 0, memset_size);
> +
> + reserved_mem = new_array;
> + return 0;
> +
> +overlow_err:
> + memblock_free(new_array, alloc_size);
> + total_reserved_mem_cnt = MAX_RESERVED_REGIONS;
> + return -1;

Use EOVERFLOW

> +}
> +
> /*
> * fdt_reserved_mem_save_node() - save fdt node for second pass initialization
> */
> @@ -62,7 +105,7 @@ void __init fdt_reserved_mem_save_node(unsigned long node, const char *uname,
> {
> struct reserved_mem *rmem = &reserved_mem[reserved_mem_count];
>
> - if (reserved_mem_count == ARRAY_SIZE(reserved_mem)) {
> + if (reserved_mem_count == total_reserved_mem_cnt) {
> pr_err("not enough space for all defined regions.\n");
> return;
> }
> @@ -303,7 +346,11 @@ static void __init __rmem_check_for_overlap(void)
> */
> void __init fdt_init_reserved_mem(void)
> {
> - int i;
> + int i, ret;
> +
> + ret = alloc_reserved_mem_array();
> + if (ret)
> + pr_err("Failed to allocate memory for reserved_mem array with err: %d", ret);

As printing a message is the only error handling, better to just print
something in alloc_reserved_mem_array() and return void.

>
> fdt_scan_reserved_mem_reg_nodes();
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>