Bootstrap in real mode on x86_64: Possible?

[Adam Lackorzynski]

Hi,

On Sat Apr 02, 2016 at 14:49:00 +0200, Maxim Baryshnikov wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
>     I am trying to find some ways to port/launch Fiasco.OS into "The
> Jailhouse hypervisor <https://github.com/siemens/jailhouse.git>" environment
> using x86_64 architecture.
>     This hypervisor does not provide any bootloader at all. It simply loads
> raw binary on the specified address and launches it in real mode from this
> address.
> 
>     In 'l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/README' I found two options described. I
> think it might be suitable for me.
> 
> 3)
>           bootstrap can boot from real-mode, esp. with pxelinux, i.e. it can
> be
>           booted via PXE. For that it also needs include all images.
>           This should also work with syslinux (e.g. from CDs/DVDs). (Note,
> grub
>           can also read is9660 filesystems.)

This has only be done on 32bit, i.e. x86-64 is new terrain.

>    4)
>           bootstrap starts from protected mode but isn't started by a
> multiboot
>           compliant loader. Also needs to include all modules.
> 
>     So, I started my tries from the 3th option.
> 
>     Following the bootstrap code, I find out that there is some piece of
> code for real mode bootstrapping and the defining of "REALMODE_LOADING"
> directive switches it on.
>     I have tried to compile it with REALMODE_LOADING = 1 (and also with
> IMAGE_MODE = 1, and RML = 1), which I added in
> 'bootstrap/server/src/Makeconf.local' folder.
>     Also, I commented the row with error command in Makefile.rules:
> 
> |ifneq ($(REALMODE_LOADING)$(RML),00)
>             REALMODE_LOADING := 1
>             #$(error Info: Default reloc needs to be 0x00100000)
>     # And if you have done so you probably need to relink sigma0 and/or moe
>      endif|||
> 
>     I admit that I did not actually understand the purpose of this block
> here.. I would really appreciate if someone explains it to me.

In the beginning of Make.rules there's a block of DEFAULT_RELOC_*
variables, I think this hint means that DEFAULT_RELOC_arch should be
0x00100000.
 
>     Unfortunately, when I continue to make it without command mentioned
> above I've faced with the following compilation error:
> |          [bootstrap] ... Compiling platform/x86_pc.o||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:
> In member function ‘const char* {anonymous}::Platform_x86_1::cmdline()
> const’:||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:73:26:
> warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size
> [-Wint-to-pointer-cast]||
> ||     return (char const *)p;||

This is code for 32bit x86, p is 32bit thus conversion to a pointer
emits a warning.

> ||                          ^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:
> In member function ‘virtual Boot_modules::Module
> {anonymous}::Platform_x86_multiboot::module(unsigned int, bool) const’:||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:176:64:
> error: ‘mbi’ was not declared in this scope||
> ||     l4util_mb_mod_t *mb_mod = (l4util_mb_mod_t*)(unsigned
> long)mbi->mods_addr;||
> ||^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:
> In member function ‘virtual unsigned int
> {anonymous}::Platform_x86_multiboot::num_modules() const’:||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:184:41:
> error: ‘mbi’ was not declared in this scope||
> ||   unsigned num_modules() const { return mbi->mods_count; }||
> ||                                         ^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:
> In member function ‘virtual void
> {anonymous}::Platform_x86_multiboot::reserve()’:||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:190:43:
> error: ‘mbi’ was not declared in this scope||
> ||     regions->add(Region::n((unsigned long)mbi,||
> ||                                           ^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:
> In member function ‘virtual void
> {anonymous}::Platform_x86_multiboot::move_module(unsigned int, void*,
> bool)’:||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:232:61:
> error: ‘mbi’ was not declared in this scope||
> ||     l4util_mb_mod_t *mod = (l4util_mb_mod_t*)(unsigned
> long)mbi->mods_addr + index;||
> ||^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:
> In member function ‘virtual l4util_mb_info_t*
> {anonymous}::Platform_x86_multiboot::construct_mbi(long unsigned int)’:||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:249:9:
> error: ‘mbi’ was not declared in this scope||
> ||     if (mbi->flags & L4UTIL_MB_CMDLINE)||
> ||         ^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:253:9:
> error: ‘mbi’ was not declared in this scope||
> ||     if (mbi->flags & L4UTIL_MB_VIDEO_INFO)||
> ||         ^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:263:45:
> error: ‘mbi’ was not declared in this scope||
> ||     total_size += sizeof(l4util_mb_mod_t) * mbi->mods_count;||
> ||                                             ^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:345:3:
> warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]||
> ||   }||
> ||   ^||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:
> In member function ‘virtual unsigned int
> {anonymous}::Platform_x86_multiboot::num_modules() const’:||
> ||/home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/pkg/bootstrap/server/src/platform/x86_pc.cc:184:58:
> warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]||
> ||   unsigned num_modules() const { return mbi->mods_count; }||
> ||^||
> ||/||home/coon848/projekt-git-clones/l4re-snap/src/l4/mk/binary.inc:825:
> recipe for target 'platform/x86_pc.o' failed|
> 
>     It says that problem is in 'platform/x86_pc.cc'.
>     So, my question is, does the real mode option switch on like that or I
> did something wrong? How should it be done?

The code is not made to be compiled for 64bit in its current stage. It
would need to be enhanced for that use case.

>     And if it is possible to bootstrap without multiboot complaint loader in
> protected mode, how should it be compiled?

Should be done with "make elfimage E=...".




Adam
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