OvmfPkg/VirtNorFlashDxe: avoid switching between modes in a tight loop

Currently, when dealing with small updates that can be written out
directly (i.e., if they only involve clearing bits and not setting bits,
as the latter requires a block level erase), we iterate over the data
one word at a time, read the old value, compare it, write the new value,
and repeat, unless we encountered a value that we cannot write (0->1
transition), in which case we fall back to a block level operation.

This is inefficient for two reasons:
- reading and writing a word at a time involves switching between array
and programming mode for every word of data, which is
disproportionately costly when running under KVM;
- we end up writing some data twice, as we may not notice that a block
erase is needed until after some data has been written to flash.

So replace this sequence with a single read of up to twice the buffered
write maximum size, followed by one or two buffered writes if the data
can be written directly. Otherwise, fall back to the existing block
level sequence, but without writing out part of the data twice.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Sunil V L <sunilvl@ventanamicro.com>

1 files changed, 76 insertions, 138 deletions

diff --git a/OvmfPkg/VirtNorFlashDxe/VirtNorFlash.c b/OvmfPkg/VirtNorFlashDxe/VirtNorFlash.c
index 0a5c5d48c7..0343131a54 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/VirtNorFlashDxe/VirtNorFlash.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/VirtNorFlashDxe/VirtNorFlash.c
@@ -576,23 +576,20 @@ NorFlashWriteSingleBlock (
   IN        UINT8               *Buffer

   )

 {

-  EFI_STATUS  TempStatus;

-  UINT32      Tmp;

-  UINT32      TmpBuf;

-  UINT32      WordToWrite;

-  UINT32      Mask;

-  BOOLEAN     DoErase;

-  UINTN       BytesToWrite;

+  EFI_STATUS  Status;

   UINTN       CurOffset;

-  UINTN       WordAddr;

   UINTN       BlockSize;

   UINTN       BlockAddress;

-  UINTN       PrevBlockAddress;

-

-  PrevBlockAddress = 0;

+  UINT8       *OrigData;

 

   DEBUG ((DEBUG_BLKIO, "NorFlashWriteSingleBlock(Parameters: Lba=%ld, Offset=0x%x, *NumBytes=0x%x, Buffer @ 0x%08x)\n", Lba, Offset, *NumBytes, Buffer));

 

+  // Check we did get some memory. Buffer is BlockSize.

+  if (Instance->ShadowBuffer == NULL) {

+    DEBUG ((DEBUG_ERROR, "FvbWrite: ERROR - Buffer not ready\n"));

+    return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

+  }

+

   // Cache the block size to avoid de-referencing pointers all the time

   BlockSize = Instance->BlockSize;

 

@@ -612,148 +609,89 @@ NorFlashWriteSingleBlock (
     return EFI_BAD_BUFFER_SIZE;

   }

 

-  // Pick 128bytes as a good start for word operations as opposed to erasing the

-  // block and writing the data regardless if an erase is really needed.

-  // It looks like most individual NV variable writes are smaller than 128bytes.

-  if (*NumBytes <= 128) {

+  // Pick P30_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_BYTES (== 128 bytes) as a good start for word

+  // operations as opposed to erasing the block and writing the data regardless

+  // if an erase is really needed.  It looks like most individual NV variable

+  // writes are smaller than 128 bytes.

+  // To avoid pathological cases were a 2 byte write is disregarded because it

+  // occurs right at a 128 byte buffered write alignment boundary, permit up to

+  // twice the max buffer size, and perform two writes if needed.

+  if ((*NumBytes + (Offset & BOUNDARY_OF_32_WORDS)) <= (2 * P30_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_BYTES)) {

     // Check to see if we need to erase before programming the data into NOR.

     // If the destination bits are only changing from 1s to 0s we can just write.

     // After a block is erased all bits in the block is set to 1.

     // If any byte requires us to erase we just give up and rewrite all of it.

-    DoErase      = FALSE;

-    BytesToWrite = *NumBytes;

-    CurOffset    = Offset;

-

-    while (BytesToWrite > 0) {

-      // Read full word from NOR, splice as required. A word is the smallest

-      // unit we can write.

