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GBpages support for x86-64, v2

PATCH In review Andi Kleen 3 participants 13 messages Jan 19, 2008 – Jan 24, 2008

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#0 lore raw

cover GBpages support for x86-64, v2

This patch series supports using the new GB pages introduced with AMD Quad Cores for the kernel direct mapping.

I addressed all reasonable feedback for the previous version I believe.

Changes against previous version:
- Ported on top of latest git-x86 with PAT series
- Fixed some white space
- Clarify clear_kernel_mapping comments
- Minor cleanups

-Andi

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#1 lore raw

PATCH 1/8 Handle kernel near memory hole in clear_kernel_mapping

This was a long standing obscure problem in the relocatable kernel. The AMD GART driver needs to unmap part of the GART in the kernel direct mapping to prevent cache corruption. With the relocatable kernel it is in theory possible that the separate kernel text mapping straddles that area too.

Normally it should not happen because GART tends to be >= 2GB, and the kernel is normally not loaded that high, but it is possible in theory.

Teach clear_kernel_mapping() about this case.

This will become more important once the kernel mapping uses 1GB pages.

---
 arch/x86/mm/init_64.c |   25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
arch/x86/mm/init_64.c +24 -1
Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
    from the CPU leading to inconsistent cache lines. address and size
    must be aligned to 2MB boundaries. 
    Does nothing when the mapping doesn't exist. */
-void __init clear_kernel_mapping(unsigned long address, unsigned long size) 
+static void __init
+__clear_kernel_mapping(unsigned long address, unsigned long size)
 {
 	unsigned long end = address + size;
 
@@ -445,6 +446,28 @@ void __init clear_kernel_mapping(unsigne
 	__flush_tlb_all();
 } 
 
+#define overlaps(as, ae, bs, be) ((ae) >= (bs) && (as) <= (be))
+
+void __init clear_kernel_mapping(unsigned long address, unsigned long size)
+{
+	int sh = PMD_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long kernel = __pa(__START_KERNEL_map);
+
+	/*
+	 * Note that we cannot unmap the kernel itself because the unmapped
+	 * holes here are always at least 2MB aligned.
+	 * This just applies to the trailing areas of the 40MB kernel mapping.
+	 */
+	if (overlaps(kernel >> sh, (kernel + KERNEL_TEXT_SIZE) >> sh,
+			__pa(address) >> sh, __pa(address + size) >> sh)) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING
+			"Kernel mapping at %lx within 2MB of memory hole\n",
+				kernel);
+		__clear_kernel_mapping(__START_KERNEL_map+__pa(address), size);
+	}
+	__clear_kernel_mapping(address, size);
+}
+
 /*
  * Memory hotplug specific functions
  */
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#2 lore raw

PATCH 2/8 GBPAGES: Add feature macros for the gbpages cpuid bit

In reply to Andi Kleen
---
 include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h +2 -0
Index: linux/include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h
===================================================================
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_MP		(1*32+19) /* MP Capable. */
 #define X86_FEATURE_NX		(1*32+20) /* Execute Disable */
 #define X86_FEATURE_MMXEXT	(1*32+22) /* AMD MMX extensions */
+#define X86_FEATURE_GBPAGES	(1*32+26) /* GB pages */
 #define X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP	(1*32+27) /* RDTSCP */
 #define X86_FEATURE_LM		(1*32+29) /* Long Mode (x86-64) */
 #define X86_FEATURE_3DNOWEXT	(1*32+30) /* AMD 3DNow! extensions */
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@
 #define cpu_has_bts		boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_BTS)
 #define cpu_has_pat		boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PAT)
 #define cpu_has_ss		boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SELFSNOOP)
+#define cpu_has_gbpages 	boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_GBPAGES)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86_INVLPG) || defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
 # define cpu_has_invlpg 	1
#3 lore raw

Re: [PATCH] [2/8] GBPAGES: Add feature macros for the gbpages cpuid bit

Quoted 1 line · Andi Kleen

Subject: [PATCH] [2/8] GBPAGES: Add feature macros for the gbpages cpuid bit

Is there already a flag for /proc/cpuinfo or could you add one?

