QEMU NUMA and U-Boot

François Ozog francois.ozog at linaro.org
Wed Jul 7 17:15:21 CEST 2021


top posting what now works for me:
- changed calculation of memory size to loop through different memory nodes
- added numa_node to banks
- filter out banks that do not match the target mixup node (do not want to
change ABI to add node information)

That's not satisfying overall but at least my code works with NUMA on Qemu.


*diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig*

*index f8c1a77bed..4d3ab8cb49 100644*

*--- a/Kconfig*

*+++ b/Kconfig*

@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ config NR_DRAM_BANKS

        default 1 if ARCH_SUNXI || ARCH_OWL

        default 4

        help

-         This defines the number of DRAM banks.

+         This defines the number of DRAM banks. For qemu with NUMA, you

+         may want to set this value to <slots> * <possible memdev>.

+         for instance, for a 2 slot with 4 memdevs set NR_DRAM_BANKS to 8.



 config SYS_BOOT_GET_CMDLINE

        bool "Enable kernel command line setup"

*diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/bootm-fdt.c b/arch/arm/lib/bootm-fdt.c*

*index 29020bd1c6..2b28ab8108 100644*

*--- a/arch/arm/lib/bootm-fdt.c*

*+++ b/arch/arm/lib/bootm-fdt.c*

@@ -42,12 +42,17 @@ int arch_fixup_fdt(void *blob)

        u64 size[CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS];



        for (bank = 0; bank < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; bank++) {

+               unsigned char node = bd->bi_dram[bank].numa_node;

                start[bank] = bd->bi_dram[bank].start;

                size[bank] = bd->bi_dram[bank].size;

 #ifdef CONFIG_ARMV7_NONSEC

                ret = armv7_apply_memory_carveout(&start[bank],
&size[bank]);

                if (ret)

                        return ret;

+#endif

+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT

+               /* add node info for the fdt_fixup_memory below */

+               start[bank] = (((phys_addr_t)node) << 56) |
bd->bi_dram[bank].start;

 #endif

        }



*diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c*

*index a9a32df1e7..3bca2ba888 100644*

*--- a/common/fdt_support.c*

*+++ b/common/fdt_support.c*

@@ -415,16 +415,29 @@ static int fdt_pack_reg(const void *fdt, void *buf,
u64 *address, u64 *size,

        return p - (char *)buf;

 }



+static inline uint32_t fdt32_ld(const fdt32_t *p)

+{

+    const uint8_t *bp = (const uint8_t *)p;

+

+    return ((uint32_t)bp[0] << 24)

+           | ((uint32_t)bp[1] << 16)

+           | ((uint32_t)bp[2] << 8)

+           | bp[3];

+}

 #if CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS > 4

 #define MEMORY_BANKS_MAX CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS

 #else

 #define MEMORY_BANKS_MAX 4

 #endif

+/* NUMA has yet to be properly handled

+ * This code appends memory to the first memory node that matches the NUMA
node.

+ */

 int fdt_fixup_memory_banks(void *blob, u64 start[], u64 size[], int banks)

 {

        int err, nodeoffset;

        int len, i;

        u8 tmp[MEMORY_BANKS_MAX * 16]; /* Up to 64-bit address + 64-bit
size */

+       unsigned int numa_node;



        if (banks > MEMORY_BANKS_MAX) {

                printf("%s: num banks %d exceeds hardcoded limit %d."

@@ -444,6 +457,12 @@ int fdt_fixup_memory_banks(void *blob, u64 start[],
u64 size[], int banks)

        if (nodeoffset < 0)

                        return nodeoffset;



+       const __be32* numa_node_prop = fdt_getprop(blob, nodeoffset,
"numa-node-id", &len);

+       if (numa_node_prop != NULL && len == sizeof(__be32)) {

+               numa_node = fdt32_ld(numa_node_prop);

+       }

+       else numa_node = 0;

+

        err = fdt_setprop(blob, nodeoffset, "device_type", "memory",

                        sizeof("memory"));

        if (err < 0) {

@@ -453,8 +472,27 @@ int fdt_fixup_memory_banks(void *blob, u64 start[],
u64 size[], int banks)

