On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 at 15:22, Grant Likely <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 15/09/2020 09:33, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> > Closes: #52
> >
> > The no-map property of the /reserved-memory device tree nodes is used to
> > signal that a memory region shall not be accessed by the operating system,
> > even not via speculative access.
> >
> > /reserved-memory nodes without the no-map property describe memory that
> > have special usage by the operating system.
> >
> > This difference has to be reflected in the memory map returned by
> > GetMemoryMap().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >   source/chapter2-uefi.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
> >   source/references.rst    |  4 ++++
> >   2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/source/chapter2-uefi.rst b/source/chapter2-uefi.rst
> > index 74ef70e..f410c57 100644
> > --- a/source/chapter2-uefi.rst
> > +++ b/source/chapter2-uefi.rst
> > @@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ that virtual addresses must equal physical addresses.
> >
> >   The default RAM allocated attribute must be EFI_MEMORY_WB.
> >
> > +In the device tree reserved memory in modelled as a /reserved-memory nodes
> > +[RESMEM]_. The reserved-memory node MAY carry either the no-map or the 
> > resue
> > +property. It MUST NOT carry both properties as this would be contradictary.
> > +
> After having looked at reserved-memory.txt in the kernel and the
> devicetree spec, I think this should just go straight into dtspec or
> into the kernel tree. I drafted a couple patches yesterday that first
> imports /reserved-memory into dtspec, and then adds the UEFI
> annotations. Here's the current patch for the latter:
>
> ----
>
> diff --git a/source/chapter3-devicenodes.rst
> b/source/chapter3-devicenodes.rst
> index 3043b8a..647e487 100644
> --- a/source/chapter3-devicenodes.rst
> +++ b/source/chapter3-devicenodes.rst
> @@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ If the VLE storage attribute is supported, with VLE=0.
>   .. note:: All other standard properties (section
>      :ref:`sect-standard-properties`) are allowed but are optional.
>
> +``/memory`` node and UEFI
> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> +
> +When booting via [UEFI]_, the system memory map is obtained via the
> +GetMemoryMap() UEFI boot time service as defined in [UEFI]_ § 7.2,
> +and if present, the OS must ignore any ``/memory`` nodes.
>

This should cover /memreserve/ entries as well.

>   ``/memory`` Examples
>   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> @@ -314,6 +320,9 @@ is ignored.
>   The ``no-map`` and ``reusable`` properties are mutually exclusive and
> both must
>   not be used together in the same node.
>
> +Dynamic reserved memory regions must not listed in the [UEFI]_ memory map

not be listed

> +because they are allocated by the OS after exiting firmware boot services.
> +
>   Linux implementation notes:
>
>   - If a ``linux,cma-default`` property is present, then Linux will use the
> @@ -341,6 +350,19 @@ nodes by adding a ``memory-region`` property to the
> device node.
>      Usage legend: R=Required, O=Optional, OR=Optional but Recommended,
> SD=See Definition
>
> =======================================================================================================
>
> +``/reserved-memory`` and UEFI
> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> +When booting via [UEFI]_, static ``/reserved-memory`` regions must
> +also be listed in the system memory map obtained via the GetMemoryMap()
> +UEFI boot time service as defined in [UEFI]_ § 7.2.
> +The reserved memory regions need to be included in the UEFI memory map to
> +protect them from memory allocations by UEFI applications.
> +
> +Reserved regions with the ``no-map`` property must be listed in the memory
> +map with type ``EfiReservedMemoryType``.
> +All other reserved regions must be listed with the type
> +``EfiBootServicesData``.
> +
>   ``/reserved-memory`` Example
>   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> diff --git a/source/references.rst b/source/references.rst
> index 961fa20..8400e96 100644
> --- a/source/references.rst
> +++ b/source/references.rst
> @@ -23,3 +23,7 @@
>   .. [EPAPR] *Power.org Standard for Embedded Power Architecture
>      Platform Requirements*, power.org, 2011,
>
> https://www.power.org/documentation/power-org-standard-for-embedded-power-architecture-platform-requirements-epapr-v1-1-2/
> +
> +.. [UEFI] `Unified Extensable Firmware Interface Specification v2.8
> Errata A
> +
> <https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI_Spec_2_8_A_Feb14.pdf>`_,
> +   February 2020, `UEFI Forum <http://www.uefi.org>`_
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