instead via the hardware registers of the FPU. On Genode all components and
so VMMs are built such, that the compiler may generate optimized code by
using the FPU at any time. We had to make sure to save the
FPU state as early as possible before the VMM component touches the FPU,
to avoid corrupting & losing guest FPU state. This caused headache again
and again. To avoid the uncertainty, we remove this feature and explicitly
transfer the FPU state via the UTCB.
The NOVA kernel and Genode's roottask core are configured to be runnable
with up to 64 CPUs (MAX_SUPPORTED_CPUS in core resp. NUM_CPU in kernel).
On machines with more CPUs a reset occurred. The commit checks for this
case, bootstraps the first 64 CPUs only, and sends all other CPUs to
sleep.
Also, the platform_info ROM size is increased to host information about
more than 32 CPUs.
Issue #4640
The vanilla NOVA kernel solely supports tracking and exporting of execution
times per SC kernel object, but not per thread (EC object). The commit extends
to track execution times per EC in the NOVA kernel, exporting it to Genode's
'core' roottask and populating Genode's Trace::Subject_info structure.
Fixes#4481
Remove handling of ACPI (SCI) interrupt from kernel and thereby let the
handling of the ACPI irq exclusively to an Genode driver. On Genode the ACPICA
library+app handles the ACPI irq, where we can now remove the contrib patches
related to the synchronization between NOVA kernel and ACPICA library.
Fixes#4479
With the new usb driver #4399 and usage of the updated dde_linux lx_eml/lx_kit
approach a much higher rate of IRQ session construction/destruction and signal
handler assignment (irq->sigh) are caused. This trickles down to the kernel,
which causes an hang of the AMD IOMMUs due to not setting reserved bits
adequately. The commit fixes the root cause in the kernel and add a guard
into core's to limit such driver behaviour.
Fixes#4482
- sorting of initializer by Christian Prochaska - issue #3253
- leak of FPU register state reported by Julian Stecklina - thanks !
- fix page table synchronization bug - by Julian Stecklina
- add a second dynamic buddy if the memory requirements could not be fulfilled
by the first dynamic buddy
- disable vtlb peek if EPT/NPT is enabled
Switch to kernel branch, that determines the available system memory during
boot time. The overall kernel memory is still static, but during boot time
dynamically the amount can be chosen. Following 3 config option exists:
CONFIG_MEMORY_BOOT is the amount of kernel memory allocated in the BSS
statically - effectively chosen during link time - see linker script.
CONFIG_MEMORY_DYN_MIN && CONFIG_MEMORY_DYN_PER_MILL configures the dynamic
part of the kernel memory allocation applied during early kernel boot time.
CONFIG_MEMORY_DYN_MIN is the amount of memory which should be allocated at
least. CONFIG_MEMORY_DYN_PER_MILL defines the amount of the system memory in
per mill which should be allocated at most. The overall maximum kernel memory
is restricted to ~1G (64bit), due to the chosen internal virtual memory layout.
Fixes#2985
- Reordering and cleanup of commits to form a common branch shared by others
- Add right bit to deny portal usage for cross-core IPC
- avoid GP when switching on AMD SVM if disabled by UEFI/BIOS
Issue #2854
