Re: [PATCH] powerpc/40x: Map 32Mbytes of memory at startup

From: Michael Ellerman
Date: Mon Sep 27 2021 - 20:19:32 EST


Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> As reported by Carlo, 16Mbytes is not enough with modern kernels
> that tend to be a bit big, so map another 16M page at boot.

I guess we're not expecting systems with less than 32MB, so making it
unconditional is OK?

cheers

> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
> index 7d72ee5ab387..5fce4680d2d3 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
> @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ start_here:
> b . /* prevent prefetch past rfi */
>
> /* Set up the initial MMU state so we can do the first level of
> - * kernel initialization. This maps the first 16 MBytes of memory 1:1
> + * kernel initialization. This maps the first 32 MBytes of memory 1:1
> * virtual to physical and more importantly sets the cache mode.
> */
> initial_mmu:
> @@ -687,6 +687,12 @@ initial_mmu:
> tlbwe r4,r0,TLB_DATA /* Load the data portion of the entry */
> tlbwe r3,r0,TLB_TAG /* Load the tag portion of the entry */
>
> + li r0,62 /* TLB slot 62 */
> + addis r4,r4,SZ_16M
> + addis r3,r3,SZ_16M
> + tlbwe r4,r0,TLB_DATA /* Load the data portion of the entry */
> + tlbwe r3,r0,TLB_TAG /* Load the tag portion of the entry */
> +
> isync
>
> /* Establish the exception vector base
> --
> 2.31.1