        }



        for (i = 0; i < banks; i++) {

-               if (start[i] == 0 && size[i] == 0)

+               /* clear node information */

+               unsigned int node;

+recheck:

+               if (start[i]  == 0 && size[i] == 0)

                        break;

+               node = (start[i] >> 56) & 0xFF;

+               start[i] = start[i] & 0x00FFFFFFFFFFFFFF;

+               /* for the moment, just ignore the banks that are not in

+                * memory NUMA node */

+               if (node != numa_node) {

+                       /* remove the bank from the list */

+                       int j;

+                       for (j=i; j < banks-1; j++) {

+                               start[j] = start[j+1];

+                               size[j] = size[j+1];

+                       }

+                       start[j]=0;

+                       size[j]=0;

+                       banks--;

+                       goto recheck;

+               }

        }



        banks = i;

@@ -470,6 +508,7 @@ int fdt_fixup_memory_banks(void *blob, u64 start[], u64
size[], int banks)

                                "reg", fdt_strerror(err));

                return err;

        }

+

        return 0;

 }



*diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig*

*index f6e586627a..0fdc22d71d 100644*

*--- a/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig*

*+++ b/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig*

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@

 CONFIG_ARM=y

 CONFIG_POSITION_INDEPENDENT=y

 CONFIG_ARCH_QEMU=y

-CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1

+CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=32

 CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x40000

 CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x40000

 CONFIG_AHCI=y

*diff --git a/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h b/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h*

*index 637de0c455..3cf45124ec 100644*

*--- a/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h*

*+++ b/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h*

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ struct bd_info {

        struct {                        /* RAM configuration */

                phys_addr_t start;

                phys_size_t size;

+               unsigned numa_node;

+               unsigned pad; /* just to make sure we do not cause
alignment */

        } bi_dram[CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS];

 };



*diff --git a/lib/fdtdec.c b/lib/fdtdec.c*

*index 4b097fb588..b1934edc8d 100644*

*--- a/lib/fdtdec.c*

*+++ b/lib/fdtdec.c*

@@ -1064,77 +1064,101 @@ int fdtdec_decode_display_timing(const void *blob,
int parent, int index,

        return ret;

 }



+ofnode get_next_memory_node(ofnode mem)

+{

+       do {

+               mem = ofnode_by_prop_value(mem, "device_type", "memory", 7);

+       } while (!ofnode_is_available(mem));

+

+       return mem;

+}

+

 int fdtdec_setup_mem_size_base(void)

 {

        int ret;

+       int reg;

        ofnode mem;

        struct resource res;

+       phys_addr_t base = ~0;

+       phys_size_t size = 0;;



-       mem = ofnode_path("/memory");

-       if (!ofnode_valid(mem)) {

-               debug("%s: Missing /memory node\n", __func__);

-               return -EINVAL;

-       }

+       for (mem = get_next_memory_node(mem); ofnode_valid(mem); mem =
get_next_memory_node(mem)) {



-       ret = ofnode_read_resource(mem, 0, &res);

-       if (ret != 0) {

-               debug("%s: Unable to decode first memory bank\n", __func__);

-               return -EINVAL;

+               for(reg = 0, ret = 0; ret == 0 ; reg++) {

+                       ret = ofnode_read_resource(mem, reg, &res);

+                       if (ret != 0)

+                               break;

+                       if ((phys_addr_t)res.start < base)

+                               base = (phys_addr_t)res.start;

+                       size += (phys_size_t)(res.end - res.start + 1);

+               }

        }

+

+       gd->ram_base = (unsigned long)base;

+       gd->ram_size = (phys_size_t)size;



-       gd->ram_size = (phys_size_t)(res.end - res.start + 1);

-       gd->ram_base = (unsigned long)res.start;

+       debug("%s: Initial DRAM base %llx\n", __func__,

+             (unsigned long long)gd->ram_base);

        debug("%s: Initial DRAM size %llx\n", __func__,

              (unsigned long long)gd->ram_size);



        return 0;