Quoted 12 lines

Index: linux/include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h
===================================================================

include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h +1 -0
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_MP		(1*32+19) /* MP Capable. */
 #define X86_FEATURE_NX		(1*32+20) /* Execute Disable */
 #define X86_FEATURE_MMXEXT	(1*32+22) /* AMD MMX extensions */
+#define X86_FEATURE_GBPAGES	(1*32+26) /* GB pages */
 #define X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP	(1*32+27) /* RDTSCP */
 #define X86_FEATURE_LM		(1*32+29) /* Long Mode (x86-64) */
 #define X86_FEATURE_3DNOWEXT	(1*32+30) /* AMD 3DNow! extensions */
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#4 lore raw

Re: [PATCH] [2/8] GBPAGES: Add feature macros for the gbpages cpuid bit

Quoted 5 lines · On Wednesday 23 January 2008 22:26:35 Jan Engelhardt wrote:
Quoted 2 lines · Andi Kleen

Subject: [PATCH] [2/8] GBPAGES: Add feature macros for the gbpages cpuid bit

Is there already a flag for /proc/cpuinfo or could you add one?

There is already one called pdpe1gb. I don't think it's a very clear name, although AMD calls it the same. Calling it gbpages in /proc/cpuinfo would have been probably better (and my old original patch did that too), but I didn't catch the new name submitted by someone else in time.

-Andi

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#5 lore raw

PATCH 3/8 GBPAGES: Split LARGE_PAGE_SIZE/MASK into PUD_PAGE_SIZE/PMD_PAGE_SIZE

In reply to Andi Kleen

Split the existing LARGE_PAGE_SIZE/MASK macro into two new macros PUD_PAGE_SIZE/MASK and PMD_PAGE_SIZE/MASK.

Fix up all callers to use the new names.

---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S |    8 ++++----
 arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S          |    4 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/pci-gart_64.c      |    2 +-
 arch/x86/mm/init_64.c              |    6 +++---
 arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c          |    4 ++--
 include/asm-x86/page.h             |    4 ++--
 include/asm-x86/page_32.h          |    4 ++++
 include/asm-x86/page_64.h          |    3 +++
 8 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
include/asm-x86/page_64.h +3 -0
Index: linux/include/asm-x86/page_64.h
===================================================================
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #define MCE_STACK 5
 #define N_EXCEPTION_STACKS 5  /* hw limit: 7 */
 
+#define PUD_PAGE_SIZE (_AC(1, UL) << PUD_SHIFT)
+#define PUD_PAGE_MASK (~(PUD_PAGE_SIZE-1))
+
 #define __PAGE_OFFSET		_AC(0xffff810000000000, UL)
 
 #define __PHYSICAL_START	CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START
arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S +4 -4
Index: linux/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
===================================================================
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ startup_32:
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
 	movl	%ebp, %ebx
-	addl	$(LARGE_PAGE_SIZE -1), %ebx
-	andl	$LARGE_PAGE_MASK, %ebx
+	addl	$(PMD_PAGE_SIZE -1), %ebx
+	andl	$PMD_PAGE_MASK, %ebx
 #else
 	movl	$CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START, %ebx
 #endif
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ ENTRY(startup_64)
 	/* Start with the delta to where the kernel will run at. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
 	leaq	startup_32(%rip) /* - $startup_32 */, %rbp
-	addq	$(LARGE_PAGE_SIZE - 1), %rbp
-	andq	$LARGE_PAGE_MASK, %rbp
+	addq	$(PMD_PAGE_SIZE - 1), %rbp
+	andq	$PMD_PAGE_MASK, %rbp
 	movq	%rbp, %rbx
 #else
 	movq	$CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START, %rbp
arch/x86/kernel/pci-gart_64.c +1 -1
Index: linux/arch/x86/kernel/pci-gart_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static __init unsigned long check_iommu_
 	}
 
 	a = aper + iommu_size;
-	iommu_size -= round_up(a, LARGE_PAGE_SIZE) - a;
+	iommu_size -= round_up(a, PMD_PAGE_SIZE) - a;
 
 	if (iommu_size < 64*1024*1024) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S +2 -2
Index: linux/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
===================================================================
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ startup_64:
 
