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Author: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
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Author: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
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-Date : 20 February 2012
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This document describes the virtual memory layout used by the AArch64
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This document describes the virtual memory layout used by the AArch64
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Linux kernel. The architecture allows up to 4 levels of translation
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Linux kernel. The architecture allows up to 4 levels of translation
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tables with a 4KB page size and up to 3 levels with a 64KB page size.
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tables with a 4KB page size and up to 3 levels with a 64KB page size.
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-AArch64 Linux uses either 3 levels or 4 levels of translation tables with
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-the 4KB page configuration, allowing 39-bit (512GB) or 48-bit (256TB)
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-virtual addresses, respectively, for both user and kernel. With 64KB
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-pages, only 2 levels of translation tables, allowing 42-bit (4TB)
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+AArch64 Linux uses either 3 levels or 4 levels of translation tables
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+with the 4KB page configuration, allowing 39-bit (512GB) or 48-bit
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+(256TB) virtual addresses, respectively, for both user and kernel. With
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+64KB pages, only 2 levels of translation tables, allowing 42-bit (4TB)
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virtual address, are used but the memory layout is the same.
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virtual address, are used but the memory layout is the same.
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-User addresses have bits 63:39 set to 0 while the kernel addresses have
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+User addresses have bits 63:48 set to 0 while the kernel addresses have
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the same bits set to 1. TTBRx selection is given by bit 63 of the
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the same bits set to 1. TTBRx selection is given by bit 63 of the
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virtual address. The swapper_pg_dir contains only kernel (global)
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virtual address. The swapper_pg_dir contains only kernel (global)
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mappings while the user pgd contains only user (non-global) mappings.
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mappings while the user pgd contains only user (non-global) mappings.
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@@ -27,26 +26,7 @@ AArch64 Linux memory layout with 4KB pages + 3 levels:
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Start End Size Use
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Start End Size Use
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0000000000000000 0000007fffffffff 512GB user
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0000000000000000 0000007fffffffff 512GB user
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-ffffff8000000000 ffffffbbfffeffff ~240GB vmalloc
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-ffffffbbffff0000 ffffffbbffffffff 64KB [guard page]
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-ffffffbc00000000 ffffffbdffffffff 8GB vmemmap
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-ffffffbe00000000 ffffffbffbbfffff ~8GB [guard, future vmmemap]
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-ffffffbffa000000 ffffffbffaffffff 16MB PCI I/O space
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-ffffffbffb000000 ffffffbffbbfffff 12MB [guard]
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-ffffffbffbc00000 ffffffbffbdfffff 2MB fixed mappings
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-ffffffbffbe00000 ffffffbffbffffff 2MB [guard]
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-ffffffbffc000000 ffffffbfffffffff 64MB modules
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-ffffffc000000000 ffffffffffffffff 256GB kernel logical memory map
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+ffffff8000000000 ffffffffffffffff 512GB kernel
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 4KB pages + 4 levels:
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 4KB pages + 4 levels:
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@@ -54,26 +34,7 @@ AArch64 Linux memory layout with 4KB pages + 4 levels:
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Start End Size Use
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Start End Size Use
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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0000000000000000 0000ffffffffffff 256TB user
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0000000000000000 0000ffffffffffff 256TB user
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-ffff000000000000 ffff7bfffffeffff ~124TB vmalloc
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-ffff7bffffff0000 ffff7bffffffffff 64KB [guard page]
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-ffff7c0000000000 ffff7dffffffffff 2TB vmemmap
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-ffff7e0000000000 ffff7ffffbbfffff ~2TB [guard, future vmmemap]
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-ffff7ffffa000000 ffff7ffffaffffff 16MB PCI I/O space
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-ffff7ffffb000000 ffff7ffffbbfffff 12MB [guard]
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-ffff7ffffbc00000 ffff7ffffbdfffff 2MB fixed mappings
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-ffff7ffffbe00000 ffff7ffffbffffff 2MB [guard]
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-ffff7ffffc000000 ffff7fffffffffff 64MB modules
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-ffff800000000000 ffffffffffffffff 128TB kernel logical memory map
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+ffff000000000000 ffffffffffffffff 256TB kernel
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 64KB pages + 2 levels:
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AArch64 Linux memory layout with 64KB pages + 2 levels:
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@@ -81,44 +42,14 @@ AArch64 Linux memory layout with 64KB pages + 2 levels:
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Start End Size Use
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Start End Size Use
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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0000000000000000 000003ffffffffff 4TB user
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0000000000000000 000003ffffffffff 4TB user
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+fffffc0000000000 ffffffffffffffff 4TB kernel
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-fffffc0000000000 fffffdfbfffeffff ~2TB vmalloc
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-fffffdfbffff0000 fffffdfbffffffff 64KB [guard page]
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-fffffdfc00000000 fffffdfdffffffff 8GB vmemmap
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+For details of the virtual kernel memory layout please see the kernel
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+booting log.
