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docs: arm64: Add layout and 52-bit info to memory document
As the kernel no longer prints out the memory layout on boot, this patch adds this information back to the memory document. Also, as the 52-bit support introduces some subtle changes to the arm64 memory, the rationale behind these changes are also added to the memory document. Signed-off-by: Steve Capper <steve.capper@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
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@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ with the 4KB page configuration, allowing 39-bit (512GB) or 48-bit
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64KB pages, only 2 levels of translation tables, allowing 42-bit (4TB)
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virtual address, are used but the memory layout is the same.
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ARMv8.2 adds optional support for Large Virtual Address space. This is
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only available when running with a 64KB page size and expands the
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number of descriptors in the first level of translation.
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User addresses have bits 63:48 set to 0 while the kernel addresses have
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the same bits set to 1. TTBRx selection is given by bit 63 of the
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virtual address. The swapper_pg_dir contains only kernel (global)
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@ -22,40 +26,43 @@ The swapper_pg_dir address is written to TTBR1 and never written to
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TTBR0.
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 4KB pages + 3 levels::
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Start End Size Use
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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0000000000000000 0000007fffffffff 512GB user
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ffffff8000000000 ffffffffffffffff 512GB kernel
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 4KB pages + 4 levels::
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 4KB pages + 4 levels (48-bit)::
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Start End Size Use
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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0000000000000000 0000ffffffffffff 256TB user
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ffff000000000000 ffffffffffffffff 256TB kernel
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ffff000000000000 ffff7fffffffffff 128TB kernel logical memory map
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ffff800000000000 ffff9fffffffffff 32TB kasan shadow region
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ffffa00000000000 ffffa00007ffffff 128MB bpf jit region
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ffffa00008000000 ffffa0000fffffff 128MB modules
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ffffa00010000000 fffffdffbffeffff ~93TB vmalloc
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fffffdffbfff0000 fffffdfffe5f8fff ~998MB [guard region]
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fffffdfffe5f9000 fffffdfffe9fffff 4124KB fixed mappings
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fffffdfffea00000 fffffdfffebfffff 2MB [guard region]
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fffffdfffec00000 fffffdffffbfffff 16MB PCI I/O space
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fffffdffffc00000 fffffdffffdfffff 2MB [guard region]
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fffffdffffe00000 ffffffffffdfffff 2TB vmemmap
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ffffffffffe00000 ffffffffffffffff 2MB [guard region]
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 64KB pages + 2 levels::
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 64KB pages + 3 levels (52-bit with HW support)::
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Start End Size Use
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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0000000000000000 000003ffffffffff 4TB user
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fffffc0000000000 ffffffffffffffff 4TB kernel
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 64KB pages + 3 levels::
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Start End Size Use
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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0000000000000000 0000ffffffffffff 256TB user
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ffff000000000000 ffffffffffffffff 256TB kernel
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For details of the virtual kernel memory layout please see the kernel
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booting log.
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0000000000000000 000fffffffffffff 4PB user
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fff0000000000000 fff7ffffffffffff 2PB kernel logical memory map
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fff8000000000000 fffd9fffffffffff 1440TB [gap]
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fffda00000000000 ffff9fffffffffff 512TB kasan shadow region
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ffffa00000000000 ffffa00007ffffff 128MB bpf jit region
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ffffa00008000000 ffffa0000fffffff 128MB modules
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ffffa00010000000 fffff81ffffeffff ~88TB vmalloc
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fffff81fffff0000 fffffc1ffe58ffff ~3TB [guard region]
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fffffc1ffe590000 fffffc1ffe9fffff 4544KB fixed mappings
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fffffc1ffea00000 fffffc1ffebfffff 2MB [guard region]
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fffffc1ffec00000 fffffc1fffbfffff 16MB PCI I/O space
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fffffc1fffc00000 fffffc1fffdfffff 2MB [guard region]
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fffffc1fffe00000 ffffffffffdfffff 3968GB vmemmap
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ffffffffffe00000 ffffffffffffffff 2MB [guard region]
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Translation table lookup with 4KB pages::
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@ -83,7 +90,8 @@ Translation table lookup with 64KB pages::
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| | | | [15:0] in-page offset
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| | | +----------> [28:16] L3 index
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| | +--------------------------> [41:29] L2 index
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| +-------------------------------> [47:42] L1 index
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| +-------------------------------> [47:42] L1 index (48-bit)
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| [51:42] L1 index (52-bit)
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+-------------------------------------------------> [63] TTBR0/1
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@ -96,3 +104,62 @@ ARM64_HARDEN_EL2_VECTORS is selected for particular CPUs.
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When using KVM with the Virtualization Host Extensions, no additional
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mappings are created, since the host kernel runs directly in EL2.
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52-bit VA support in the kernel
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-------------------------------
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If the ARMv8.2-LVA optional feature is present, and we are running
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with a 64KB page size; then it is possible to use 52-bits of address
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space for both userspace and kernel addresses. However, any kernel
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binary that supports 52-bit must also be able to fall back to 48-bit
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at early boot time if the hardware feature is not present.
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This fallback mechanism necessitates the kernel .text to be in the
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higher addresses such that they are invariant to 48/52-bit VAs. Due
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to the kasan shadow being a fraction of the entire kernel VA space,
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the end of the kasan shadow must also be in the higher half of the
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kernel VA space for both 48/52-bit. (Switching from 48-bit to 52-bit,
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the end of the kasan shadow is invariant and dependent on ~0UL,
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whilst the start address will "grow" towards the lower addresses).
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In order to optimise phys_to_virt and virt_to_phys, the PAGE_OFFSET
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is kept constant at 0xFFF0000000000000 (corresponding to 52-bit),
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this obviates the need for an extra variable read. The physvirt
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offset and vmemmap offsets are computed at early boot to enable
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this logic.
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As a single binary will need to support both 48-bit and 52-bit VA
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spaces, the VMEMMAP must be sized large enough for 52-bit VAs and
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also must be sized large enought to accommodate a fixed PAGE_OFFSET.
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Most code in the kernel should not need to consider the VA_BITS, for
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code that does need to know the VA size the variables are
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defined as follows:
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VA_BITS constant the *maximum* VA space size
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VA_BITS_MIN constant the *minimum* VA space size
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vabits_actual variable the *actual* VA space size
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Maximum and minimum sizes can be useful to ensure that buffers are
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sized large enough or that addresses are positioned close enough for
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the "worst" case.
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52-bit userspace VAs
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--------------------
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To maintain compatibility with software that relies on the ARMv8.0
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VA space maximum size of 48-bits, the kernel will, by default,
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return virtual addresses to userspace from a 48-bit range.
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Software can "opt-in" to receiving VAs from a 52-bit space by
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specifying an mmap hint parameter that is larger than 48-bit.
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For example:
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maybe_high_address = mmap(~0UL, size, prot, flags,...);
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It is also possible to build a debug kernel that returns addresses
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from a 52-bit space by enabling the following kernel config options:
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CONFIG_EXPERT=y && CONFIG_ARM64_FORCE_52BIT=y
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Note that this option is only intended for debugging applications
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and should not be used in production.
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