 	/* Is the address not 2M aligned? */
 	movq	%rbp, %rax
-	andl	$~LARGE_PAGE_MASK, %eax
+	andl	$~PMD_PAGE_MASK, %eax
 	testl	%eax, %eax
 	jnz	bad_address
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ startup_64:
 
 	/* Add an Identity mapping if I am above 1G */
 	leaq	_text(%rip), %rdi
-	andq	$LARGE_PAGE_MASK, %rdi
+	andq	$PMD_PAGE_MASK, %rdi
 
 	movq	%rdi, %rax
 	shrq	$PUD_SHIFT, %rax
arch/x86/mm/init_64.c +3 -3
Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -420,10 +420,10 @@ __clear_kernel_mapping(unsigned long add
 {
 	unsigned long end = address + size;
 
-	BUG_ON(address & ~LARGE_PAGE_MASK);
-	BUG_ON(size & ~LARGE_PAGE_MASK); 
+	BUG_ON(address & ~PMD_PAGE_MASK);
+	BUG_ON(size & ~PMD_PAGE_MASK);
 	
-	for (; address < end; address += LARGE_PAGE_SIZE) { 
+	for (; address < end; address += PMD_PAGE_SIZE) {
 		pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(address);
 		pud_t *pud;
 		pmd_t *pmd;
arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c +2 -2
Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static struct page *split_large_page(uns
 	page_private(base) = 0;
 
 	address = __pa(address);
-	addr = address & LARGE_PAGE_MASK; 
+	addr = address & PMD_PAGE_MASK;
 	pbase = (pte_t *)page_address(base);
 	for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
 		pbase[i] = pfn_pte(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT, 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void revert_page(unsigned long ad
 	BUG_ON(pud_none(*pud));
 	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, address);
 	BUG_ON(pmd_val(*pmd) & _PAGE_PSE);
-	pfn = (__pa(address) & LARGE_PAGE_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	pfn = (__pa(address) & PMD_PAGE_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	large_pte = pfn_pte(pfn, ref_prot);
 	large_pte = pte_mkhuge(large_pte);
 	set_pte((pte_t *)pmd, large_pte);
include/asm-x86/page_32.h +4 -0
Index: linux/include/asm-x86/page_32.h
===================================================================
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
  */
 #define __PAGE_OFFSET		_AC(CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET, UL)
 
+/* Eventually 32bit should be moved over to the new names too */
+#define LARGE_PAGE_SIZE PMD_PAGE_SIZE
+#define LARGE_PAGE_MASK PMD_PAGE_MASK
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
 #define __PHYSICAL_MASK_SHIFT	36
 #define __VIRTUAL_MASK_SHIFT	32
include/asm-x86/page.h +2 -2
Index: linux/include/asm-x86/page.h
===================================================================
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #define PHYSICAL_PAGE_MASK	(PAGE_MASK & __PHYSICAL_MASK)
 #define PTE_MASK		(_AT(long, PHYSICAL_PAGE_MASK))
 
-#define LARGE_PAGE_SIZE 	(_AC(1,UL) << PMD_SHIFT)
-#define LARGE_PAGE_MASK 	(~(LARGE_PAGE_SIZE-1))
+#define PMD_PAGE_SIZE		(_AC(1, UL) << PMD_SHIFT)
+#define PMD_PAGE_MASK		(~(PMD_PAGE_SIZE-1))
 
 #define HPAGE_SHIFT		PMD_SHIFT
 #define HPAGE_SIZE		(_AC(1,UL) << HPAGE_SHIFT)
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#6 lore raw

PATCH 4/8 Add pgtable accessor functions for GB pages

In reply to Andi Kleen
---
 include/asm-x86/pgtable_64.h |    6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
include/asm-x86/pgtable_64.h +6 -0
Index: linux/include/asm-x86/pgtable_64.h
===================================================================
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ static inline unsigned long pmd_bad(pmd_
 #define pud_offset(pgd, address) ((pud_t *) pgd_page_vaddr(*(pgd)) + pud_index(address))
 #define pud_present(pud) (pud_val(pud) & _PAGE_PRESENT)
 
