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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2018-10-23 17:05:28 +0100
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2018-10-23 17:05:28 +0100
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Merge branch 'x86-mm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 mm updates from Ingo Molnar: "Lots of changes in this cycle: - Lots of CPA (change page attribute) optimizations and related cleanups (Thomas Gleixner, Peter Zijstra) - Make lazy TLB mode even lazier (Rik van Riel) - Fault handler cleanups and improvements (Dave Hansen) - kdump, vmcore: Enable kdumping encrypted memory with AMD SME enabled (Lianbo Jiang) - Clean up VM layout documentation (Baoquan He, Ingo Molnar) - ... plus misc other fixes and enhancements" * 'x86-mm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (51 commits) x86/stackprotector: Remove the call to boot_init_stack_canary() from cpu_startup_entry() x86/mm: Kill stray kernel fault handling comment x86/mm: Do not warn about PCI BIOS W+X mappings resource: Clean it up a bit resource: Fix find_next_iomem_res() iteration issue resource: Include resource end in walk_*() interfaces x86/kexec: Correct KEXEC_BACKUP_SRC_END off-by-one error x86/mm: Remove spurious fault pkey check x86/mm/vsyscall: Consider vsyscall page part of user address space x86/mm: Add vsyscall address helper x86/mm: Fix exception table comments x86/mm: Add clarifying comments for user addr space x86/mm: Break out user address space handling x86/mm: Break out kernel address space handling x86/mm: Clarify hardware vs. software "error_code" x86/mm/tlb: Make lazy TLB mode lazier x86/mm/tlb: Add freed_tables element to flush_tlb_info x86/mm/tlb: Add freed_tables argument to flush_tlb_mm_range smp,cpumask: introduce on_each_cpu_cond_mask smp: use __cpumask_set_cpu in on_each_cpu_cond ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt171
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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
index 5432a96d31ff..702898633b00 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
@@ -1,55 +1,124 @@
+====================================================
+Complete virtual memory map with 4-level page tables
+====================================================
-Virtual memory map with 4 level page tables:
-
-0000000000000000 - 00007fffffffffff (=47 bits) user space, different per mm
-hole caused by [47:63] sign extension
-ffff800000000000 - ffff87ffffffffff (=43 bits) guard hole, reserved for hypervisor
-ffff880000000000 - ffffc7ffffffffff (=64 TB) direct mapping of all phys. memory
-ffffc80000000000 - ffffc8ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
-ffffc90000000000 - ffffe8ffffffffff (=45 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space
-ffffe90000000000 - ffffe9ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
-ffffea0000000000 - ffffeaffffffffff (=40 bits) virtual memory map (1TB)
-... unused hole ...
-ffffec0000000000 - fffffbffffffffff (=44 bits) kasan shadow memory (16TB)
-... unused hole ...
- vaddr_end for KASLR
-fffffe0000000000 - fffffe7fffffffff (=39 bits) cpu_entry_area mapping
-fffffe8000000000 - fffffeffffffffff (=39 bits) LDT remap for PTI
-ffffff0000000000 - ffffff7fffffffff (=39 bits) %esp fixup stacks
-... unused hole ...
-ffffffef00000000 - fffffffeffffffff (=64 GB) EFI region mapping space
-... unused hole ...
-ffffffff80000000 - ffffffff9fffffff (=512 MB) kernel text mapping, from phys 0
-ffffffffa0000000 - fffffffffeffffff (1520 MB) module mapping space
-[fixmap start] - ffffffffff5fffff kernel-internal fixmap range
-ffffffffff600000 - ffffffffff600fff (=4 kB) legacy vsyscall ABI
-ffffffffffe00000 - ffffffffffffffff (=2 MB) unused hole
-
-Virtual memory map with 5 level page tables:
-
-0000000000000000 - 00ffffffffffffff (=56 bits) user space, different per mm
-hole caused by [56:63] sign extension
-ff00000000000000 - ff0fffffffffffff (=52 bits) guard hole, reserved for hypervisor
-ff10000000000000 - ff8fffffffffffff (=55 bits) direct mapping of all phys. memory
-ff90000000000000 - ff9fffffffffffff (=52 bits) LDT remap for PTI
-ffa0000000000000 - ffd1ffffffffffff (=54 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space (12800 TB)
-ffd2000000000000 - ffd3ffffffffffff (=49 bits) hole
-ffd4000000000000 - ffd5ffffffffffff (=49 bits) virtual memory map (512TB)
-... unused hole ...
