hw/ppc/pnv.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- include/hw/ppc/pnv.h | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
Currently, the machine dtb is generated in pnv_init(), before all devices
are fully initialized. This can result in an incomplete dtb for the system,
as seen in bug [1].
Fix this by deferring dtb generation until machine initialization is complete,
using the machine_init_done_notifier hook.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260323231612.GA2637687@ax162/
Cc: Aditya Gupta <adityag@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
Reported-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Fixes: a16d4c2f162a86d ("ppc/pnv: fix dumpdtb option")
Signed-off-by: Shivang Upadhyay <shivangu@linux.ibm.com>
---
Changes:
v2:
* moved pnv->bmc initialization to pnv_machine_init_done.
v1:
* https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260324135026.247418-1-shivangu@linux.ibm.com/
---
hw/ppc/pnv.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
include/hw/ppc/pnv.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 7e54b6bc60..524563dcfc 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -748,31 +748,10 @@ static void pnv_powerdown_notify(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
static void pnv_reset(MachineState *machine, ResetType type)
{
- PnvMachineState *pnv = PNV_MACHINE(machine);
- IPMIBmc *bmc;
void *fdt;
qemu_devices_reset(type);
- /*
- * The machine should provide by default an internal BMC simulator.
- * If not, try to use the BMC device that was provided on the command
- * line.
- */
- bmc = pnv_bmc_find(&error_fatal);
- if (!pnv->bmc) {
- if (!bmc) {
- if (!qtest_enabled()) {
- warn_report("machine has no BMC device. Use '-device "
- "ipmi-bmc-sim,id=bmc0 -device isa-ipmi-bt,bmc=bmc0,irq=10' "
- "to define one");
- }
- } else {
- pnv_bmc_set_pnor(bmc, pnv->pnor);
- pnv->bmc = bmc;
- }
- }
-
fdt = machine->fdt;
cpu_physical_memory_write(PNV_FDT_ADDR, fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
}
@@ -984,6 +963,37 @@ static uint64_t pnv_chip_get_ram_size(PnvMachineState *pnv, int chip_id)
return chip_id == 0 ? 1 * GiB : QEMU_ALIGN_DOWN(ram_per_chip, 1 * MiB);
}
+static void pnv_machine_init_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
+{
+ PnvMachineState *pnv = container_of(notifier, PnvMachineState, machine_init_done);
+ MachineState *machine = MACHINE(pnv);
+ IPMIBmc *bmc;
+
+ /*
+ * The machine should provide by default an internal BMC simulator.
+ * If not, try to use the BMC device that was provided on the command
+ * line.
+ */
+ bmc = pnv_bmc_find(&error_fatal);
+ if (!pnv->bmc) {
+ if (!bmc) {
+ if (!qtest_enabled()) {
+ warn_report("machine has no BMC device. Use '-device "
+ "ipmi-bmc-sim,id=bmc0 -device isa-ipmi-bt,bmc=bmc0,irq=10' "
+ "to define one");
+ }
+ } else {
+ pnv_bmc_set_pnor(bmc, pnv->pnor);
+ pnv->bmc = bmc;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!machine->fdt) {
+ machine->fdt = pnv_dt_create(machine);
+ _FDT((fdt_pack(machine->fdt)));
+ }
+}
+
static void pnv_init(MachineState *machine)
{
const char *bios_name = machine->firmware ?: FW_FILE_NAME;
@@ -1244,10 +1254,8 @@ static void pnv_init(MachineState *machine)
pmc->i2c_init(pnv);
}
- if (!machine->fdt) {
- machine->fdt = pnv_dt_create(machine);
- _FDT((fdt_pack(machine->fdt)));
- }
+ pnv->machine_init_done.notify = pnv_machine_init_done;
+ qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(&pnv->machine_init_done);
}
/*
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
index 24f8843a40..90028f974d 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ struct PnvMachineState {
bool big_core;
bool lpar_per_core;
+
+ Notifier machine_init_done;
};
PnvChip *pnv_get_chip(PnvMachineState *pnv, uint32_t chip_id);
--
2.53.0
On 27/3/26 13:41, Shivang Upadhyay wrote:
> Currently, the machine dtb is generated in pnv_init(), before all devices
> are fully initialized. This can result in an incomplete dtb for the system,
> as seen in bug [1].
>
> Fix this by deferring dtb generation until machine initialization is complete,
> using the machine_init_done_notifier hook.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260323231612.GA2637687@ax162/
>
> Cc: Aditya Gupta <adityag@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
> Reported-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> Suggested-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
> Fixes: a16d4c2f162a86d ("ppc/pnv: fix dumpdtb option")
> Signed-off-by: Shivang Upadhyay <shivangu@linux.ibm.com>
>
> ---
> Changes:
>
> v2:
> * moved pnv->bmc initialization to pnv_machine_init_done.
>
> v1:
> * https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260324135026.247418-1-shivangu@linux.ibm.com/
> ---
> hw/ppc/pnv.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> include/hw/ppc/pnv.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
Queued via hw-misc tree, thanks.
On 27/03/26 18:11, Shivang Upadhyay wrote:
> Currently, the machine dtb is generated in pnv_init(), before all devices
> are fully initialized. This can result in an incomplete dtb for the system,
> as seen in bug [1].
>
> Fix this by deferring dtb generation until machine initialization is complete,
> using the machine_init_done_notifier hook.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260323231612.GA2637687@ax162/
>
> Cc: Aditya Gupta <adityag@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
> Reported-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> Suggested-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
> Fixes: a16d4c2f162a86d ("ppc/pnv: fix dumpdtb option")
> Signed-off-by: Shivang Upadhyay <shivangu@linux.ibm.com>
>
> ---
> Changes:
>
> v2:
> * moved pnv->bmc initialization to pnv_machine_init_done.