+static inline int pud_large(pud_t pte)
+{
+	return (pud_val(pte) & (_PAGE_PSE|_PAGE_PRESENT)) ==
+		(_PAGE_PSE|_PAGE_PRESENT);
+}
+
 /* PMD  - Level 2 access */
 #define pmd_page_vaddr(pmd) ((unsigned long) __va(pmd_val(pmd) & PTE_MASK))
 #define pmd_page(pmd)		(pfn_to_page(pmd_val(pmd) >> PAGE_SHIFT))
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#7 lore raw

PATCH 5/8 GBPAGES: Support gbpages in pagetable dump

In reply to Andi Kleen
---
 arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c +2 -1
Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/fault_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ void dump_pagetable(unsigned long addres
 	pud = pud_offset(pgd, address);
 	if (bad_address(pud)) goto bad;
 	printk("PUD %lx ", pud_val(*pud));
-	if (!pud_present(*pud))	goto ret;
+	if (!pud_present(*pud) || pud_large(*pud))
+		goto ret;
 
 	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, address);
 	if (bad_address(pmd)) goto bad;
author
#8 lore raw

PATCH 6/8 Add an option to disable direct mapping gbpages and a global variable

In reply to Andi Kleen
---
 Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt |    3 +++
 arch/x86/mm/init_64.c                 |   12 ++++++++++++
 include/asm-x86/pgtable_64.h          |    2 ++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
arch/x86/mm/init_64.c +12 -0
Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ static unsigned long dma_reserve __initd
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct mmu_gather, mmu_gathers);
 
+int direct_gbpages;
+
+static int __init parse_direct_gbpages(char *arg)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(arg, "off")) {
+		direct_gbpages = -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+early_param("direct_gbpages", parse_direct_gbpages);
+
 /*
  * NOTE: pagetable_init alloc all the fixmap pagetables contiguous on the
  * physical space so we can cache the place of the first one and move
include/asm-x86/pgtable_64.h +2 -0
Index: linux/include/asm-x86/pgtable_64.h
===================================================================
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ static inline int pud_large(pud_t pte)
 
 #define update_mmu_cache(vma,address,pte) do { } while (0)
 
+extern int direct_gbpages;
+
 /* Encode and de-code a swap entry */
 #define __swp_type(x)			(((x).val >> 1) & 0x3f)
 #define __swp_offset(x)			((x).val >> 8)
Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt +3 -0
Index: linux/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
===================================================================
@@ -307,3 +307,6 @@ Debugging
 			stuck (default)
 
 Miscellaneous
+
+	direct_gbpages=off
+		Do not use GB pages for kernel direct mapping.
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#9 lore raw

PATCH 7/8 CPA: Implement GBpages support in change_page_attr()

In reply to Andi Kleen

Teach c_p_a() to split and unsplit GB pages.

---
 arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c |  150 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 119 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c +111 -31
Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ pte_t *lookup_address(unsigned long addr
 	pud = pud_offset(pgd, address);
 	if (!pud_present(*pud))
 		return NULL; 
+	*level = 2;
+	if (pud_large(*pud))
+		return (pte_t *)pud;
 	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, address);
 	if (!pmd_present(*pmd))
 		return NULL; 
@@ -53,30 +56,85 @@ pte_t *lookup_address(unsigned long addr
 	return pte;
 } 
 
-static struct page *split_large_page(unsigned long address, pgprot_t prot,
-				     pgprot_t ref_prot)
-{ 
-	int i; 
+static pte_t *alloc_split_page(struct page **base)
+{
+	struct page *p = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return NULL;
+	SetPagePrivate(p);
+	page_private(p) = 0;
+	*base = p;
+	return page_address(p);
+}
+
+static struct page *free_split_page(struct page *base)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!PagePrivate(base));
+	BUG_ON(page_private(base) != 0);
+	ClearPagePrivate(base);
+	__free_page(base);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct page *
+split_pmd(unsigned long paddr, pgprot_t prot, pgprot_t ref_prot)
+{
+	int i;
 	unsigned long addr;
-	struct page *base = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL, 0);
-	pte_t *pbase;
-	if (!base) 
+	struct page *base;
+	pte_t *pbase = alloc_split_page(&base);
+	if (!pbase)
 		return NULL;
-	/*
-	 * page_private is used to track the number of entries in
-	 * the page table page have non standard attributes.
-	 */
-	SetPagePrivate(base);
-	page_private(base) = 0;
 