 }



-ofnode get_next_memory_node(ofnode mem)

-{

-       do {

-               mem = ofnode_by_prop_value(mem, "device_type", "memory", 7);

-       } while (!ofnode_is_available(mem));

-

-       return mem;

-}

-

 int fdtdec_setup_memory_banksize(void)

 {

        int bank, ret, reg = 0;

        struct resource res;

        ofnode mem = ofnode_null();

+       const __be32* numa_node_prop = NULL;

+       int len;

+       int numa_node = -1;

+       int count = 0;

+

+       for (mem = get_next_memory_node(mem); ofnode_valid(mem); mem =
get_next_memory_node(mem)) {



-       mem = get_next_memory_node(mem);

-       if (!ofnode_valid(mem)) {

-               debug("%s: Missing /memory node\n", __func__);

-               return -EINVAL;

+       count++;

+

+       numa_node_prop = ofnode_get_property(mem, "numa-node-id", &len);

+       if (numa_node_prop != NULL && len == sizeof(__be32)) {

+               numa_node = of_read_number(numa_node_prop, 1);

        }

+       else numa_node = 0;



-       for (bank = 0; bank < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; bank++) {

-               ret = ofnode_read_resource(mem, reg++, &res);

-               if (ret < 0) {

-                       reg = 0;

-                       mem = get_next_memory_node(mem);

-                       if (!ofnode_valid(mem))

-                               break;

+       debug("Found memory for node %d\n", numa_node);



-                       ret = ofnode_read_resource(mem, reg++, &res);

-                       if (ret < 0)

-                               break;

-               }

+       ret = 0;

+       for(reg = 0; ret == 0 && bank < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; reg++) {

+               ret = ofnode_read_resource(mem, reg, &res);



                if (ret != 0)

-                       return -EINVAL;

+                       break;



                gd->bd->bi_dram[bank].start = (phys_addr_t)res.start;

                gd->bd->bi_dram[bank].size =

                        (phys_size_t)(res.end - res.start + 1);

+               gd->bd->bi_dram[bank].numa_node = numa_node;



-               debug("%s: DRAM Bank #%d: start = 0x%llx, size = 0x%llx\n",

+               debug("%s: DRAM Bank #%d: start = 0x%llx, size = 0x%llx"

+                    " name_node = %d\n",

                      __func__, bank,

                      (unsigned long long)gd->bd->bi_dram[bank].start,

-                     (unsigned long long)gd->bd->bi_dram[bank].size);

+                     (unsigned long long)gd->bd->bi_dram[bank].size,

+                     gd->bd->bi_dram[bank].numa_node);

+

+               bank++;

+       }

+

+

+       }

+

+       if (count == 0) {

+               debug("%s: Missing /memory node\n", __func__);

+               return -EINVAL;

+       }

+       if (bank >= CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS) {

+               printf("Too many DT memory nodes for
CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=%d\n",

+                               CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS);

        }



        return 0;

