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author | Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> | 2008-03-28 12:05:53 -0400 |
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committer | Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> | 2008-03-27 20:05:54 -0400 |
commit | a6bd8e13034dd7d60b6f14217096efa192d0adc1 (patch) | |
tree | 23890908b06eb8357e6ce633d35df1216f5e4213 /drivers/lguest/x86 | |
parent | e18b094f0faa4889b06a112da17230a10b88c815 (diff) |
lguest: comment documentation update.
Took some cycles to re-read the Lguest Journey end-to-end, fix some
rot and tighten some phrases.
Only comments change. No new jokes, but a couple of recycled old jokes.
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/lguest/x86')
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/lguest/x86/core.c | 33 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S | 8 |
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c index 635187812d52..5126d5d9ea0e 100644 --- a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c +++ b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c | |||
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ | |||
17 | * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software | 17 | * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software |
18 | * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. | 18 | * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. |
19 | */ | 19 | */ |
20 | /*P:450 This file contains the x86-specific lguest code. It used to be all | ||
21 | * mixed in with drivers/lguest/core.c but several foolhardy code slashers | ||
22 | * wrestled most of the dependencies out to here in preparation for porting | ||
23 | * lguest to other architectures (see what I mean by foolhardy?). | ||
24 | * | ||
25 | * This also contains a couple of non-obvious setup and teardown pieces which | ||
26 | * were implemented after days of debugging pain. :*/ | ||
20 | #include <linux/kernel.h> | 27 | #include <linux/kernel.h> |
21 | #include <linux/start_kernel.h> | 28 | #include <linux/start_kernel.h> |
22 | #include <linux/string.h> | 29 | #include <linux/string.h> |
@@ -157,6 +164,8 @@ static void run_guest_once(struct lg_cpu *cpu, struct lguest_pages *pages) | |||
157 | * also simplify copy_in_guest_info(). Note that we'd still need to restore | 164 | * also simplify copy_in_guest_info(). Note that we'd still need to restore |
158 | * things when we exit to Launcher userspace, but that's fairly easy. | 165 | * things when we exit to Launcher userspace, but that's fairly easy. |
159 | * | 166 | * |
167 | * We could also try using this hooks for PGE, but that might be too expensive. | ||
168 | * | ||
160 | * The hooks were designed for KVM, but we can also put them to good use. :*/ | 169 | * The hooks were designed for KVM, but we can also put them to good use. :*/ |
161 | 170 | ||
162 | /*H:040 This is the i386-specific code to setup and run the Guest. Interrupts | 171 | /*H:040 This is the i386-specific code to setup and run the Guest. Interrupts |
@@ -182,7 +191,7 @@ void lguest_arch_run_guest(struct lg_cpu *cpu) | |||
182 | * was doing. */ | 191 | * was doing. */ |
183 | run_guest_once(cpu, lguest_pages(raw_smp_processor_id())); | 192 | run_guest_once(cpu, lguest_pages(raw_smp_processor_id())); |
184 | 193 | ||
185 | /* Note that the "regs" pointer contains two extra entries which are | 194 | /* Note that the "regs" structure contains two extra entries which are |
186 | * not really registers: a trap number which says what interrupt or | 195 | * not really registers: a trap number which says what interrupt or |
187 | * trap made the switcher code come back, and an error code which some | 196 | * trap made the switcher code come back, and an error code which some |
188 | * traps set. */ | 197 | * traps set. */ |
@@ -293,11 +302,10 @@ void lguest_arch_handle_trap(struct lg_cpu *cpu) | |||
293 | break; | 302 | break; |
294 | case 14: /* We've intercepted a Page Fault. */ | 303 | case 14: /* We've intercepted a Page Fault. */ |
295 | /* The Guest accessed a virtual address that wasn't mapped. | 304 | /* The Guest accessed a virtual address that wasn't mapped. |
296 | * This happens a lot: we don't actually set up most of the | 305 | * This happens a lot: we don't actually set up most of the page |
297 | * page tables for the Guest at all when we start: as it runs | 306 | * tables for the Guest at all when we start: as it runs it asks |
298 | * it asks for more and more, and we set them up as | 307 | * for more and more, and we set them up as required. In this |
299 | * required. In this case, we don't even tell the Guest that | 308 | * case, we don't even tell the Guest that the fault happened. |
300 | * the fault happened. | ||
301 | * | 309 | * |
302 | * The errcode tells whether this was a read or a write, and | 310 | * The errcode tells whether this was a read or a write, and |
303 | * whether kernel or userspace code. */ | 311 | * whether kernel or userspace code. */ |
@@ -342,7 +350,7 @@ void lguest_arch_handle_trap(struct lg_cpu *cpu) | |||
342 | if (!deliver_trap(cpu, cpu->regs->trapnum)) | 350 | if (!deliver_trap(cpu, cpu->regs->trapnum)) |
