[PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[Olaf Hering]

The Xen PV drivers in a crashed HVM guest can not connect to the dom0
backend drivers because both frontend and backend drivers are still in
connected state. To run the connection reset function only in case of a
crashdump, the is_kdump_kernel() function needs to be available for the
PV driver modules.

Consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn into
kernel/crash_dump.c Also export elfcorehdr_addr to make
is_kdump_kernel() usable for modules.

Leave 'elfcorehdr' as early_param().  This changes powerpc from
__setup() to early_param().  It adds an address range check from x86
also on ia64 and powerpc.

Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>

---
 arch/arm/kernel/crash_dump.c     |    3 ---
 arch/arm/kernel/setup.c          |   24 ------------------------
 arch/ia64/kernel/crash_dump.c    |    3 ---
 arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c           |    1 +
 arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c         |   18 ------------------
 arch/powerpc/kernel/crash_dump.c |   17 -----------------
 arch/sh/kernel/crash_dump.c      |   22 ----------------------
 arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_32.c  |    3 ---
 arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_64.c  |    3 ---
 arch/x86/kernel/e820.c           |    1 +
 arch/x86/kernel/setup.c          |   22 ----------------------
 include/linux/bootmem.h          |    4 ----
 kernel/Makefile                  |    1 +
 kernel/crash_dump.c              |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 mm/bootmem.c                     |    8 --------
 15 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 127 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/arm/kernel/crash_dump.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/arm/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
-/* stores the physical address of elf header of crash image */
-unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
-
 /**
  * copy_oldmem_page() - copy one page from old kernel memory
  * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -765,30 +765,6 @@ static void __init reserve_crashkernel(v
 static inline void reserve_crashkernel(void) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC */
 
-/*
- * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
- * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
- * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
- */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
-/*
- * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
- * kernel. This option will be passed by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
- */
-static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
-{
-	char *end;
-
-	if (!arg)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
-	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
-}
-early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
-#endif /* CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
-
 static void __init squash_mem_tags(struct tag *tag)
 {
 	for (; tag->hdr.size; tag = tag_next(tag))
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/crash_dump.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/ia64/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
-unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
-
 /**
  * copy_oldmem_page - copy one page from "oldmem"
  * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
+#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -479,25 +479,7 @@ static __init int setup_nomca(char *s)
 }
 early_param("nomca", setup_nomca);
 
-/*
- * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
- * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
- * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
- */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
-/* elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header
- * stored by the crashed kernel.
- */
-static int __init parse_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
-{
-	if (!arg)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-        elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &arg);
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("elfcorehdr", parse_elfcorehdr);
-
 int __init reserve_elfcorehdr(u64 *start, u64 *end)
 {
 	u64 length;
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash_dump.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #define DBG(fmt...)
 #endif
 
-/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
-unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
 void __init reserve_kdump_trampoline(void)
 {
@@ -72,20 +69,6 @@ void __init setup_kdump_trampoline(void)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_RELOCATABLE */
 
-/*
- * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
- * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
- * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
- */
-static int __init parse_elfcorehdr(char *p)
-{
-	if (p)
-		elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(p, &p);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-__setup("elfcorehdr=", parse_elfcorehdr);
-
 static int __init parse_savemaxmem(char *p)
 {
 	if (p)
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/sh/kernel/crash_dump.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/sh/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -9,28 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
-unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
-
-/*
- * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
- * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
- * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
- *
- * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header
- * stored by the crashed kernel.
- */
-static int __init parse_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
-{
-	if (!arg)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &arg);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("elfcorehdr", parse_elfcorehdr);
-
 /**
  * copy_oldmem_page - copy one page from "oldmem"
  * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_32.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_32.c
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 
 static void *kdump_buf_page;
 
-/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
-unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
-
 static inline bool is_crashed_pfn_valid(unsigned long pfn)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_X86_PAE
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_64.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_64.c
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 
-/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
-unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
-
 /**
  * copy_oldmem_page - copy one page from "oldmem"
  * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -601,28 +601,6 @@ void __init reserve_standard_io_resource
 
