When error occurs, need return the related error code to let upper
caller know about it.
ppc_md.nvram_size() can return the error code (e.g. core99_nvram_size()
in 'arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/nvram.c').
Also set ret value when only need it, so can save structions for normal
cases.
Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Adapt the functions used to create and write to the RTAS-log partition
to work with any OS-type partition.
Signed-off-by: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
The name field in the nvram_header can be < 12 chars, null-terminated,
or 12 chars without the null. Handle this safely.
Signed-off-by: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
The nvram log partition stuff currently in nvram_64.c is really
pseries specific. It isn't actually used on anything else (despite
the fact that we ran the code to setup the partition on anything
except powermac) and the log format is specific to pseries RTAS
implementation. So move it where it belongs
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
This changes the function to use nvram_find_partition() instead
of doing the lookup "by hand". It also makes some of the logic
clearer and prints out more useful diagnostic information.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Existing code is nasty, has bugs etc... rewrite the function
more simply, and make it take the signature and optional
name of the partitions to remove as arguments, thus making
it a more generic utility.
We also try to remove a log partition that we find and is too
small rather than creating a duplicate.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
This error log stuff is really pseries specific. As a first step we move
the initialization of these variables to the caller of
nvram_create_partition(), which is also slightly reorganized so we
setup the free partition before we clear the new partition, so the
chance of an error during clear leaving us with invalid headers
is lessened.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
When creating a partition, we clear it entirely rather than
just the first two words since the previous code was rather
specific to the pseries log partition format.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Use BUILD_BUG_ON to ensure the structure representing a partition
header have the right size.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
This converts nvram_create_partition() to use a size in bytes
rather than blocks. It does the appropriate alignment internally
The size passed is also the data size (ie. doesn't include the
header anymore).
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Replace nvram_create_os_partition() with a variant that takes
the partition name, signature and size as arguments.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
This moves a bunch of definitions out of asm/nvram.h to the files
that use them or just outright remove completely unused stuff.
We leave the partition signatures definitions, they will be useful
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
String constants that are continued on subsequent lines with \
are not good.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
The ioctl is only used for powermac systems and reads a partition
number from an array which is initialized at boot time way before the
nvram code is initialized. So it's safe to switch to unlocked_ioctl.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
nvram_clear_error_log() calls ppc_md.nvram_write() even when
nvram_error_log_index is -1 (invalid). The nvram_write() function does
not check for a negative offset.
Check nvram_error_log_index as the other nvram log functions do.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Eliminate the use of error_log_cnt as a global var shared across
different directories. Pass it as a parameter instead.
Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <linas@austin.ibm.com>
----
Respin of earlier patch, with the CONFIG_PSERIES junk removed from the
header file.
arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c | 10 +++++-----
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/rtasd.c | 7 ++++---
include/asm-powerpc/nvram.h | 6 ++++--
3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Get rid of the jumbled usage of the no_logging flag. Its use
spans several directories, and is incorrectly/misleadingly
documented. Instead, two changes:
1) nvram will accept error log as soon as its ready.
2) logging to nvram stops on the first fatal error reported.
Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <linas@austin.ibm.com>
----
arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c | 8 --------
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/rtasd.c | 14 ++++++--------
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Many struct file_operations in the kernel can be "const". Marking them const
moves these to the .rodata section, which avoids false sharing with potential
dirty data. In addition it'll catch accidental writes at compile time to
these shared resources.
[akpm@osdl.org: sparc64 fix]
Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Chen Gang
Zhang Yanfei
Jim Keniston
Jim Keniston
Benjamin Herrenschmidt
Joe Perches
Thomas Gleixner
Linas Vepstas
Arjan van de Ven
Robert P. J. Day