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[v2,1/2] elf-ops.h: Map into memory the ELF to load

Message ID 20190723140445.12748-2-sgarzare@redhat.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series pc: mmap kernel (ELF image) and initrd | expand

Commit Message

Stefano Garzarella July 23, 2019, 2:04 p.m. UTC
In order to reduce the memory footprint we map into memory
the ELF to load using g_mapped_file_new_from_fd() instead of
reading each sections. In this way we can share the ELF pages
between multiple instances of QEMU.

Suggested-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
Suggested-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
---
v2:
  - used g_mapped_file_new_from_fd() with 'writeble' set to 'true',
    since we can modify the mapped buffer. [Paolo, Peter]
---
 include/hw/elf_ops.h | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

Comments

Paolo Bonzini July 23, 2019, 2:33 p.m. UTC | #1
On 23/07/19 16:04, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> +                    /* Increments the reference count to avoid the unmap */
> +                    g_mapped_file_ref(gmf);
>                      /* rom_add_elf_program() seize the ownership of 'data' */
>                      rom_add_elf_program(label, data, file_size, mem_size,
>                                          addr, as);

I'm a bit worried about rom_reset g_free'ing rom->data, which goes
against the comment on top of rom_free:

/* rom->data must be heap-allocated (do not use with
   rom_add_elf_program()) */


Since this is the only call to rom_add_elf_program, what about adding a
GMappedFile* field to struct Rom and passing it here instead of
data+file_size?

Then the g_mapped_file_ref can be in rom_add_elf_program, and you can
have a nice

static void rom_free_data(Rom *rom)
{
    if (rom->mapped_file) {
        g_mapped_file_unref(rom->mapped_file);
        rom->mapped_file = NULL;
    } else {
        g_free(rom->data);
    }
    rom->data = NULL;
}

that is called from both rom_free and rom_reset.

Thanks,

Paolo

> @@ -531,7 +540,6 @@ static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
>                      address_space_write(as ? as : &address_space_memory,
>                                          addr, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED,
>                                          data, file_size);
> -                    g_free(data);
>                  }
>              }
>  
> @@ -547,16 +555,15 @@ static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
>              struct elf_note *nhdr = NULL;
>  
>              file_size = ph->p_filesz; /* Size of the range of ELF notes */
> -            data = g_malloc0(file_size);
> -            if (ph->p_filesz > 0) {
> -                if (lseek(fd, ph->p_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
> -                    goto fail;
> -                }
> -                if (read(fd, data, file_size) != file_size) {
> -                    goto fail;
> -                }
> +            data_offset = ph->p_offset; /* Offset where the notes are located */
> +
> +            if (g_mapped_file_get_length(gmf) < file_size + data_offset) {
> +                goto fail;
>              }
>  
> +            data = (uint8_t *)g_mapped_file_get_contents(gmf);
> +            data += data_offset;
> +
>              /*
>               * Search the ELF notes to find one with a type matching the
>               * value passed in via 'translate_opaque'
> @@ -570,7 +577,6 @@ static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
>                      sizeof(struct elf_note) == sizeof(struct elf64_note);
>                  elf_note_fn((void *)nhdr, (void *)&ph->p_align, is64);
>              }
> -            g_free(data);
>              data = NULL;
>          }
>      }
> @@ -582,7 +588,7 @@ static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
>          *highaddr = (uint64_t)(elf_sword)high;
>      return total_size;
>   fail:
> -    g_free(data);
> +    g_mapped_file_unref(gmf);
>      g_free(phdr);
>      return ret;
>  }
>
Stefano Garzarella July 23, 2019, 2:57 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 04:33:44PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 23/07/19 16:04, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> > +                    /* Increments the reference count to avoid the unmap */
> > +                    g_mapped_file_ref(gmf);
> >                      /* rom_add_elf_program() seize the ownership of 'data' */
> >                      rom_add_elf_program(label, data, file_size, mem_size,
> >                                          addr, as);
> 
> I'm a bit worried about rom_reset g_free'ing rom->data, which goes
> against the comment on top of rom_free:
> 
> /* rom->data must be heap-allocated (do not use with
>    rom_add_elf_program()) */

Thanks for pointing it out. We definitely have to avoid that free in this case.

> 
> 
> Since this is the only call to rom_add_elf_program, what about adding a
> GMappedFile* field to struct Rom and passing it here instead of
> data+file_size?

Ehm, we currently use a subsection of the mmapped file as a ROM.
Should we keep the data+file_size parameter? (plus the new GMappedFile*)

At this point, is it better to call 'g_mapped_file_ref(gmf)' in the
'rom_add_elf_program()'?

> 
> Then the g_mapped_file_ref can be in rom_add_elf_program, and you can
> have a nice
> 
> static void rom_free_data(Rom *rom)
> {
>     if (rom->mapped_file) {
>         g_mapped_file_unref(rom->mapped_file);
>         rom->mapped_file = NULL;
>     } else {
>         g_free(rom->data);
>     }
>     rom->data = NULL;
> }
> 
> that is called from both rom_free and rom_reset.

I'll add this in v3.

