Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86, mm: Include the entire kernel memory map in trampoline_pgd

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

On 10/03/2012 06:31 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>> Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org> 10/03/12 2:59 PM >>>
>> +static int insert_identity_mapping(resource_size_t paddr, unsigned long vaddr,
>> +                    unsigned long size)
>> +{
>> +    unsigned long end = vaddr + size;
>> +    unsigned long next;
>> +    pgd_t *vpgd, *ppgd;
>> +
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
>> +    ppgd = initial_page_table + pgd_index(paddr);
>> +
>> +    if (paddr >= PAGE_OFFSET || paddr + size > PAGE_OFFSET)
>> +        return 1;
>> +#else
>> +    ppgd = __va(real_mode_header->trampoline_pgd) + pgd_index(paddr);
>
> Missing equivalent code (to the 32-bit one above) here - after all, you're trying
> to potentially insert a 52-bit physical address into 48-bit virtual space.
>

We should have the check, but at least for Linux support we require
P <= V-2.

	-hpa


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