>
> v1:
> * https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260324135026.247418-1-shivangu@linux.ibm.com/
> ---
> hw/ppc/pnv.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> include/hw/ppc/pnv.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
Reviewed-by: Aditya Gupta <adityag@linux.ibm.com>
Thanks,
- Aditya G
On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 06:11:36PM +0530, Shivang Upadhyay wrote:
> Currently, the machine dtb is generated in pnv_init(), before all devices
> are fully initialized. This can result in an incomplete dtb for the system,
> as seen in bug [1].
>
> Fix this by deferring dtb generation until machine initialization is complete,
> using the machine_init_done_notifier hook.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260323231612.GA2637687@ax162/
>
> Cc: Aditya Gupta <adityag@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
> Reported-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> Suggested-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
> Fixes: a16d4c2f162a86d ("ppc/pnv: fix dumpdtb option")
> Signed-off-by: Shivang Upadhyay <shivangu@linux.ibm.com>
This still works for me.
Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> ---
> Changes:
>
> v2:
> * moved pnv->bmc initialization to pnv_machine_init_done.
>
> v1:
> * https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260324135026.247418-1-shivangu@linux.ibm.com/
> ---
> hw/ppc/pnv.c | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> include/hw/ppc/pnv.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
> index 7e54b6bc60..524563dcfc 100644
> --- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
> +++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
> @@ -748,31 +748,10 @@ static void pnv_powerdown_notify(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
>
> static void pnv_reset(MachineState *machine, ResetType type)
> {
> - PnvMachineState *pnv = PNV_MACHINE(machine);
> - IPMIBmc *bmc;
> void *fdt;
>
> qemu_devices_reset(type);
>
> - /*
> - * The machine should provide by default an internal BMC simulator.
> - * If not, try to use the BMC device that was provided on the command
> - * line.
> - */
> - bmc = pnv_bmc_find(&error_fatal);
> - if (!pnv->bmc) {
> - if (!bmc) {
> - if (!qtest_enabled()) {
> - warn_report("machine has no BMC device. Use '-device "
> - "ipmi-bmc-sim,id=bmc0 -device isa-ipmi-bt,bmc=bmc0,irq=10' "
> - "to define one");
> - }
> - } else {
> - pnv_bmc_set_pnor(bmc, pnv->pnor);
> - pnv->bmc = bmc;
> - }
> - }
> -
> fdt = machine->fdt;
> cpu_physical_memory_write(PNV_FDT_ADDR, fdt, fdt_totalsize(fdt));
> }
> @@ -984,6 +963,37 @@ static uint64_t pnv_chip_get_ram_size(PnvMachineState *pnv, int chip_id)
> return chip_id == 0 ? 1 * GiB : QEMU_ALIGN_DOWN(ram_per_chip, 1 * MiB);
> }
>
> +static void pnv_machine_init_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
> +{
> + PnvMachineState *pnv = container_of(notifier, PnvMachineState, machine_init_done);
> + MachineState *machine = MACHINE(pnv);
> + IPMIBmc *bmc;
> +
> + /*
> + * The machine should provide by default an internal BMC simulator.
> + * If not, try to use the BMC device that was provided on the command
> + * line.
> + */
> + bmc = pnv_bmc_find(&error_fatal);
> + if (!pnv->bmc) {
> + if (!bmc) {
> + if (!qtest_enabled()) {
> + warn_report("machine has no BMC device. Use '-device "
> + "ipmi-bmc-sim,id=bmc0 -device isa-ipmi-bt,bmc=bmc0,irq=10' "
> + "to define one");
> + }
> + } else {
> + pnv_bmc_set_pnor(bmc, pnv->pnor);
> + pnv->bmc = bmc;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + if (!machine->fdt) {
> + machine->fdt = pnv_dt_create(machine);
> + _FDT((fdt_pack(machine->fdt)));
> + }
> +}
> +
> static void pnv_init(MachineState *machine)
> {
> const char *bios_name = machine->firmware ?: FW_FILE_NAME;
> @@ -1244,10 +1254,8 @@ static void pnv_init(MachineState *machine)
> pmc->i2c_init(pnv);
> }
>
> - if (!machine->fdt) {
> - machine->fdt = pnv_dt_create(machine);
> - _FDT((fdt_pack(machine->fdt)));
> - }
> + pnv->machine_init_done.notify = pnv_machine_init_done;
> + qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(&pnv->machine_init_done);
> }
>
> /*
> diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
> index 24f8843a40..90028f974d 100644
> --- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
> +++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
> @@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ struct PnvMachineState {
>
> bool big_core;
> bool lpar_per_core;
> +
> + Notifier machine_init_done;
> };
>
> PnvChip *pnv_get_chip(PnvMachineState *pnv, uint32_t chip_id);
> --
> 2.53.0
>
On Fri, 27 Mar 2026 at 12:42, Shivang Upadhyay <shivangu@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> Currently, the machine dtb is generated in pnv_init(), before all devices
> are fully initialized. This can result in an incomplete dtb for the system,
> as seen in bug [1].
>
> Fix this by deferring dtb generation until machine initialization is complete,
> using the machine_init_done_notifier hook.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260323231612.GA2637687@ax162/
>
> Cc: Aditya Gupta <adityag@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Harsh Prateek Bora <harshpb@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
> Reported-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> Suggested-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
> Fixes: a16d4c2f162a86d ("ppc/pnv: fix dumpdtb option")
> Signed-off-by: Shivang Upadhyay <shivangu@linux.ibm.com>
>
Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
thanks
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