[PATCH v1 1/3] x86/mm: Adapt MODULES_END based on Fixmap section size

From: Thomas Garnier
Date: Fri Jan 20 2017 - 11:41:56 EST


This patch aligns MODULES_END to the beginning of the Fixmap section.
It optimizes the space available for both sections. The address is
pre-computed based on the number of pages required by the Fixmap
section.

It will allow GDT remapping in the Fixmap section. The current
MODULES_END static address does not provide enough space for the kernel
to support a large number of processors.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Based on next-20170119
---
arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h | 8 ++++++++
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h | 3 ---
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
index 8554f960e21b..c46289799b02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ enum fixed_addresses {

extern void reserve_top_address(unsigned long reserve);

+/* On 64bit, the module sections ends with the start of the fixmap */
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+#define MODULES_VADDR (__START_KERNEL_map + KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE)
+#define MODULES_END __fix_to_virt(__end_of_fixed_addresses + 1)
+#define MODULES_LEN (MODULES_END - MODULES_VADDR)
+#endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
+
+
#define FIXADDR_SIZE (__end_of_permanent_fixed_addresses << PAGE_SHIFT)
#define FIXADDR_START (FIXADDR_TOP - FIXADDR_SIZE)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
index 3a264200c62f..de8bace10200 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ typedef struct { pteval_t pte; } pte_t;
#define VMEMMAP_START __VMEMMAP_BASE
#endif /* CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY */
#define VMALLOC_END (VMALLOC_START + _AC((VMALLOC_SIZE_TB << 40) - 1, UL))
-#define MODULES_VADDR (__START_KERNEL_map + KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE)
-#define MODULES_END _AC(0xffffffffff000000, UL)
-#define MODULES_LEN (MODULES_END - MODULES_VADDR)
#define ESPFIX_PGD_ENTRY _AC(-2, UL)
#define ESPFIX_BASE_ADDR (ESPFIX_PGD_ENTRY << PGDIR_SHIFT)
#define EFI_VA_START ( -4 * (_AC(1, UL) << 30))
--
2.11.0.483.g087da7b7c-goog