-	address = __pa(address);
-	addr = address & PMD_PAGE_MASK;
-	pbase = (pte_t *)page_address(base);
-	for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
-		pbase[i] = pfn_pte(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT, 
-				   addr == address ? prot : ref_prot);
+	addr = paddr & PMD_PAGE_MASK;
+	for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, addr += PAGE_SIZE)
+		pbase[i] = pfn_pte(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+			   addr == paddr ? prot : ref_prot);
+
+	return base;
+}
+
+static struct page *
+split_gb(unsigned long paddr, pgprot_t prot, pgprot_t ref_prot)
+{
+	unsigned long addr;
+	int i;
+	struct page *base;
+	pte_t *pbase = alloc_split_page(&base);
+
+	if (!pbase)
+		return NULL;
+	addr = paddr & PUD_PAGE_MASK;
+	for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, addr += PMD_PAGE_SIZE) {
+		if (paddr >= addr && paddr < addr + PMD_PAGE_SIZE) {
+			struct page *l3;
+			l3 = split_pmd(paddr, prot, ref_prot);
+			if (!l3)
+				return free_split_page(base);
+			page_private(l3)++;
+			pbase[i] = mk_pte(l3, ref_prot);
+		} else {
+			pbase[i] = pfn_pte(addr>>PAGE_SHIFT, ref_prot);
+			pbase[i] = pte_mkhuge(pbase[i]);
+		}
 	}
 	return base;
+}
+
+static struct page *split_large_page(unsigned long address, pgprot_t prot,
+				     pgprot_t ref_prot, int level)
+{
+	unsigned long paddr = __pa(address);
+	if (level == 2)
+		return split_gb(paddr, prot, ref_prot);
+	else if (level == 3)
+		return split_pmd(paddr, prot, ref_prot);
+	else {
+		printk("address %lx\n", address);
+		dump_pagetable(address);
+		BUG();
+	}
+	return NULL;
 } 
 
 struct flush_arg {
@@ -132,17 +190,40 @@ static inline void save_page(struct page
 		list_add(&fpage->lru, &deferred_pages);
 }
 
+static void reset_large_pte(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr, pgprot_t prot)
+{
+	unsigned long pfn = __pa(addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	set_pte(pte, pte_mkhuge(pfn_pte(pfn, prot)));
+}
+
+static void
+revert_gb(unsigned long address, pud_t *pud, pmd_t *pmd, pgprot_t ref_prot)
+{
+	struct page *p = virt_to_page(pmd);
+
+	/* Reserved pages have been already set up at boot. Don't touch those. */
+	if (PageReserved(p))
+		return;
+
+	--page_private(p);
+	BUG_ON(page_private(p) < 0);
+	if (page_private(p) == 0) {
+		save_page(p);
+		reset_large_pte((pte_t *)pud, address & PUD_PAGE_MASK,
+					ref_prot);
+	}
+}
+
 /* 
  * No more special protections in this 2MB area - revert to a
- * large page again. 
+ * large or GB page again.
  */
+
 static void revert_page(unsigned long address, pgprot_t ref_prot)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	pud_t *pud;
 	pmd_t *pmd;
-	pte_t large_pte;
-	unsigned long pfn;
 
 	pgd = pgd_offset_k(address);
 	BUG_ON(pgd_none(*pgd));
@@ -150,10 +231,9 @@ static void revert_page(unsigned long ad
 	BUG_ON(pud_none(*pud));
 	pmd = pmd_offset(pud, address);
 	BUG_ON(pmd_val(*pmd) & _PAGE_PSE);
-	pfn = (__pa(address) & PMD_PAGE_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	large_pte = pfn_pte(pfn, ref_prot);
-	large_pte = pte_mkhuge(large_pte);
-	set_pte((pte_t *)pmd, large_pte);
+	reset_large_pte((pte_t *)pmd, address & PMD_PAGE_MASK, ref_prot);
+
+	revert_gb(address, pud, pmd, ref_prot);
 }      
 
