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x86, boot, 64bit: Add support for loading ramdisk and bzImage above 4G

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1/31x86, mm: Fix page table early allocation offset checkingarch/x86/mm/init.c+3 -14 replies
2/31x86, 64bit, mm: make pgd next calculation consistent with pud/pmdarch/x86/mm/init_64.c+2 -40 replies
3/31x86, realmode: set real_mode permissions earlyarch/x86/realmode/init.c+6 -26 replies
4/31x86, 64bit, mm: add generic kernel/ident mapping helperarch/x86/include/asm/init.h arch/x86/mm/init_64.c+102 -03 replies
5/31x86, 64bit: copy zero-page earlyarch/x86/kernel/head64.c+5 -11 reply
6/31x86, 64bit, realmode: use init_level4_pgt to set trapmoline_pgt directlyarch/x86/realmode/init.c+2 -24 replies
7/31x86, realmode: Separate real_mode reserve and setuparch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h arch/x86/kernel/setup.c arch/x86/realmode/init.c+24 -132 replies
8/31x86, 64bit: early #PF handler set page tablearch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h arch/x86/kernel/head64.c +4 more+219 -916 replies
9/31x86, 64bit: #PF handler set page to cover 2M onlyarch/x86/kernel/head64.c+25 -171 reply
10/31x86, 64bit: Don't set max_pfn_mapped wrong value early on native patharch/x86/kernel/head64.c arch/x86/kernel/setup.c arch/x86/mm/init_64.c+7 -47 replies
11/31x86: Merge early_reserve_initrd for 32bit and 64bitarch/x86/kernel/head32.c arch/x86/kernel/head64.c arch/x86/kernel/setup.c+18 -260 replies
12/31x86: add get_ramdisk_image/size()arch/x86/kernel/setup.c+21 -83 replies
13/31x86, boot: add get_cmd_line_ptr()arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.c arch/x86/kernel/head64.c+19 -41 reply
14/31x86, boot: move checking of cmd_line_ptr out of common patharch/x86/boot/boot.h arch/x86/boot/cmdline.c+16 -61 reply
15/31x86, boot: pass cmd_line_ptr with unsigned long insteadarch/x86/boot/boot.h arch/x86/boot/cmdline.c+6 -60 replies
16/31x86, boot: move verify_cpu.S and no_longmode downarch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S+9 -80 replies
17/31x86, boot: Move lldt/ltr out of 64bit code sectionarch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S+6 -30 replies
18/31x86, kexec: remove 1024G limitation for kexec buffer on 64bitarch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h+3 -30 replies
19/31x86, kexec: set ident mapping for kernel that is above max_pfnarch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c+37 -60 replies
20/31x86, kexec: replace ident_mapping_init and init_level4_pagearch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c+26 -1355 replies
21/31x86, kexec: only set ident mapping for ram.arch/x86/include/asm/page.h arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c arch/x86/mm/init.c+15 -64 replies
22/31x86, boot: add fields to support load bzImage and ramdisk above 4GDocumentation/x86/boot.txt Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.c +6 more+65 -627 replies
23/31x86, boot: update comments about entries for 64bit imageDocumentation/x86/boot.txt arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S+51 -96 replies
24/31x86, boot: Not need to check setup_header version for setup_dataarch/x86/kernel/setup.c+0 -64 replies
25/31memblock: add memblock_mem_size()arch/x86/kernel/setup.c include/linux/memblock.h mm/memblock.c+19 -152 replies
26/31x86: Don't enable swiotlb if there is not enough ram for itarch/x86/kernel/pci-swiotlb.c+10 -459 replies
27/31x86, kdump: remove crashkernel range find limit for 64bitarch/x86/kernel/setup.c+1 -32 replies
28/31x86: add Crash kernel low reservationDocumentation/kernel-parameters.txt arch/x86/kernel/setup.c include/linux/kexec.h +1 more+75 -70 replies
29/31x86: Merge early kernel reserve for 32bit and 64bitarch/x86/kernel/head32.c arch/x86/kernel/head64.c arch/x86/kernel/setup.c+9 -180 replies
30/31x86, 64bit, mm: Mark data/bss/brk to nxarch/x86/mm/init_64.c+4 -30 replies
31/31x86, 64bit, mm: hibernate use generic mapping_initarch/x86/power/hibernate_64.c+22 -443 replies

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Cover letter [PATCH v7u1 00/31] x86, boot, 64bit: Add support for loading ramdisk and bzImage above 4G

Now we have limit kdump reseved under 896M, because kexec has the limitation. and also bzImage need to stay under 4g.

To make kexec/kdump could use range above 4g, we need to make bzImage and ramdisk could be loaded above 4g.
During booting bzImage will be unpacked on same postion and stay high.