Thanks,
Stefano
Paolo Bonzini July 23, 2019, 3 p.m. UTC | #3
On 23/07/19 16:57, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 04:33:44PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>> Since this is the only call to rom_add_elf_program, what about adding a
>> GMappedFile* field to struct Rom and passing it here instead of
>> data+file_size?
> 
> Ehm, we currently use a subsection of the mmapped file as a ROM.
> Should we keep the data+file_size parameter? (plus the new GMappedFile*)

Yes, either that or an offset/file_size.

> At this point, is it better to call 'g_mapped_file_ref(gmf)' in the
> 'rom_add_elf_program()'?

Yes, of course.

Paolo
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Patch

diff --git a/include/hw/elf_ops.h b/include/hw/elf_ops.h
index 690f9238c8..d80e7ad20c 100644
--- a/include/hw/elf_ops.h
+++ b/include/hw/elf_ops.h
@@ -323,8 +323,9 @@  static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
     struct elfhdr ehdr;
     struct elf_phdr *phdr = NULL, *ph;
     int size, i, total_size;
-    elf_word mem_size, file_size;
+    elf_word mem_size, file_size, data_offset;
     uint64_t addr, low = (uint64_t)-1, high = 0;
+    GMappedFile *gmf = NULL;
     uint8_t *data = NULL;
     char label[128];
     int ret = ELF_LOAD_FAILED;
@@ -409,22 +410,31 @@  static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
         }
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Since we want to be able to modify the mapped buffer, we set the
+     * 'writeble' parameter to 'true'. Modifications to the buffer are not
+     * written back to the file.
+     */
+    gmf = g_mapped_file_new_from_fd(fd, true, NULL);
+    if (!gmf) {
+        goto fail;
+    }
+
     total_size = 0;
     for(i = 0; i < ehdr.e_phnum; i++) {
         ph = &phdr[i];
         if (ph->p_type == PT_LOAD) {
             mem_size = ph->p_memsz; /* Size of the ROM */
             file_size = ph->p_filesz; /* Size of the allocated data */
-            data = g_malloc0(file_size);
-            if (ph->p_filesz > 0) {
-                if (lseek(fd, ph->p_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
-                    goto fail;
-                }
-                if (read(fd, data, file_size) != file_size) {
-                    goto fail;
-                }
+            data_offset = ph->p_offset; /* Offset where the data is located */
+
+            if (g_mapped_file_get_length(gmf) < file_size + data_offset) {
+                goto fail;
             }
 
+            data = (uint8_t *)g_mapped_file_get_contents(gmf);
+            data += data_offset;
+
             /* The ELF spec is somewhat vague about the purpose of the
              * physical address field. One common use in the embedded world
              * is that physical address field specifies the load address
@@ -513,17 +523,16 @@  static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
                 *pentry = ehdr.e_entry - ph->p_vaddr + ph->p_paddr;
             }
 
-            if (mem_size == 0) {
-                /* Some ELF files really do have segments of zero size;
-                 * just ignore them rather than trying to create empty
-                 * ROM blobs, because the zero-length blob can falsely
-                 * trigger the overlapping-ROM-blobs check.
-                 */
-                g_free(data);
-            } else {
+            /* Some ELF files really do have segments of zero size;
+             * just ignore them rather than trying to create empty
+             * ROM blobs, because the zero-length blob can falsely
+             * trigger the overlapping-ROM-blobs check.
+             */
+            if (mem_size != 0) {
                 if (load_rom) {
                     snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "phdr #%d: %s", i, name);
-
+                    /* Increments the reference count to avoid the unmap */
+                    g_mapped_file_ref(gmf);
                     /* rom_add_elf_program() seize the ownership of 'data' */
                     rom_add_elf_program(label, data, file_size, mem_size,
                                         addr, as);
@@ -531,7 +540,6 @@  static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
                     address_space_write(as ? as : &address_space_memory,
                                         addr, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED,
                                         data, file_size);
-                    g_free(data);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -547,16 +555,15 @@  static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
             struct elf_note *nhdr = NULL;
 
             file_size = ph->p_filesz; /* Size of the range of ELF notes */
-            data = g_malloc0(file_size);
-            if (ph->p_filesz > 0) {
-                if (lseek(fd, ph->p_offset, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
-                    goto fail;
-                }
-                if (read(fd, data, file_size) != file_size) {
-                    goto fail;
-                }
+            data_offset = ph->p_offset; /* Offset where the notes are located */
+
+            if (g_mapped_file_get_length(gmf) < file_size + data_offset) {
+                goto fail;
             }
 
+            data = (uint8_t *)g_mapped_file_get_contents(gmf);
+            data += data_offset;
+
             /*
              * Search the ELF notes to find one with a type matching the
              * value passed in via 'translate_opaque'
@@ -570,7 +577,6 @@  static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
                     sizeof(struct elf_note) == sizeof(struct elf64_note);
                 elf_note_fn((void *)nhdr, (void *)&ph->p_align, is64);
             }
-            g_free(data);
             data = NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -582,7 +588,7 @@  static int glue(load_elf, SZ)(const char *name, int fd,
         *highaddr = (uint64_t)(elf_sword)high;
     return total_size;
  fail:
-    g_free(data);
+    g_mapped_file_unref(gmf);
     g_free(phdr);
     return ret;
 }