 }
 
-/*
- * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
- * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
- * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
- */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
-/* elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header
- * stored by the crashed kernel. This option will be passed
- * by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
- */
-static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
-{
-	char *end;
-	if (!arg)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
-	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
-}
-early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
-#endif
-
 static __init void reserve_ibft_region(void)
 {
 	unsigned long addr, size = 0;
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/include/linux/bootmem.h
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/include/linux/bootmem.h
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ extern unsigned long min_low_pfn;
  */
 extern unsigned long max_pfn;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
-extern unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
-#endif
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_BOOTMEM
 /*
  * node_bootmem_map is a map pointer - the bits represent all physical 
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/kernel/Makefile
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) += perf_event.
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT) += hw_breakpoint.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER) += user-return-notifier.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PADATA) += padata.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP) += crash_dump.o
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_SCHED_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER),y)
 # According to Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au>, the -fno-omit-frame-pointer is
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+/*
+ * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
+ * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
+ */
+unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
+
+/*
+ * stores the physical address of elf header of crash image
+ *
+ * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
+ * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence put
+ * it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
+ */
+unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elfcorehdr_addr);
+
+/*
+ * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
+ * kernel. This option will be passed by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
+ */
+static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
+{
+	char *end;
+	if (!arg)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
+	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+}
+early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
--- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/mm/bootmem.c
+++ linux-2.6.38.rc/mm/bootmem.c
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ unsigned long max_low_pfn;
 unsigned long min_low_pfn;
 unsigned long max_pfn;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
-/*
- * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
- * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
- */
-unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
-#endif
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_NO_BOOTMEM
 bootmem_data_t bootmem_node_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __initdata;
 

Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[WANG Cong]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:10:52 +0100, Olaf Hering wrote:

> The Xen PV drivers in a crashed HVM guest can not connect to the dom0
> backend drivers because both frontend and backend drivers are still in
> connected state. To run the connection reset function only in case of a
> crashdump, the is_kdump_kernel() function needs to be available for the
> PV driver modules.
> 
> Consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn into
> kernel/crash_dump.c Also export elfcorehdr_addr to make
> is_kdump_kernel() usable for modules.
> 
> Leave 'elfcorehdr' as early_param().  This changes powerpc from
> __setup() to early_param().  It adds an address range check from x86
> also on ia64 and powerpc.
> 

Hmm, once we export is_kdump_kernel() I bet some driver will start
to use it to "fix" kdump problem, which definitely is a wrong approach.

I am not familiar with Xen at all, don't know why you have to use
is_kdump_kernel() in this case. You need to persuade people to believe
this is a fix not a workaround. :)

Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[Andrew Morton]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:10:52 +0100
Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de> wrote:

> 
> The Xen PV drivers in a crashed HVM guest can not connect to the dom0
> backend drivers because both frontend and backend drivers are still in
> connected state. To run the connection reset function only in case of a
> crashdump, the is_kdump_kernel() function needs to be available for the
> PV driver modules.
> 
> Consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn into
> kernel/crash_dump.c Also export elfcorehdr_addr to make
> is_kdump_kernel() usable for modules.
> 
> Leave 'elfcorehdr' as early_param().  This changes powerpc from
> __setup() to early_param().  It adds an address range check from x86
> also on ia64 and powerpc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
> 
> ---
>  arch/arm/kernel/crash_dump.c     |    3 ---
>  arch/arm/kernel/setup.c          |   24 ------------------------
>  arch/ia64/kernel/crash_dump.c    |    3 ---
>  arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c           |    1 +
>  arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c         |   18 ------------------
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/crash_dump.c |   17 -----------------
>  arch/sh/kernel/crash_dump.c      |   22 ----------------------
>  arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_32.c  |    3 ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_64.c  |    3 ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/e820.c           |    1 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup.c          |   22 ----------------------
>  include/linux/bootmem.h          |    4 ----
>  kernel/Makefile                  |    1 +
>  kernel/crash_dump.c              |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  mm/bootmem.c                     |    8 --------
>  15 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 127 deletions(-)

That was a decent cleanup.

>
> ...
>
> --- /dev/null
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/kernel/crash_dump.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> +#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
> +#include <linux/init.h>
> +#include <linux/module.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
> + * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
> + */
> +unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
> +
> +/*
> + * stores the physical address of elf header of crash image
> + *
> + * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> + * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence put
> + * it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> + */
> +unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elfcorehdr_addr);
> +
> +/*
> + * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
> + * kernel. This option will be passed by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
> + */
> +static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> +{
> +	char *end;
> +	if (!arg)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
> +	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
> +}
> +early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);

Please check that this file is #including everything it needs.  Just
looking at it I'd expect a build error with CONFIG_KEXEC=n,
CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y due to a missed ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX definition.

Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[Vivek Goyal]

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 05:10:52PM +0100, Olaf Hering wrote:
> 
> The Xen PV drivers in a crashed HVM guest can not connect to the dom0
> backend drivers because both frontend and backend drivers are still in
> connected state. To run the connection reset function only in case of a
> crashdump, the is_kdump_kernel() function needs to be available for the
> PV driver modules.
> 
> Consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn into
> kernel/crash_dump.c Also export elfcorehdr_addr to make
> is_kdump_kernel() usable for modules.
> 
> Leave 'elfcorehdr' as early_param().  This changes powerpc from
> __setup() to early_param().  It adds an address range check from x86
> also on ia64 and powerpc.