343 | /* If the Guest doesn't have a handler (either it hasn't | 351 | /* If the Guest doesn't have a handler (either it hasn't |
344 | * registered any yet, or it's one of the faults we don't let | 352 | * registered any yet, or it's one of the faults we don't let |
345 | * it handle), it dies with a cryptic error message. */ | 353 | * it handle), it dies with this cryptic error message. */ |
346 | kill_guest(cpu, "unhandled trap %li at %#lx (%#lx)", | 354 | kill_guest(cpu, "unhandled trap %li at %#lx (%#lx)", |
347 | cpu->regs->trapnum, cpu->regs->eip, | 355 | cpu->regs->trapnum, cpu->regs->eip, |
348 | cpu->regs->trapnum == 14 ? cpu->arch.last_pagefault | 356 | cpu->regs->trapnum == 14 ? cpu->arch.last_pagefault |
@@ -375,8 +383,8 @@ void __init lguest_arch_host_init(void) | |||
375 | * The only exception is the interrupt handlers in switcher.S: their | 383 | * The only exception is the interrupt handlers in switcher.S: their |
376 | * addresses are placed in a table (default_idt_entries), so we need to | 384 | * addresses are placed in a table (default_idt_entries), so we need to |
377 | * update the table with the new addresses. switcher_offset() is a | 385 | * update the table with the new addresses. switcher_offset() is a |
378 | * convenience function which returns the distance between the builtin | 386 | * convenience function which returns the distance between the |
379 | * switcher code and the high-mapped copy we just made. */ | 387 | * compiled-in switcher code and the high-mapped copy we just made. */ |
380 | for (i = 0; i < IDT_ENTRIES; i++) | 388 | for (i = 0; i < IDT_ENTRIES; i++) |
381 | default_idt_entries[i] += switcher_offset(); | 389 | default_idt_entries[i] += switcher_offset(); |
382 | 390 | ||
@@ -416,7 +424,7 @@ void __init lguest_arch_host_init(void) | |||
416 | state->guest_gdt_desc.address = (long)&state->guest_gdt; | 424 | state->guest_gdt_desc.address = (long)&state->guest_gdt; |
417 | 425 | ||
418 | /* We know where we want the stack to be when the Guest enters | 426 | /* We know where we want the stack to be when the Guest enters |
419 | * the switcher: in pages->regs. The stack grows upwards, so | 427 | * the Switcher: in pages->regs. The stack grows upwards, so |
420 | * we start it at the end of that structure. */ | 428 | * we start it at the end of that structure. */ |
421 | state->guest_tss.sp0 = (long)(&pages->regs + 1); | 429 | state->guest_tss.sp0 = (long)(&pages->regs + 1); |
422 | /* And this is the GDT entry to use for the stack: we keep a | 430 | /* And this is the GDT entry to use for the stack: we keep a |
@@ -513,8 +521,8 @@ int lguest_arch_init_hypercalls(struct lg_cpu *cpu) | |||
513 | { | 521 | { |
514 | u32 tsc_speed; | 522 | u32 tsc_speed; |
515 | 523 | ||
516 | /* The pointer to the Guest's "struct lguest_data" is the only | 524 | /* The pointer to the Guest's "struct lguest_data" is the only argument. |
517 | * argument. We check that address now. */ | 525 | * We check that address now. */ |
518 | if (!lguest_address_ok(cpu->lg, cpu->hcall->arg1, | 526 | if (!lguest_address_ok(cpu->lg, cpu->hcall->arg1, |
519 | sizeof(*cpu->lg->lguest_data))) | 527 | sizeof(*cpu->lg->lguest_data))) |
520 | return -EFAULT; | 528 | return -EFAULT; |
@@ -546,6 +554,7 @@ int lguest_arch_init_hypercalls(struct lg_cpu *cpu) | |||
546 | 554 | ||
547 | return 0; | 555 | return 0; |
548 | } | 556 | } |
557 | /*:*/ | ||
549 | 558 | ||
550 | /*L:030 lguest_arch_setup_regs() | 559 | /*L:030 lguest_arch_setup_regs() |
551 | * | 560 | * |
diff --git a/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S b/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S index 0af8baaa0d4a..3fc15318a80f 100644 --- a/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S +++ b/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S | |||
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ | |||
1 | /*P:900 This is the Switcher: code which sits at 0xFFC00000 to do the low-level | 1 | /*P:900 This is the Switcher: code which sits at 0xFFC00000 astride both the |
2 | * Guest<->Host switch. It is as simple as it can be made, but it's naturally | 2 | * Host and Guest to do the low-level Guest<->Host switch. It is as simple as |
3 | * very specific to x86. | 3 | * it can be made, but it's naturally very specific to x86. |
4 | * | 4 | * |
5 | * You have now completed Preparation. If this has whet your appetite; if you | 5 | * You have now completed Preparation. If this has whet your appetite; if you |
6 | * are feeling invigorated and refreshed then the next, more challenging stage | 6 | * are feeling invigorated and refreshed then the next, more challenging stage |
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ ENTRY(switch_to_guest) | |||
189 | // Interrupts are turned back on: we are Guest. | 189 | // Interrupts are turned back on: we are Guest. |
190 | iret | 190 | iret |
191 | 191 | ||
192 | // We treat two paths to switch back to the Host | 192 | // We tread two paths to switch back to the Host |
193 | // Yet both must save Guest state and restore Host | 193 | // Yet both must save Guest state and restore Host |
194 | // So we put the routine in a macro. | 194 | // So we put the routine in a macro. |
195 | #define SWITCH_TO_HOST \ | 195 | #define SWITCH_TO_HOST \ |