-      TempStatus = NorFlashRead (Instance, Lba, CurOffset & ~(0x3), sizeof (Tmp), &Tmp);

-      if (EFI_ERROR (TempStatus)) {

-        return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

-      }

 

-      // Physical address of word in NOR to write.

-      WordAddr = (CurOffset & ~(0x3)) + GET_NOR_BLOCK_ADDRESS (

-                                          Instance->RegionBaseAddress,

-                                          Lba,

-                                          BlockSize

-                                          );

-      // The word of data that is to be written.

-      TmpBuf = *((UINT32 *)(Buffer + (*NumBytes - BytesToWrite)));

-

-      // First do word aligned chunks.

-      if ((CurOffset & 0x3) == 0) {

-        if (BytesToWrite >= 4) {

-          // Is the destination still in 'erased' state?

-          if (~Tmp != 0) {

-            // Check to see if we are only changing bits to zero.

-            if ((Tmp ^ TmpBuf) & TmpBuf) {

-              DoErase = TRUE;

-              break;

-            }

-          }

-

-          // Write this word to NOR

-          WordToWrite   = TmpBuf;

-          CurOffset    += sizeof (TmpBuf);

-          BytesToWrite -= sizeof (TmpBuf);

-        } else {

-          // BytesToWrite < 4. Do small writes and left-overs

-          Mask = ~((~0) << (BytesToWrite * 8));

-          // Mask out the bytes we want.

-          TmpBuf &= Mask;

-          // Is the destination still in 'erased' state?

-          if ((Tmp & Mask) != Mask) {

-            // Check to see if we are only changing bits to zero.

-            if ((Tmp ^ TmpBuf) & TmpBuf) {

-              DoErase = TRUE;

-              break;

-            }

-          }

-

-          // Merge old and new data. Write merged word to NOR

-          WordToWrite  = (Tmp & ~Mask) | TmpBuf;

-          CurOffset   += BytesToWrite;

-          BytesToWrite = 0;

-        }

-      } else {

-        // Do multiple words, but starting unaligned.

-        if (BytesToWrite > (4 - (CurOffset & 0x3))) {

-          Mask = ((~0) << ((CurOffset & 0x3) * 8));

-          // Mask out the bytes we want.

-          TmpBuf &= Mask;

-          // Is the destination still in 'erased' state?

-          if ((Tmp & Mask) != Mask) {

-            // Check to see if we are only changing bits to zero.

-            if ((Tmp ^ TmpBuf) & TmpBuf) {

-              DoErase = TRUE;

-              break;

-            }

-          }

-

-          // Merge old and new data. Write merged word to NOR

-          WordToWrite   = (Tmp & ~Mask) | TmpBuf;

-          BytesToWrite -= (4 - (CurOffset & 0x3));

-          CurOffset    += (4 - (CurOffset & 0x3));

-        } else {

-          // Unaligned and fits in one word.

-          Mask = (~((~0) << (BytesToWrite * 8))) << ((CurOffset & 0x3) * 8);

-          // Mask out the bytes we want.

-          TmpBuf = (TmpBuf << ((CurOffset & 0x3) * 8)) & Mask;

-          // Is the destination still in 'erased' state?

-          if ((Tmp & Mask) != Mask) {

-            // Check to see if we are only changing bits to zero.

-            if ((Tmp ^ TmpBuf) & TmpBuf) {

-              DoErase = TRUE;

-              break;

-            }

-          }

-

-          // Merge old and new data. Write merged word to NOR

-          WordToWrite  = (Tmp & ~Mask) | TmpBuf;

-          CurOffset   += BytesToWrite;

-          BytesToWrite = 0;

-        }

+    // Read the old version of the data into the shadow buffer

+    Status = NorFlashRead (

+               Instance,

+               Lba,

+               Offset & ~BOUNDARY_OF_32_WORDS,

+               (*NumBytes | BOUNDARY_OF_32_WORDS) + 1,

+               Instance->ShadowBuffer

+               );

+    if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {

+      return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

+    }

+

+    // Make OrigData point to the start of the old version of the data inside

+    // the word aligned buffer

+    OrigData = Instance->ShadowBuffer + (Offset & BOUNDARY_OF_32_WORDS);

+

+    // Update the buffer containing the old version of the data with the new

+    // contents, while checking whether the old version had any bits cleared

+    // that we want to set. In that case, we will need to erase the block first.