The patches add fields in setup_header and boot_params to
1. get info about ramdisk position info above 4g from bootloader/kexec
2. get info about cmd_line_ptr info above 4g from bootloader/kexec
3. set xloadflags bit0 in header for bzImage and bootloader/kexec load could check that to decide if it could to put bzImage high.
4. use sentinel to make sure ext_* fields in boot_params could be used.

This patches is tested with kexec tools with local changes and they are sent to kexec list later.

could be found at:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/yinghai/linux-yinghai.git for-x86-boot

and it is on top of linus's tree 2013-01-03
plus tip:x86/mm, tip:x86/mm2

-v2: add ext_cmd_line_ptr support, and handle boot_param/cmd_line is above
4G case.
-v3: according to hpa, use xloadflags instead code32_start_offset.

     0x200 will not be changed...

-v4: move ext_ramdisk_image/ext_ramdisk_size/ext_cmd_line_ptr to boot_params.
add handling cross GB boundary case.
-v5: put spare pages in BRK,so could avoid wasting about 4 pages.
add check for bit USE_EXT_BOOT_PARAMS in xloadflags
-v6: use sentinel according to HPA
add kdump load high support.
-v7: move sentinel from 0x1f0 to 0x1ef... according to HPA.
Use HPA's #PF handler version instead of ioremap.
-v7u1: update changelog and comments, so it could break KGDB...

H. Peter Anvin (1):
x86, 64bit: early #PF handler set page table

Yinghai Lu (30):
x86, mm: Fix page table early allocation offset checking x86, 64bit, mm: make pgd next calculation consistent with pud/pmd x86, realmode: set real_mode permissions early
x86, 64bit, mm: add generic kernel/ident mapping helper
x86, 64bit: copy zero-page early
x86, 64bit, realmode: use init_level4_pgt to set trapmoline_pgt directly x86, realmode: Separate real_mode reserve and setup
x86, 64bit: #PF handler set page to cover 2M only
x86, 64bit: Don't set max_pfn_mapped wrong value early on native path
x86: Merge early_reserve_initrd for 32bit and 64bit
x86: add get_ramdisk_image/size()
x86, boot: add get_cmd_line_ptr()
x86, boot: move checking of cmd_line_ptr out of common path x86, boot: pass cmd_line_ptr with unsigned long instead
x86, boot: move verify_cpu.S and no_longmode down
x86, boot: Move lldt/ltr out of 64bit code section
x86, kexec: remove 1024G limitation for kexec buffer on 64bit x86, kexec: set ident mapping for kernel that is above max_pfn x86, kexec: replace ident_mapping_init and init_level4_page x86, kexec: only set ident mapping for ram.
x86, boot: add fields to support load bzImage and ramdisk above 4G x86, boot: update comments about entries for 64bit image x86, boot: Not need to check setup_header version for setup_data
memblock: add memblock_mem_size()
x86: Don't enable swiotlb if there is not enough ram for it x86, kdump: remove crashkernel range find limit for 64bit
x86: add Crash kernel low reservation
x86: Merge early kernel reserve for 32bit and 64bit
x86, 64bit, mm: Mark data/bss/brk to nx
x86, 64bit, mm: hibernate use generic mapping_init

 Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt     |    3 +
 Documentation/x86/boot.txt              |   53 +++++++-
 Documentation/x86/zero-page.txt         |    4 +
 arch/x86/boot/boot.h                    |   18 ++-
 arch/x86/boot/cmdline.c                 |   12 +-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.c      |   12 +-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S      |   48 ++++---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c         |   12 ++
 arch/x86/boot/header.S                  |   12 +-
 arch/x86/boot/setup.ld                  |    7 ++
 arch/x86/include/asm/init.h             |   12 ++
 arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h            |    6 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/page.h             |    4 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h |    4 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h        |    1 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h         |    3 +-
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h   |   13 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/head32.c                |   20 ---
 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c                |  131 ++++++++++++++-----
 arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S               |  210 +++++++++++++++++++------------
 arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c      |  171 ++++++++-----------------
 arch/x86/kernel/pci-swiotlb.c           |   14 ++-
 arch/x86/kernel/setup.c                 |  128 ++++++++++++++-----
 arch/x86/kernel/traps.c                 |    9 ++
 arch/x86/mm/init.c                      |   11 +-
 arch/x86/mm/init_64.c                   |  109 ++++++++++++++--
 arch/x86/power/hibernate_64.c           |   66 ++++------
 arch/x86/realmode/init.c                |   42 ++++---
 include/linux/kexec.h                   |    3 +
 include/linux/memblock.h                |    1 +
 kernel/kexec.c                          |   34 ++++-
 mm/memblock.c                           |   17 +++
 32 files changed, 778 insertions(+), 412 deletions(-)
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