-ffdf000000000000 - fffffc0000000000 (=53 bits) kasan shadow memory (8PB)
-... unused hole ...
- vaddr_end for KASLR
-fffffe0000000000 - fffffe7fffffffff (=39 bits) cpu_entry_area mapping
-... unused hole ...
-ffffff0000000000 - ffffff7fffffffff (=39 bits) %esp fixup stacks
-... unused hole ...
-ffffffef00000000 - fffffffeffffffff (=64 GB) EFI region mapping space
-... unused hole ...
-ffffffff80000000 - ffffffff9fffffff (=512 MB) kernel text mapping, from phys 0
-ffffffffa0000000 - fffffffffeffffff (1520 MB) module mapping space
-[fixmap start] - ffffffffff5fffff kernel-internal fixmap range
-ffffffffff600000 - ffffffffff600fff (=4 kB) legacy vsyscall ABI
-ffffffffffe00000 - ffffffffffffffff (=2 MB) unused hole
+Notes:
+
+ - Negative addresses such as "-23 TB" are absolute addresses in bytes, counted down
+ from the top of the 64-bit address space. It's easier to understand the layout
+ when seen both in absolute addresses and in distance-from-top notation.
+
+ For example 0xffffe90000000000 == -23 TB, it's 23 TB lower than the top of the
+ 64-bit address space (ffffffffffffffff).
+
+ Note that as we get closer to the top of the address space, the notation changes
+ from TB to GB and then MB/KB.
+
+ - "16M TB" might look weird at first sight, but it's an easier to visualize size
+ notation than "16 EB", which few will recognize at first sight as 16 exabytes.
+ It also shows it nicely how incredibly large 64-bit address space is.
+
+========================================================================================================================
+ Start addr | Offset | End addr | Size | VM area description
+========================================================================================================================
+ | | | |
+ 0000000000000000 | 0 | 00007fffffffffff | 128 TB | user-space virtual memory, different per mm
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
+ | | | |
+ 0000800000000000 | +128 TB | ffff7fffffffffff | ~16M TB | ... huge, almost 64 bits wide hole of non-canonical
+ | | | | virtual memory addresses up to the -128 TB
+ | | | | starting offset of kernel mappings.
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
+ |
+ | Kernel-space virtual memory, shared between all processes:
+____________________________________________________________|___________________________________________________________
+ | | | |
+ ffff800000000000 | -128 TB | ffff87ffffffffff | 8 TB | ... guard hole, also reserved for hypervisor
+ ffff880000000000 | -120 TB | ffffc7ffffffffff | 64 TB | direct mapping of all physical memory (page_offset_base)
+ ffffc80000000000 | -56 TB | ffffc8ffffffffff | 1 TB | ... unused hole
+ ffffc90000000000 | -55 TB | ffffe8ffffffffff | 32 TB | vmalloc/ioremap space (vmalloc_base)
+ ffffe90000000000 | -23 TB | ffffe9ffffffffff | 1 TB | ... unused hole
+ ffffea0000000000 | -22 TB | ffffeaffffffffff | 1 TB | virtual memory map (vmemmap_base)
+ ffffeb0000000000 | -21 TB | ffffebffffffffff | 1 TB | ... unused hole
+ ffffec0000000000 | -20 TB | fffffbffffffffff | 16 TB | KASAN shadow memory
+ fffffc0000000000 | -4 TB | fffffdffffffffff | 2 TB | ... unused hole
+ | | | | vaddr_end for KASLR
+ fffffe0000000000 | -2 TB | fffffe7fffffffff | 0.5 TB | cpu_entry_area mapping
+ fffffe8000000000 | -1.5 TB | fffffeffffffffff | 0.5 TB | LDT remap for PTI
+ ffffff0000000000 | -1 TB | ffffff7fffffffff | 0.5 TB | %esp fixup stacks
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|____________________________________________________________
+ |
+ | Identical layout to the 47-bit one from here on:
+____________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________
+ | | | |
+ ffffff8000000000 | -512 GB | ffffffeeffffffff | 444 GB | ... unused hole
+ ffffffef00000000 | -68 GB | fffffffeffffffff | 64 GB | EFI region mapping space
+ ffffffff00000000 | -4 GB | ffffffff7fffffff | 2 GB | ... unused hole
+ ffffffff80000000 | -2 GB | ffffffff9fffffff | 512 MB | kernel text mapping, mapped to physical address 0
+ ffffffff80000000 |-2048 MB | | |
+ ffffffffa0000000 |-1536 MB | fffffffffeffffff | 1520 MB | module mapping space
+ ffffffffff000000 | -16 MB | | |
+ FIXADDR_START | ~-11 MB | ffffffffff5fffff | ~0.5 MB | kernel-internal fixmap range, variable size and offset
+ ffffffffff600000 | -10 MB | ffffffffff600fff | 4 kB | legacy vsyscall ABI
+ ffffffffffe00000 | -2 MB | ffffffffffffffff | 2 MB | ... unused hole
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
+
+
+====================================================
+Complete virtual memory map with 5-level page tables
+====================================================
+
+Notes:
+
+ - With 56-bit addresses, user-space memory gets expanded by a factor of 512x,
+ from 0.125 PB to 64 PB. All kernel mappings shift down to the -64 PT starting
+ offset and many of the regions expand to support the much larger physical
+ memory supported.
