Re: Linux 2.6.27-rc5: System boot regression caused by commit a2bd7274b47124d2fc4dfdb8c0591f545ba749dd

[Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>]

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> the root cause is:
> before 2.6.26, call init_apic_mapping and will insert_resource for
> lapic address.
> and then call e820_resource_resouce (with request_resource) to
> register e820 entries.

So the problem there was that traditionally, e820_reserve_resource() 
expected to be the first one to populate any resources. That's changed, 
and that's why it now needs to use "insert_resource()" rather than 
"request_resource()".

> so the lapic entry in the resource tree will prevent some entry in
> e820 to be registered.
> later request_resource for BAR res (==hpet) will succeed.
> 
> from 2.6.26. we move lapic address registering to late_initcall, so
> the entry is reserved in e820 getting into resource tree at first.
> and later pci_resource_survey::request_resource for BAR res (==hpet,
> 0xfed00000) will fail. so pci_assign_unsigned... will get new
> res for the BAR, so it messed up hpet setting.

So this didn't work _originally_ either? 

> solutions will be
> 1. use quirk to protect hpet in BAR, Ingo said it is not generic.

Yeah, I don't like it. The quirk I was talking about was the one about 
apparetly bogus MMIO address:

>> pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR has MMCONFIG at e0000000-ffffffff
>        PCI: Using MMCONFIG at e0000000 - efffffff
>
> Where did it get that bogus "ffffffff" end address?

which you said came from another BAR. That isn't the HPET.


> 2. or the one you are reverted... check_bar_with_valid. (hpet, ioapic,
> mmconfig) --> happenly reveal another problem with Rafael's
> system/chipset.

Yeah, no, that's horrid. I'm happy it's reverted.

> 3. or sticky resource... , but could have particallly overlapping

And no, this doesn't work.

> 4. or don't register reserved entries in e820.. Eric, Nacked.

Yeah, no, we do want reserved entries from e820 to show up to at least 
stop late _dynamic_ allocations from taking over.

> 5. or you sugges, regiser some reserved entries later...., and have
> insert_resource_expand_to_fit...

Yes. And I do think this is a workable model.

			Linus