Hi Aiden,
Could you please insert some comments for below codes?
+ if (Base == 0x00) {
+ Attribue &= ~EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_TESTED; }
Also, is this removal of legacy region to protect coreboot data structures in
the region?
Thanks,
- ben
> -----Original Message-----
> From: devel@edk2.groups.io <devel@edk2.groups.io> On Behalf Of Park, Aiden
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2021 5:08 AM
> To: Ni, Ray <ray...@intel.com>; devel@edk2.groups.io; Dong, Guo
> <guo.d...@intel.com>; Ma, Maurice <maurice...@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH] UefiPayloadPkg: Update EFI Memory Service
> conditions
>
> Hi Ray,
>
> You are absolutely right. This patch does not have the adjust/recovery path.
> The reasons we have the initial values here are
> 1. Without default memory type, the EFI memory service look for an usable
> conventional memory region calculated with the minimal memory size 64KB.
> This patch will increase the minimal memory size condition to 1.3MB.
> 2. The default memory type PCD values are enough for UefiPayload memory
> service since most of necessary memory are already covered in pre-stage boot
> firmware.
> 3. The default memory type PCDs can be updated or overridden by a platform
> DSC if necessary
> 4. UefiPayload is using EmuVariableNvMode by default
>
> The main goal of this patch is
> - To avoid legacy memory region to be selected for EFI memory service
> - To select Fair enough conventional memory region by increasing the minimal
> memory size
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ni, Ray <ray...@intel.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021 7:45 PM
> > To: devel@edk2.groups.io; Park, Aiden <aiden.p...@intel.com>; Dong, Guo
> > <guo.d...@intel.com>; Ma, Maurice <maurice...@intel.com>
> > Subject: RE: [edk2-devel] [PATCH] UefiPayloadPkg: Update EFI Memory
> Service
> > conditions
> >
> > The EDKII UEFI bios flow is:
> > 1. platform PEI creates a default memory type information HOB 2. DXE CORE
> > reserves the memory according to the HOB for allocation 3. BDS checks
> whether
> > the pre-reserved memory meets the needs and saves the real needs to a NV
> > variable if the pre-reserved is not enough 4. Next time boot, platform PEI
> loads
> > the NV variable to create the memory type information HOB
> >
> > But this patch only creates a default HOB and don't provides a mechanism to
> > consume the NV and create the HOB.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: devel@edk2.groups.io <devel@edk2.groups.io> On Behalf Of Park,
> > > Aiden
> > > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 10:00 AM
> > > To: Dong, Guo <guo.d...@intel.com>; Ma, Maurice
> > > <maurice...@intel.com>; devel@edk2.groups.io
> > > Cc: Park, Aiden <aiden.p...@intel.com>
> > > Subject: [edk2-devel] [PATCH] UefiPayloadPkg: Update EFI Memory
> > > Service conditions
> > >
> > > From: Aiden Park <aiden.p...@intel.com>
> > >
> > > The CoreInitializeMemoryServices() looks for a suitable memory region
> > > for EFI Memory Service from the ResourceDescriptor Hob.
> > > This patch does not allow legacy memory region for the Memory Service
> > > and provides default memory type information to calculate minimal
> > > required memory size properly for the Memory Service.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Aiden Park <aiden.p...@intel.com>
> > > ---
> > > .../UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > .../UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.inf | 5 +++++
> > > 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.c
> > > b/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.c
> > > index 805f5448d9..d2e6f962cd 100644
> > > --- a/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.c
> > > +++ b/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.c
> > > @@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
> > > **/
> > >
> > > #include "UefiPayloadEntry.h"
> > > +#include <Guid/MemoryTypeInformation.h>
> > > +
> > > +EFI_MEMORY_TYPE_INFORMATION mDefaultMemoryTypeInformation[] =
> {
> > > + { EfiACPIReclaimMemory, FixedPcdGet32
> > (PcdMemoryTypeEfiACPIReclaimMemory) },
> > > + { EfiACPIMemoryNVS, FixedPcdGet32
> > (PcdMemoryTypeEfiACPIMemoryNVS) },
> > > + { EfiReservedMemoryType, FixedPcdGet32
> > > +(PcdMemoryTypeEfiReservedMemoryType) },
> > > + { EfiRuntimeServicesData, FixedPcdGet32
> > > +(PcdMemoryTypeEfiRuntimeServicesData) },
> > > + { EfiRuntimeServicesCode, FixedPcdGet32
> > (PcdMemoryTypeEfiRuntimeServicesCode) },
> > > + { EfiMaxMemoryType, 0 }
> > > +};
> > >
> > > /**
> > > Callback function to build resource descriptor HOB @@ -44,6 +54,9
> > > @@ MemInfoCallback (
> > > // Remove tested attribute to avoid DXE core to dispatch driver to
> memory
> > above 4GB
> > > Attribue &= ~EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_TESTED;
> > > }
> > > + if (Base == 0x00) {
> > > + Attribue &= ~EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_TESTED; }
> > >
> > > BuildResourceDescriptorHob (Type, Attribue,
> (EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS)Base,
> > Size);
> > > DEBUG ((DEBUG_INFO , "buildhob: base = 0x%lx, size = 0x%lx, type =
> > > 0x%x\n", Base, Size, Type)); @@ -315,6 +328,13 @@ BuildGenericHob (
> > > UINT8 PhysicalAddressBits;
> > > EFI_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE ResourceAttribute;
> > >
> > > + //
> > > + // Create Memory Type Information HOB // BuildGuidDataHob
> > > + (&gEfiMemoryTypeInformationGuid,
> > > + mDefaultMemoryTypeInformation,
> > > + sizeof (mDefaultMemoryTypeInformation));
> > > +
> > > // The UEFI payload FV
> > > BuildMemoryAllocationHob (PcdGet32 (PcdPayloadFdMemBase), PcdGet32
> > > (PcdPayloadFdMemSize), EfiBootServicesData);
> > >
> > > diff --git a/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.inf
> > > b/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.inf
> > > index cc59f1903b..5cb084ca51 100644
> > > --- a/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.inf
> > > +++ b/UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadEntry/UefiPayloadEntry.inf
> > > @@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
> > > gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdPayloadFdMemSize
> > > gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdPayloadStackTop
> > > gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdSystemMemoryUefiRegionSize
> > > +
> gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdMemoryTypeEfiACPIReclaimMemory
> > > + gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdMemoryTypeEfiACPIMemoryNVS
> > > +
> gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdMemoryTypeEfiReservedMemoryType
> > > +
> gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdMemoryTypeEfiRuntimeServicesData
> > > +
> gUefiPayloadPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdMemoryTypeEfiRuntimeServicesCode
> > >
> > > gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdSetNxForStack ##
> > SOMETIMES_CONSUMES
> > > gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdDxeNxMemoryProtectionPolicy ##
> > > SOMETIMES_CONSUMES
> > > --
> > > 2.20.1
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> Best Regards,
> Aiden
>
>
>
>
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