On Wed, 7 Jul 2021 at 13:00, François Ozog <francois.ozog at linaro.org> wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2021 at 12:16, AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi at linaro.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 11:37:19AM +0200, Fran??ois Ozog wrote:
>> > On Wed, 7 Jul 2021 at 09:40, François Ozog <francois.ozog at linaro.org>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > On Wed, 7 Jul 2021 at 05:59, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Am 7. Juli 2021 05:18:20 MESZ schrieb Heinrich Schuchardt <
>> > > xypron.glpk at gmx.de>:
>> > > > >Am 7. Juli 2021 03:44:35 MESZ schrieb AKASHI Takahiro
>> > > > ><takahiro.akashi at linaro.org>:
>> > > > >>François,
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>On Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 08:10:08PM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt
>> wrote:
>> > > > >>> On 7/6/21 6:13 PM, François Ozog wrote:
>> > > > >>> > Hi Heinrich, U-Boot 2021-07rc5 does not take into account
>> memory
>> > > > >>> > description when using Qemu 5.2 NUMA configuration to adapt
>> memory
>> > > > >>map
>> > > > >>> > (kernel_addr_r...):
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> >         -smp 4 \
>> > > > >>> >           -m 8G,slots=2,maxmem=16G \
>> > > > >>> >          -object memory-backend-ram,size=4G,id=m0 \
>> > > > >>> >          -object memory-backend-ram,size=4G,id=m1 \
>> > > > >>> >          -numa node,cpus=0-1,nodeid=0,memdev=m0 \
>> > > > >>> >          -numa node,cpus=2-3,nodeid=1,memdev=m1
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > kernel_addr_r is still 0x4040000 and thus you can't use it to
>> > > > >>bootefi.
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > fdt addr 0x13ede6de0; fdt print
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Displays fdt while I think it should not.
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > If I load the kernel at dram.start, the load works but not
>> boot
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > U-Boot 2021.07 (Jul 06 2021 - 13:26:43 +0000)
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > DRAM:4 GiB
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Flash: 64 MiB
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Loading Environment from Flash... OK
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > In:pl011 at 9000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Out: pl011 at 9000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Err: pl011 at 9000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Net: eth0: virtio-net#32
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Hit any key to stop autoboot:0
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > =>
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > => bdinfo
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > boot_params = 0x0000000000000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > DRAM bank = 0x0000000000000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > -> start= 0x0000000140000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > -> size = 0x0000000100000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > flashstart= 0x0000000000000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > flashsize = 0x0000000004000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > flashoffset = 0x00000000000bc990
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > baudrate= 115200 bps
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > relocaddr = 0x000000013ff27000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > reloc off = 0x000000013ff27000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Build = 64-bit
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > current eth = virtio-net#32
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > ethaddr = 52:52:52:52:52:52
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > IP addr = <NULL>
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > fdt_blob= 0x000000013ede6de0
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > new_fdt = 0x000000013ede6de0
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > fdt_size= 0x0000000000100000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > lmb_dump_all:
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > memory.cnt= 0x1
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > memory.reg[0x0].base = 0x140000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > .size = 0x100000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > reserved.cnt= 0x0
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > arch_number = 0x0000000000000000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > TLB addr= 0x000000013fff0000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > irq_sp= 0x000000013ede6dd0
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > sp start= 0x000000013ede6dd0
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Early malloc usage: 3a8 / 2000
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > => load virtio 0:1 0x140000000 /oskit.efi
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > 853424 bytes read in 1 ms (813.9 MiB/s)
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > => bootefi0x140000000 0x13ede6dd0
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > ERROR: Failed to register WaitForKey event
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Setting OsIndications failed