 /*
@@ -189,6 +269,7 @@ static void set_tlb_flush(unsigned long 
 static const unsigned short pat_bit[5] = {
 	[4] = _PAGE_PAT,
 	[3] = _PAGE_PAT_LARGE,
+	[2] = _PAGE_PAT_LARGE,
 };
 
 static int cache_attr_changed(pte_t pte, pgprot_t prot, int level)
@@ -228,15 +309,14 @@ __change_page_attr(unsigned long address
 				page_private(kpte_page)++;
 			set_pte(kpte, pfn_pte(pfn, prot));
 		} else {
-			/*
-			 * split_large_page will take the reference for this
-			 * change_page_attr on the split page.
-			 */
 			struct page *split;
 			ref_prot2 = pte_pgprot(pte_clrhuge(*kpte));
-			split = split_large_page(address, prot, ref_prot2);
+			split = split_large_page(address, prot, ref_prot2,
+						level);
 			if (!split)
 				return -ENOMEM;
+			if (level == 3 && !PageReserved(kpte_page))
+				page_private(kpte_page)++;
 			pgprot_val(ref_prot2) &= ~_PAGE_NX;
 			set_pte(kpte, mk_pte(split, ref_prot2));
 			kpte_page = split;
#10 lore raw

Re: [PATCH] [7/8] CPA: Implement GBpages support in change_page_attr()

Quoted 3 lines · Andi Kleen
 arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c | 150 
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 119 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

please unify the files first, we dont want to let pageattr_32.c and pageattr_64.c diverge even more. Once we get these files unified we layer more features ontop of it. While gbpages is not available on 32-bit and probably wont ever be, this code has been historically very fragile, so having a single codebase to look at is very important.

Ingo

author
#11 lore raw

Re: [PATCH] [7/8] CPA: Implement GBpages support in change_page_attr()

Quoted 10 lines · On Saturday 19 January 2008 19:53:14 Ingo Molnar wrote:
Quoted 3 lines · Andi Kleen
 arch/x86/mm/pageattr_64.c | 150 
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 119 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

please unify the files first, we dont want to let pageattr_32.c and pageattr_64.c diverge even more. Once we get these files unified we layer more features ontop of it.

They work significantly differently in a few important areas (e.g. particularly regarding NX handling and the kernel mapping) Off the top of my head I don't know of a clean way to unify them. 32bit and 64bit kernel mappings differ in many significant ways. Maybe it's possible, but it's certainly not something I would want to tackle short term in a hurry. The kernel mappings between 32bit and 64bit are quite different.

However I would like GBPAGES definitely to make the .25 merge window and they won't work without the upgraded c_p_a().

So please reconsider.

Quoted 3 lines

While gbpages is not available on
32-bit and probably wont ever be, this code has been historically very fragile,

I'm sure a hurried up unification would make it even more fragile.

-Andi

author
#12 lore raw

PATCH 8/8 GBPAGES: Do kernel direct mapping at boot using GB pages

In reply to Andi Kleen

This should decrease TLB pressure because the kernel will need less TLB faults for its own data access.

Only done for 64bit because i386 does not support GB page tables.

This only applies to the data portion of the direct mapping; the kernel text mapping stays with 2MB pages because the AMD Fam10h microarchitecture does not support GB ITLBs and AMD recommends against using GB mappings for code.

