[RFC PATCH 1/2] common: fdt: Add a function for reserving memory without kernel linear mapping

[Simon Glass]

Hi Michael,

On Wed, 19 Feb 2020 at 11:43, Michael Trimarchi
<michael at amarulasolutions.com> wrote:
>
> We need to reserve memory and not put in kernel linear mapping.
> This avoid problem during memory remapping from the simple
> frame buffer in linux kernel
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Trimarchi <michael at amarulasolutions.com>
> ---
>  common/fdt_support.c  | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/fdt_support.h | 11 +++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>

nits below

>
> diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
> index 02cf5c6241..a3662f4358 100644
> --- a/common/fdt_support.c
> +++ b/common/fdt_support.c
> @@ -410,6 +410,46 @@ static int fdt_pack_reg(const void *fdt, void *buf, u64 *address, u64 *size,
>         return p - (char *)buf;
>  }
>
> +int fdt_fixup_reserved_memory(void *blob, const char *area, u64 start[], u64 size[])
> +{
> +       int offs, len;
> +       const char *subpath;
> +       const char *path = "/reserved-memory";
> +       fdt32_t address_cells = cpu_to_fdt32(fdt_address_cells(blob, 0));
> +       fdt32_t size_cells = cpu_to_fdt32(fdt_size_cells(blob, 0));
> +       u8 temp[16]; /* Up to 64-bit address + 64-bit size */
> +
> +       offs = fdt_path_offset(blob, path);
> +       if (offs < 0) {
> +               debug("Node %s not found\n", path);
> +               path = "/";
> +               subpath = "reserved-memory";
> +               offs = fdt_path_offset(blob, path);

This is always 0 by definition.

> +               offs = fdt_add_subnode(blob, offs, subpath);
> +               if (offs < 0) {
> +                       printf("Could not create %s%s node.\n", path, subpath);
> +                       return -1;

This is -EPERM. I think it would be better to return ofs.

> +               }
> +               path = "/reserved-memory";
> +               offs = fdt_path_offset(blob, path);
> +
> +               fdt_setprop(blob, offs, "#address-cells", &address_cells, sizeof(address_cells));
> +               fdt_setprop(blob, offs, "#size-cells", &size_cells, sizeof(size_cells));
> +               fdt_setprop(blob, offs, "ranges", NULL, 0);
> +       }
> +
> +       offs = fdt_add_subnode(blob, offs, area ? : "private");
> +       if (offs < 0) {
> +               printf("Could not create %s%s node.\n", path, subpath);
> +               return -1;

and here

> +       }
> +
> +       fdt_setprop(blob, offs, "no-map", NULL, 0);
> +       len = fdt_pack_reg(blob, temp, start, size, 1);
> +       fdt_setprop(blob, offs, "reg", temp, len);

blank line before return

> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
>  #if CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS > 4
>  #define MEMORY_BANKS_MAX CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS
>  #else
> diff --git a/include/fdt_support.h b/include/fdt_support.h
> index ba14acd7f6..7c8a280f53 100644
> --- a/include/fdt_support.h
> +++ b/include/fdt_support.h
> @@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ void do_fixup_by_compat_u32(void *fdt, const char *compat,
>   */
>  int fdt_fixup_memory(void *blob, u64 start, u64 size);
>
> +/**
> + * Setup the memory reserved node in the DT. Creates one if none was existing before.
> + *
> + * @param blob         FDT blob to update
> + * @param area         Reserved area name
> + * @param start                Begin of DRAM mapping in physical memory
> + * @param size         Size of the single memory bank
> + * @return 0 if ok, or -1 or -FDT_ERR_... on error

check this

> + */
> +int fdt_fixup_reserved_memory(void *blob, const char *area, u64 start[], u64 size[]);
> +
>  /**
>   * Fill the DT memory node with multiple memory banks.
>   * Creates the node if none was existing before.
> --
> 2.17.1
>

Regards,
Simon