File 19885-kexec-gdt-switch.patch of Package xen
# HG changeset patch
# User Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>
# Date 1246547775 -3600
# Node ID 863ae334467c44e939fed3a2a38c1af76451b94e
# Parent 653c2c5f4594958afe43c152ce0a899b17261388
kexec: switch to a known good/static GDT before kexec
kexec has been failing (at least on 32on64, didn't try others) since
18771:8e18dd41c6c7 "x86: reduce GDT switching". Ensure that we are
using a known good GDT before attempting to switch to compatability
mode.
Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
--- a/xen/arch/x86/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/machine_kexec.c
@@ -115,6 +115,18 @@ void machine_reboot_kexec(xen_kexec_imag
void machine_kexec(xen_kexec_image_t *image)
{
+ struct desc_ptr gdt_desc = {
+ .base = (unsigned long)(boot_cpu_gdt_table - FIRST_RESERVED_GDT_ENTRY),
+ .limit = LAST_RESERVED_GDT_BYTE
+ };
+
+ /*
+ * compat_machine_kexec() returns to idle pagetables, which requires us
+ * to be running on a static GDT mapping (idle pagetables have no GDT
+ * mappings in their per-domain mapping area).
+ */
+ asm volatile ( "lgdt %0" : : "m" (gdt_desc) );
+
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
if ( is_pv_32on64_domain(dom0) )
{