+    for (CurOffset = 0; CurOffset < *NumBytes; CurOffset++) {

+      if (~OrigData[CurOffset] & Buffer[CurOffset]) {

+        goto DoErase;

       }

 

-      //

-      // Write the word to NOR.

-      //

+      OrigData[CurOffset] = Buffer[CurOffset];

+    }

 

-      BlockAddress = GET_NOR_BLOCK_ADDRESS (Instance->RegionBaseAddress, Lba, BlockSize);

-      if (BlockAddress != PrevBlockAddress) {

-        TempStatus = NorFlashUnlockSingleBlockIfNecessary (Instance, BlockAddress);

-        if (EFI_ERROR (TempStatus)) {

-          return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

-        }

+    //

+    // Write the updated buffer to NOR.

+    //

+    BlockAddress = GET_NOR_BLOCK_ADDRESS (Instance->RegionBaseAddress, Lba, BlockSize);

 

-        PrevBlockAddress = BlockAddress;

-      }

+    // Unlock the block if we have to

+    Status = NorFlashUnlockSingleBlockIfNecessary (Instance, BlockAddress);

+    if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {

+      goto Exit;

+    }

 

-      TempStatus = NorFlashWriteSingleWord (Instance, WordAddr, WordToWrite);

-      // Put device back into Read Array mode

-      SEND_NOR_COMMAND (Instance->DeviceBaseAddress, 0, P30_CMD_READ_ARRAY);

-      if (EFI_ERROR (TempStatus)) {

-        return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

-      }

+    Status = NorFlashWriteBuffer (

+               Instance,

+               BlockAddress + (Offset & ~BOUNDARY_OF_32_WORDS),

+               P30_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_BYTES,

+               Instance->ShadowBuffer

+               );

+    if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {

+      goto Exit;

     }

 

-    // Exit if we got here and could write all the data. Otherwise do the

-    // Erase-Write cycle.

-    if (!DoErase) {

-      return EFI_SUCCESS;

+    if ((*NumBytes + (Offset & BOUNDARY_OF_32_WORDS)) > P30_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_BYTES) {

+      BlockAddress += P30_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_BYTES;

+

+      Status = NorFlashWriteBuffer (

+                 Instance,

+                 BlockAddress + (Offset & ~BOUNDARY_OF_32_WORDS),

+                 P30_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_BYTES,

+                 Instance->ShadowBuffer + P30_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE_IN_BYTES

+                 );

     }

-  }

 

-  // Check we did get some memory. Buffer is BlockSize.

-  if (Instance->ShadowBuffer == NULL) {

-    DEBUG ((DEBUG_ERROR, "FvbWrite: ERROR - Buffer not ready\n"));

-    return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

+Exit:

+    // Put device back into Read Array mode

+    SEND_NOR_COMMAND (Instance->DeviceBaseAddress, 0, P30_CMD_READ_ARRAY);

+

+    return Status;

   }

 

+DoErase:

   // Read NOR Flash data into shadow buffer

-  TempStatus = NorFlashReadBlocks (Instance, Lba, BlockSize, Instance->ShadowBuffer);

-  if (EFI_ERROR (TempStatus)) {

+  Status = NorFlashReadBlocks (Instance, Lba, BlockSize, Instance->ShadowBuffer);

+  if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {

     // Return one of the pre-approved error statuses

     return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

   }

@@ -762,8 +700,8 @@ NorFlashWriteSingleBlock (
   CopyMem ((VOID *)((UINTN)Instance->ShadowBuffer + Offset), Buffer, *NumBytes);

 

   // Write the modified buffer back to the NorFlash

-  TempStatus = NorFlashWriteBlocks (Instance, Lba, BlockSize, Instance->ShadowBuffer);

-  if (EFI_ERROR (TempStatus)) {

+  Status = NorFlashWriteBlocks (Instance, Lba, BlockSize, Instance->ShadowBuffer);

+  if (EFI_ERROR (Status)) {

     // Return one of the pre-approved error statuses

     return EFI_DEVICE_ERROR;

   }