Can be disabled with direct_gbpages=off

---
 arch/x86/mm/init_64.c |   63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
arch/x86/mm/init_64.c +54 -9
Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
===================================================================
@@ -268,13 +268,20 @@ void early_iounmap(void *addr, unsigned 
 	__flush_tlb();
 }
 
+static unsigned long direct_entry(unsigned long paddr)
+{
+	unsigned long entry;
+	entry = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE|paddr;
+	entry &= __supported_pte_mask;
+	return entry;
+}
+
 static void __meminit
 phys_pmd_init(pmd_t *pmd_page, unsigned long address, unsigned long end)
 {
 	int i = pmd_index(address);
 
 	for (; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, address += PMD_SIZE) {
-		unsigned long entry;
 		pmd_t *pmd = pmd_page + pmd_index(address);
 
 		if (address >= end) {
@@ -287,9 +294,7 @@ phys_pmd_init(pmd_t *pmd_page, unsigned 
 		if (pmd_val(*pmd))
 			continue;
 
-		entry = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE|_PAGE_GLOBAL|address;
-		entry &= __supported_pte_mask;
-		set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(entry));
+		set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(direct_entry(address)));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -317,7 +322,13 @@ static void __meminit phys_pud_init(pud_
 			break;
 
 		if (pud_val(*pud)) {
-			phys_pmd_update(pud, addr, end);
+			if (!pud_large(*pud))
+				phys_pmd_update(pud, addr, end);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (direct_gbpages > 0) {
+			set_pud(pud, __pud(direct_entry(addr)));
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -336,9 +347,11 @@ static void __init find_early_table_spac
 	unsigned long puds, pmds, tables, start;
 
 	puds = (end + PUD_SIZE - 1) >> PUD_SHIFT;
-	pmds = (end + PMD_SIZE - 1) >> PMD_SHIFT;
-	tables = round_up(puds * sizeof(pud_t), PAGE_SIZE) +
-		 round_up(pmds * sizeof(pmd_t), PAGE_SIZE);
+	tables = round_up(puds * sizeof(pud_t), PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (!direct_gbpages) {
+		pmds = (end + PMD_SIZE - 1) >> PMD_SHIFT;
+		tables += round_up(pmds * sizeof(pmd_t), PAGE_SIZE);
+	}
 
  	/* RED-PEN putting page tables only on node 0 could
  	   cause a hotspot and fill up ZONE_DMA. The page tables
@@ -373,8 +386,15 @@ void __init_refok init_memory_mapping(un
 	 * mapped.  Unfortunately this is done currently before the nodes are 
 	 * discovered.
 	 */
-	if (!after_bootmem)
+	if (!after_bootmem) {
+		if (direct_gbpages >= 0 && cpu_has_gbpages) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Using GB pages for direct mapping\n");
+			direct_gbpages = 1;
+		} else
+			direct_gbpages = 0;
+
 		find_early_table_space(end);
+	}
 
 	start = (unsigned long)__va(start);
 	end = (unsigned long)__va(end);
@@ -423,6 +443,27 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void split_gb_page(pud_t *pud, unsigned long paddr)
+{
+	int i;
+	pmd_t *pmd;
+	struct page *p = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!p)
+		return;
+
+	Dprintk("split_gb_page %lx\n", paddr);
+
+	SetPagePrivate(p);
+	/* Set reference to 1 so that c_p_a() does not undo it */
+	page_private(p) = 1;
+
+	paddr &= PUD_PAGE_MASK;
+	pmd = page_address(p);
+	for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, paddr += PMD_PAGE_SIZE)
+		pmd[i] = __pmd(direct_entry(paddr));
+	pud_populate(NULL, pud, pmd);
+}
+
 /* Unmap a kernel mapping if it exists. This is useful to avoid prefetches
    from the CPU leading to inconsistent cache lines. address and size
    must be aligned to 2MB boundaries. 
@@ -434,6 +475,8 @@ __clear_kernel_mapping(unsigned long add
 
 	BUG_ON(address & ~PMD_PAGE_MASK);
 	BUG_ON(size & ~PMD_PAGE_MASK);
+
+	Dprintk("clear_kernel_mapping %lx-%lx\n", address, address+size);
 	
 	for (; address < end; address += PMD_PAGE_SIZE) {
 		pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(address);
@@ -442,6 +485,8 @@ __clear_kernel_mapping(unsigned long add
 		if (pgd_none(*pgd))
 			continue;
 		pud = pud_offset(pgd, address);
+		if (pud_large(*pud))
+			split_gb_page(pud, __pa(address));
 		if (pud_none(*pud))
 			continue; 
 		pmd = pmd_offset(pud, address);