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-fffffdfe00000000 fffffdfffbbfffff ~8GB [guard, future vmmemap]
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-fffffdfffa000000 fffffdfffaffffff 16MB PCI I/O space
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-fffffdfffb000000 fffffdfffbbfffff 12MB [guard]
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-fffffdfffbc00000 fffffdfffbdfffff 2MB fixed mappings
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-fffffdfffbe00000 fffffdfffbffffff 2MB [guard]
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-fffffdfffc000000 fffffdffffffffff 64MB modules
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-fffffe0000000000 ffffffffffffffff 2TB kernel logical memory map
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-Translation table lookup with 4KB pages + 3 levels:
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-+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
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-|63 56|55 48|47 40|39 32|31 24|23 16|15 8|7 0|
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-+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
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- | | | | | v
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- | | | | | [11:0] in-page offset
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- | | | | +-> [20:12] L3 index
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- | | | +-----------> [29:21] L2 index
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- | | +---------------------> [38:30] L1 index
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- | +-------------------------------> [47:39] L0 index (not used)
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- +-------------------------------------------------> [63] TTBR0/1
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-
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-Translation table lookup with 4KB pages + 4 levels:
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+Translation table lookup with 4KB pages:
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+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
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+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
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|63 56|55 48|47 40|39 32|31 24|23 16|15 8|7 0|
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|63 56|55 48|47 40|39 32|31 24|23 16|15 8|7 0|
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@@ -133,7 +64,7 @@ Translation table lookup with 4KB pages + 4 levels:
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+-------------------------------------------------> [63] TTBR0/1
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+-------------------------------------------------> [63] TTBR0/1
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-Translation table lookup with 64KB pages + 2 levels:
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+Translation table lookup with 64KB pages:
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+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
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+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
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|63 56|55 48|47 40|39 32|31 24|23 16|15 8|7 0|
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|63 56|55 48|47 40|39 32|31 24|23 16|15 8|7 0|
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@@ -142,10 +73,11 @@ Translation table lookup with 64KB pages + 2 levels:
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| | | | v
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| | | | [15:0] in-page offset
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| | | | [15:0] in-page offset
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| | | +----------> [28:16] L3 index
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| | | +----------> [28:16] L3 index
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- | | +--------------------------> [41:29] L2 index (only 38:29 used)
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- | +-------------------------------> [47:42] L1 index (not used)
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+ | | +--------------------------> [41:29] L2 index
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+ | +-------------------------------> [47:42] L1 index
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+-------------------------------------------------> [63] TTBR0/1
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+-------------------------------------------------> [63] TTBR0/1
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When using KVM, the hypervisor maps kernel pages in EL2, at a fixed
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When using KVM, the hypervisor maps kernel pages in EL2, at a fixed
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offset from the kernel VA (top 24bits of the kernel VA set to zero):
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offset from the kernel VA (top 24bits of the kernel VA set to zero):
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