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Re: [PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions to different starting virtual address

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On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 03:05:42PM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jul, at 09:39:47PM, joeyli wrote:
> > 
> > OK, understood! Thanks for your suggestion!
> > 
> > But, I have a question about mapping Boot Code/Data to -4G area. I understand
> > we need Runtime regions, and 1:1 mapping is the workaround of some buggy BIOS.
> > But why should kernel mapping Boot regions to -4G area?
> 
> We map the Boot Service regions in the -4G area for simplicity, i.e.
> it's easier to iterate through the EFI memory map in order, and map
> things starting at -4G and working down to lower addresses, than it
> would be to make different mapping decisions based on the region type.
> 
> As for why we map the Boot Service regions *at all*, that's also a bug
> workaround, see commit 916f676f8dc0 ("x86, efi: Retain boot service code
> until after switching to virtual mode"). We setup the mappings before we
> call efi_free_boot_services().
> 
> -- 
> Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center

Thanks for your explanation.

For my issue, I will check if rewriting the VA of runtime services can fix issue.
If not, then I think need find a way to sync the mapping in EFI page table between
boot kernel and image kernel.


Thanks a lot!
Joey Lee
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[PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions to different starting virtual address "Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 06:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions  to different starting virtual address "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2015-07-30 10:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions  to different starting virtual address Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2015-07-30 10:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions  to different starting virtual address Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2015-07-30 12:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions  to different starting virtual address joeyli <jlee@suse.com> - 2015-07-30 13:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions  to different starting virtual address joeyli <jlee@suse.com> - 2015-07-30 16:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] x86_64/efi: Mapping Boot and Runtime EFI memory regions  to different starting virtual address joeyli <jlee@suse.com> - 2015-07-30 13:20 +0200

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