Olaf, 

I think your HVM guest has booted into kdump kernel after the crash and
now you want Xen PV driver to reset the connection with Dom0.

If that's the case, I think instead of exporting is_kdump_kernel(), better
make use of symbol "reset_devices". Kexec-tools passes this kernel command
line option to kdump kernel which tells the kernel that it is booting
in an unreliable environment and device drivers should reset the
underlying devices and not rely on BIOS to have put devices in a known
good state. So if reset_devices=1, then Xen PV driver should reset the
underlying device hence the connection with Dom0.

Apart from that, moving the code from arch specific section to generic
code helps. So that bit you can retain and get rid of export of
is_kdump_kernel() and elfcorehdr_addr.

Thanks
Vivek
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
> 
> ---
>  arch/arm/kernel/crash_dump.c     |    3 ---
>  arch/arm/kernel/setup.c          |   24 ------------------------
>  arch/ia64/kernel/crash_dump.c    |    3 ---
>  arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c           |    1 +
>  arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c         |   18 ------------------
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/crash_dump.c |   17 -----------------
>  arch/sh/kernel/crash_dump.c      |   22 ----------------------
>  arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_32.c  |    3 ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_64.c  |    3 ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/e820.c           |    1 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup.c          |   22 ----------------------
>  include/linux/bootmem.h          |    4 ----
>  kernel/Makefile                  |    1 +
>  kernel/crash_dump.c              |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  mm/bootmem.c                     |    8 --------
>  15 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 127 deletions(-)
> 
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/arm/kernel/crash_dump.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/arm/kernel/crash_dump.c
> @@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
>  #include <linux/uaccess.h>
>  #include <linux/io.h>
>  
> -/* stores the physical address of elf header of crash image */
> -unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> -
>  /**
>   * copy_oldmem_page() - copy one page from old kernel memory
>   * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -765,30 +765,6 @@ static void __init reserve_crashkernel(v
>  static inline void reserve_crashkernel(void) {}
>  #endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC */
>  
> -/*
> - * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> - * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
> - * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> - */
> -
> -#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
> -/*
> - * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
> - * kernel. This option will be passed by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
> - */
> -static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> -{
> -	char *end;
> -
> -	if (!arg)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
> -	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
> -	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
> -}
> -early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
> -#endif /* CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
> -
>  static void __init squash_mem_tags(struct tag *tag)
>  {
>  	for (; tag->hdr.size; tag = tag_next(tag))
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/crash_dump.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/ia64/kernel/crash_dump.c
> @@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
>  #include <asm/page.h>
>  #include <asm/uaccess.h>
>  
> -/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
> -unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> -
>  /**
>   * copy_oldmem_page - copy one page from "oldmem"
>   * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
> @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
>   */
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/bootmem.h>
> +#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
>  #include <linux/kernel.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -479,25 +479,7 @@ static __init int setup_nomca(char *s)
>  }
>  early_param("nomca", setup_nomca);
>  
> -/*
> - * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> - * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
> - * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> - */
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
> -/* elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header
> - * stored by the crashed kernel.
> - */
> -static int __init parse_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> -{
> -	if (!arg)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
> -        elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &arg);
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -early_param("elfcorehdr", parse_elfcorehdr);
> -
>  int __init reserve_elfcorehdr(u64 *start, u64 *end)
>  {
>  	u64 length;
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash_dump.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash_dump.c
> @@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
>  #define DBG(fmt...)
>  #endif
>  
> -/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
> -unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> -
>  #ifndef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
>  void __init reserve_kdump_trampoline(void)
>  {
> @@ -72,20 +69,6 @@ void __init setup_kdump_trampoline(void)
>  }
>  #endif /* CONFIG_RELOCATABLE */
>  
> -/*
> - * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> - * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
> - * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> - */
> -static int __init parse_elfcorehdr(char *p)
> -{
> -	if (p)
> -		elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(p, &p);
> -
> -	return 1;
> -}
> -__setup("elfcorehdr=", parse_elfcorehdr);
> -
>  static int __init parse_savemaxmem(char *p)
>  {
>  	if (p)
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/sh/kernel/crash_dump.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/sh/kernel/crash_dump.c
> @@ -9,28 +9,6 @@
>  #include <linux/io.h>
>  #include <asm/uaccess.h>
>  
> -/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
> -unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> -
> -/*
> - * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> - * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
> - * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> - *
> - * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header
> - * stored by the crashed kernel.
> - */
> -static int __init parse_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> -{
> -	if (!arg)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -
> -	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &arg);
> -
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -early_param("elfcorehdr", parse_elfcorehdr);
> -
>  /**
>   * copy_oldmem_page - copy one page from "oldmem"
>   * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_32.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_32.c