+
+========================================================================================================================
+ Start addr | Offset | End addr | Size | VM area description
+========================================================================================================================
+ | | | |
+ 0000000000000000 | 0 | 00ffffffffffffff | 64 PB | user-space virtual memory, different per mm
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
+ | | | |
+ 0000800000000000 | +64 PB | ffff7fffffffffff | ~16K PB | ... huge, still almost 64 bits wide hole of non-canonical
+ | | | | virtual memory addresses up to the -128 TB
+ | | | | starting offset of kernel mappings.
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
+ |
+ | Kernel-space virtual memory, shared between all processes:
+____________________________________________________________|___________________________________________________________
+ | | | |
+ ff00000000000000 | -64 PB | ff0fffffffffffff | 4 PB | ... guard hole, also reserved for hypervisor
+ ff10000000000000 | -60 PB | ff8fffffffffffff | 32 PB | direct mapping of all physical memory (page_offset_base)
+ ff90000000000000 | -28 PB | ff9fffffffffffff | 4 PB | LDT remap for PTI
+ ffa0000000000000 | -24 PB | ffd1ffffffffffff | 12.5 PB | vmalloc/ioremap space (vmalloc_base)
+ ffd2000000000000 | -11.5 PB | ffd3ffffffffffff | 0.5 PB | ... unused hole
+ ffd4000000000000 | -11 PB | ffd5ffffffffffff | 0.5 PB | virtual memory map (vmemmap_base)
+ ffd6000000000000 | -10.5 PB | ffdeffffffffffff | 2.25 PB | ... unused hole
+ ffdf000000000000 | -8.25 PB | fffffdffffffffff | ~8 PB | KASAN shadow memory
+ fffffc0000000000 | -4 TB | fffffdffffffffff | 2 TB | ... unused hole
+ | | | | vaddr_end for KASLR
+ fffffe0000000000 | -2 TB | fffffe7fffffffff | 0.5 TB | cpu_entry_area mapping
+ fffffe8000000000 | -1.5 TB | fffffeffffffffff | 0.5 TB | ... unused hole
+ ffffff0000000000 | -1 TB | ffffff7fffffffff | 0.5 TB | %esp fixup stacks
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|____________________________________________________________
+ |
+ | Identical layout to the 47-bit one from here on:
+____________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________
+ | | | |
+ ffffff8000000000 | -512 GB | ffffffeeffffffff | 444 GB | ... unused hole
+ ffffffef00000000 | -68 GB | fffffffeffffffff | 64 GB | EFI region mapping space
+ ffffffff00000000 | -4 GB | ffffffff7fffffff | 2 GB | ... unused hole
+ ffffffff80000000 | -2 GB | ffffffff9fffffff | 512 MB | kernel text mapping, mapped to physical address 0
+ ffffffff80000000 |-2048 MB | | |
+ ffffffffa0000000 |-1536 MB | fffffffffeffffff | 1520 MB | module mapping space
+ ffffffffff000000 | -16 MB | | |
+ FIXADDR_START | ~-11 MB | ffffffffff5fffff | ~0.5 MB | kernel-internal fixmap range, variable size and offset
+ ffffffffff600000 | -10 MB | ffffffffff600fff | 4 kB | legacy vsyscall ABI
+ ffffffffffe00000 | -2 MB | ffffffffffffffff | 2 MB | ... unused hole
+__________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
Architecture defines a 64-bit virtual address. Implementations can support
less. Currently supported are 48- and 57-bit virtual addresses. Bits 63