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = 9
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > I think there is a need to calculate memory map based on
>> previous
>> > > > >>> > firmware (TFA, QEMU can be considered as previous frimware)
>> > > > >>information
>> > > > >>> > (DT or blob_list).
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > What do you think ?
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > Cheers
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > FF
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > --
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> > François-Frédéric Ozog | /Director Business Development/
>> > > > >>> > T: +33.67221.6485
>> > > > >>> > francois.ozog at linaro.org <mailto:francois.ozog at linaro.org>
>> > > > >>| Skype: ffozog
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>> >
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> The kernel load address is hard coded here:
>> > > > >>> include/configs/qemu-arm.h:41:  "kernel_addr_r=0x40400000\0" \
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> bdinfo shows:
>> > > > >>> DRAM start = 0x140000000
>> > > > >>> DRAM size  = 0x100000000
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> fdt addr $fdt_addr
>> > > > >>> fdt printf
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> shows two memory areas. One at 40000000, one at 140000000.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>(This shows that U-Boot receives a correct memory map via dtb.)
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>Is this a NUMA machine, isn't it? Why should we care of which
>> > > > >>memory region be used here? Please note that this is a virtual
>> > > > >machine,
>> > > > >>there is no practical difference between two regions.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>The root problem is that U-Boot did not recognize there were two
>> > > > >>memory regions. We can fix this issue in either way:
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>1)
>> > > > >>diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig
>> > > > >>b/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig
>> > > > >>index f6e586627a8e..b70ffae8bf6e 100644
>> > > > >>--- a/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig
>> > > > >>+++ b/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig
>> > > > >>@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>> > > > >> CONFIG_ARM=y
>> > > > >> CONFIG_POSITION_INDEPENDENT=y
>> > > > >> CONFIG_ARCH_QEMU=y
>> > > > >>-CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
>> > > > >>+CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=2
>> > > > >> CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x40000
>> > > > >> CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x40000
>> > > > >> CONFIG_AHCI=y
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>2)
>> > > > >>diff --git a/lib/fdtdec.c b/lib/fdtdec.c
>> > > > >>index 4b097fb588ed..4067ea2dead6 100644
>> > > > >>--- a/lib/fdtdec.c
>> > > > >>+++ b/lib/fdtdec.c
>> > > > >>@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ int fdtdec_setup_memory_banksize(void)
>> > > > >>                return -EINVAL;
>> > > > >>        }
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>-       for (bank = 0; bank < CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS; bank++) {
>> > > > >>+       for (bank = 0; ; bank++) {
>> > > > >>                ret = ofnode_read_resource(mem, reg++, &res);
>> > > > >>                if (ret < 0) {
>> > > > >>                        reg = 0;
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>   (fdtdec_setup_memory_banksize() is called in
>> dram_init_banksize().)
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>(2) seems much better, but I don't know why we had to use
>> > > > >>CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS here.
>> > > > >>
>> > >
>> > > 2) alone does not work as other places in the code refer to
>> > > CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS. Setting ...BANKS to 32 makes my code work and
>> > > bdinfo seems now correct:
>> > >
>> > => bdinfo
>> > > boot_params = 0x0000000000000000
>> > > DRAM bank   = 0x0000000000000000
>> > > -> start    = 0x0000000140000000
>> > > -> size     = 0x0000000100000000
>> > > DRAM bank   = 0x0000000000000001
>> > > -> start    = 0x0000000040000000
>> > > -> size     = 0x0000000100000000
>> > > flashstart  = 0x0000000000000000
>> > > flashsize   = 0x0000000004000000
>> > > flashoffset = 0x00000000000bcb88
>> > > baudrate    = 115200 bps
>> > > relocaddr   = 0x000000013ff27000
>> > > reloc off   = 0x000000013ff27000
>> > > Build       = 64-bit
>> > > current eth = virtio-net#32
>> > > ethaddr     = 52:52:52:52:52:52
>> > > IP addr     = <NULL>
>> > > fdt_blob    = 0x000000013ede6cf0
>> > > new_fdt     = 0x000000013ede6cf0
>> > > fdt_size    = 0x0000000000100000
>> > > lmb_dump_all:
>> > >     memory.cnt   = 0x1
>> > >     memory.reg[0x0].base   = 0x40000000
>> > >   .size   = 0x200000000
>> > >     reserved.cnt   = 0x1
>> > >     reserved.reg[0x0].base = 0x13ede58f0
>> > >     .size = 0x121a710
>> > > arch_number = 0x0000000000000000
>> > > TLB addr    = 0x000000013fff0000
>> > > irq_sp      = 0x000000013ede6ce0
>> > > sp start    = 0x000000013ede6ce0
>> > > Early malloc usage: 3a8 / 2000
>> > >
