From owner-freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Fri Aug 25 23:03:58 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96AD4DE3623 for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:03:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::16:76]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 844717436F for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:03:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from bugs.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.118]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id v7PN3wv0052472 for ; Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:03:58 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 221813] Mechanism is needed to utilize discontinuous memory segments supplied by the EFI and other boot envs Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:03:58 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: CC X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Base System X-Bugzilla-Component: kern X-Bugzilla-Version: CURRENT X-Bugzilla-Keywords: uefi X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Only Me X-Bugzilla-Who: kib@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: cc Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:03:58 -0000 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D221813 Konstantin Belousov changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |kib@FreeBSD.org --- Comment #2 from Konstantin Belousov --- EFI model of handing control from loader to OS is dictated by Windows loade= r.=20 There, loader constructs kernel virtual address space and establishes the initial mappings. Most ample demonstration of the approach is with the run= time services abomination requirement that loader provides the future mapping of runtime segments to firmware, while kernel did not even started. Change of amd64 loader/kernel interaction to adopt this model is possible, = but I am not sure that it is worth the efforts. At least, I do not consider the use cases of large preloaded md as enough justification for all the work required, and for causing flag day where new kernel will absolutely require= new loader. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=