History log of /linux-master/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/arm64.c
Revision Date Author Comments
# 026b8579 18-Apr-2023 Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>

efi/zboot: arm64: Grab code size from ELF symbol in payload

Instead of relying on a dodgy dd hack to copy the image code size from
the uncompressed image's PE header to the end of the compressed image,
let's grab the code size from the symbol that is injected into the ELF
object by the Kbuild rules that generate the compressed payload.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>


# eb684408 28-Feb-2023 Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>

arm64: efi: Use SMBIOS processor version to key off Ampere quirk

Instead of using the SMBIOS type 1 record 'family' field, which is often
modified by OEMs, use the type 4 'processor ID' and 'processor version'
fields, which are set to a small set of probe-able values on all known
Ampere EFI systems in the field.

Fixes: 550b33cfd4452968 ("arm64: efi: Force the use of ...")
Tested-by: Andrea Righi <andrea.righi@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>


# 61786170 11-Jan-2023 Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>

efi: arm64: enter with MMU and caches enabled

Instead of cleaning the entire loaded kernel image to the PoC and
disabling the MMU and caches before branching to the kernel's bare metal
entry point, we can leave the MMU and caches enabled, and rely on EFI's
cacheable 1:1 mapping of all of system RAM (which is mandated by the
spec) to populate the initial page tables.

This removes the need for managing coherency in software, which is
tedious and error prone.

Note that we still need to clean the executable region of the image to
the PoU if this is required for I/D coherency, but only if we actually
decided to move the image in memory, as otherwise, this will have been
taken care of by the loader.

This change affects both the builtin EFI stub as well as the zboot
decompressor, which now carries the entire EFI stub along with the
decompression code and the compressed image.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230111102236.1430401-7-ardb@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>


# 19023316 08-Feb-2023 Darren Hart <darren@os.amperecomputing.com>

arm64: efi: Force the use of SetVirtualAddressMap() on eMAG and Altra Max machines

Commit 550b33cfd445 ("arm64: efi: Force the use of SetVirtualAddressMap()
on Altra machines") identifies the Altra family via the family field in
the type#1 SMBIOS record. eMAG and Altra Max machines are similarly
affected but not detected with the strict strcmp test.

The type1_family smbios string is not an entirely reliable means of
identifying systems with this issue as OEMs can, and do, use their own
strings for these fields. However, until we have a better solution,
capture the bulk of these systems by adding strcmp matching for "eMAG"
and "Altra Max".

Fixes: 550b33cfd445 ("arm64: efi: Force the use of SetVirtualAddressMap() on Altra machines")
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 6.1.x
Cc: Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <darren@os.amperecomputing.com>
Tested-by: Justin He <justin.he@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>


# d9ffe524 13-Oct-2022 Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>

efi/arm64: libstub: Split off kernel image relocation for builtin stub

The arm64 build of the EFI stub is part of the core kernel image, and
therefore accesses section markers directly when it needs to figure out
the size of the various section.

The zboot decompressor does not have access to those symbols, but
doesn't really need that either. So let's move handle_kernel_image()
into a separate file (or rather, move everything else into a separate
file) so that the zboot build does not pull in unused code that links to
symbols that it does not define.

While at it, introduce a helper routine that the generic zboot loader
will need to invoke after decompressing the image but before invoking
it, to ensure that the I-side view of memory is consistent.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>