>> > > May I suggest you propose a combined patch Akashi-san? If we assume
>> > > NUMA systems to be tested up to 8 nodes to mimic real existing
>> > > enterprise hardware and up to 4 memory slots (say for memory hot
>> > > plugging tests) what about a default value of 32? Alternatively, we
>> > > could set this value to a much higher one if the costs are negligible.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Well, lets not rush as there are other twists:
>> >
>> > the 4G bank in node 1 is marked BootServicesData in the UEFI
>> GetMemoryMap
>> > which I assume is not the case. EDK2 reports it as ConventionalMemory.
>> >
>> > The root cause seem to be gd->ramtop not being setup properly.
>> >
>> > Further analysis shows that the DT passed to the booted EFI payload does
>> > not seem to be correct:
>> >
>> > DT fragment passed to U-Boot
>> >
>> > memory at 140000000 {
>> > numa-node-id = <0x00000001>;
>> > reg = <0x00000001 0x40000000 0x00000001 0x00000000>;
>> > device_type = "memory";
>> > };
>> > memory at 40000000 {
>> > numa-node-id = <0x00000000>;
>> > reg = <0x00000000 0x40000000 0x00000001 0x00000000>;
>> > device_type = "memory";
>> > };
>> >
>> > DT passed to payload (as per my debug code):
>> >
>> > memory at 140000000: memory
>> >
>> >     numa-node-id 1
>> >
>> >     reg (len= 32)
>> >
>> >          140000000 100000000
>> >
>> >          40000000 100000000
>> >
>> > memory at 40000000: memory
>> >
>> >     numa-node-id 0
>> >
>> >     reg (len= 16)
>> >
>> >          40000000 100000000
>> >
>> > I am investigating this further...
>>
>> You should check the logic of fdt_fixup_memory_banks()
>> which is called this way:
>>   efi_dt_fixup()
>>     image_setup_libfdt()
>>       arch_fixup_fdt()
>>         fdt_fixup_memory_banks()
>>
>> What it does is to put *all* the memory regions unconditionally as
>> a single "reg" array into the *first-detected* "memory" node, which is
>> "memory at 140000000" in this case.
>> It means that this function doesn't respect NUMA configuration.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> tweaking ram_top to be the correct in
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/u-boot/latest/source/lib/efi_loader/efi_memory.c#L732
> results in memory on node 1 to be considered as ConventionalMemory but
> U-Boot places all code and data at the end of node 1 while it should
> position it on the current node. That said it is an acceptable work around
> for my test case.
>
> Bottom line, we need to introduce NUMA node management in memory
> management all over the place.
> It is unclear if there is a business case for that. I'll ask LEDGE
> members...
>
>
>> -Takahiro Akashi
>>
>>
>> > > >>In this case, other occurrences of CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS in this file
>> > > > >>should be replaced with a variable for it.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>> Your use case is well beyond the typical U-Boot usage. So I
>> guess it
>> > > > >>> will be up to Linaro to provide the necessary patches:
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> * determine the active CPU
>> > > > >>> * determine the RAM assigned to the active CPU according
>> > > > >>>   to the numa-node-id in the device-tree
>> > > > >>> * make sure that U-Boot only uses the memory of the active CPU
>> > > > >>>   internally
>> > > > >>> * make sure that the UEFI memory map contains a compliant
>> > > > >description
>> > > > >>> * possibly, dynamically set up the environment variables
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> +CC Tuomas Tynkkynen (maintainer for qemu_arm64_defconfig)
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>For (1), we'd better have a different config, or increase
>> > > > >>the value of CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS to a bigger number?
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Is the system configured such that each CPU can access the others
>> CPU's
>> > > > >RAM when entering U-Boot?
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Best regards
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Heinrich
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > At least the comments for this patch sound as if on a physical
>> system
>> > > cross NUMA node memory access is only available after full SMP
>> > > initialization:
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-acpi/patch/20180625130552.5636-1-lorenzo.pieralisi@arm.com/
>> > > >
>> > > > QEMU may be less restrictive.
>> > > >
>> > > > QEMU allows the node distance to be 255 indicating that cross node
>> > > access is infeasible.
>> > > >
>> > > > Best regards
>> > > >
>> > > > Heinrich
>> > > >
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>-Takahiro Akashi
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>> Best regards
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> Heinrich
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > François-Frédéric Ozog | Director Business Development
>> > > T: +33.67221.6485
>> > > francois.ozog at linaro.org | Skype: ffozog
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > François-Frédéric Ozog | *Director Business Development*
>> > T: +33.67221.6485
>> > francois.ozog at linaro.org | Skype: ffozog
>>
>
>
> --
> François-Frédéric Ozog | *Director Business Development*
> T: +33.67221.6485
> francois.ozog at linaro.org | Skype: ffozog
>
>

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