Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v5 6/9] libxc: create unmapped initrd in domain builder if supported

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 08:35:02AM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 25/11/15 17:12, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> > On 11/12/2015 08:43 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
> >> In case the kernel of a new pv-domU indicates it is supporting an
> >> unmapped initrd, don't waste precious virtual space for the initrd,
> >> but allocate only guest physical memory for it.
> > 
> > This patch breaks 32-bit pygrub.
> > 
> > I am not 100% sure yet but it may be that only 64-bit guests are affected.
> > 
> > With RHEL5 I get
> >     initrd extends beyond end of memory (0x780080eda000 > 0x40000000)
> 
> I think I have found the problem. Can you verify the attached patch is
> working?
> 
> 
> Juergen
> 

> From 11eaee2aa2291a1d56556d538ac23b8156cf3388 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 08:32:26 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] libxc: correct domain builder for 64 bit guest with 32 bit
>  tools
> 
> Commit 8c45adec18e0512c3d34dcafb13414ecba21be6a ("create unmapped
> initrd in domain builder if supported") introduced an error for
> building a 64 bit guest with a 32 bit toolset.
> 
> The initrd start address and size where stored in an unsigned long
> instead of using a 64 bit type.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/libxc/include/xc_dom.h | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/libxc/include/xc_dom.h b/tools/libxc/include/xc_dom.h
> index 2176216..370dddd 100644
> --- a/tools/libxc/include/xc_dom.h
> +++ b/tools/libxc/include/xc_dom.h
> @@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ struct xc_dom_image {
>      xen_vaddr_t bsd_symtab_start;
>  
>      /* initrd parameters as specified in start_info page */
> -    unsigned long initrd_start;
> -    unsigned long initrd_len;
> +    uint64_t initrd_start;
> +    uint64_t initrd_len;
>  

I think these should be of type xen_vaddr_t. Doesn't make a difference
in the end though.

Wei.

>      unsigned int alloc_bootstack;
>      xen_vaddr_t virt_pgtab_end;
> -- 
> 2.6.2
> 


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