> @@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
>  
>  static void *kdump_buf_page;
>  
> -/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
> -unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> -
>  static inline bool is_crashed_pfn_valid(unsigned long pfn)
>  {
>  #ifndef CONFIG_X86_PAE
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_64.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/crash_dump_64.c
> @@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
>  #include <linux/uaccess.h>
>  #include <linux/io.h>
>  
> -/* Stores the physical address of elf header of crash image. */
> -unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> -
>  /**
>   * copy_oldmem_page - copy one page from "oldmem"
>   * @pfn: page frame number to be copied
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/e820.c
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
>  #include <linux/kernel.h>
>  #include <linux/types.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
> +#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
>  #include <linux/bootmem.h>
>  #include <linux/pfn.h>
>  #include <linux/suspend.h>
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -601,28 +601,6 @@ void __init reserve_standard_io_resource
>  
>  }
>  
> -/*
> - * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> - * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence
> - * ifdef it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> - */
> -
> -#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
> -/* elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header
> - * stored by the crashed kernel. This option will be passed
> - * by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
> - */
> -static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> -{
> -	char *end;
> -	if (!arg)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> -	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
> -	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
> -}
> -early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
> -#endif
> -
>  static __init void reserve_ibft_region(void)
>  {
>  	unsigned long addr, size = 0;
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/include/linux/bootmem.h
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/include/linux/bootmem.h
> @@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ extern unsigned long min_low_pfn;
>   */
>  extern unsigned long max_pfn;
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
> -extern unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
> -#endif
> -
>  #ifndef CONFIG_NO_BOOTMEM
>  /*
>   * node_bootmem_map is a map pointer - the bits represent all physical 
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/kernel/Makefile
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/kernel/Makefile
> @@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) += perf_event.
>  obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT) += hw_breakpoint.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER) += user-return-notifier.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_PADATA) += padata.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP) += crash_dump.o
>  
>  ifneq ($(CONFIG_SCHED_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER),y)
>  # According to Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au>, the -fno-omit-frame-pointer is
> --- /dev/null
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/kernel/crash_dump.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> +#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
> +#include <linux/init.h>
> +#include <linux/module.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
> + * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
> + */
> +unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
> +
> +/*
> + * stores the physical address of elf header of crash image
> + *
> + * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> + * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence put
> + * it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> + */
> +unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elfcorehdr_addr);
> +
> +/*
> + * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
> + * kernel. This option will be passed by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
> + */
> +static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> +{
> +	char *end;
> +	if (!arg)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
> +	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
> +}
> +early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
> --- linux-2.6.38.rc.orig/mm/bootmem.c
> +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/mm/bootmem.c
> @@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ unsigned long max_low_pfn;
>  unsigned long min_low_pfn;
>  unsigned long max_pfn;
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
> -/*
> - * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
> - * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
> - */
> -unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
> -#endif
> -
>  #ifndef CONFIG_NO_BOOTMEM
>  bootmem_data_t bootmem_node_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __initdata;
>  
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Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[Olaf Hering]

On Wed, Jan 26, Andrew Morton wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:10:52 +0100
> Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de> wrote:

> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/kernel/crash_dump.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> > +#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
> > +#include <linux/init.h>
> > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
> > + * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
> > + */
> > +unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * stores the physical address of elf header of crash image
> > + *
> > + * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> > + * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence put
> > + * it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> > + */
> > +unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elfcorehdr_addr);
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
> > + * kernel. This option will be passed by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
> > + */
> > +static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> > +{
> > +	char *end;
> > +	if (!arg)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
> > +	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
> > +}
> > +early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
> 
> Please check that this file is #including everything it needs.  Just
> looking at it I'd expect a build error with CONFIG_KEXEC=n,
> CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y due to a missed ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX definition.

I'm not sure what you mean?  ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX is in linux/crash_dump.h
defined unconditionally. I dont see the relation to CONFIG_KEXEC.

Olaf

Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[Olaf Hering]

On Wed, Jan 26, Vivek Goyal wrote:

> Olaf, 
> 
> I think your HVM guest has booted into kdump kernel after the crash and
> now you want Xen PV driver to reset the connection with Dom0.

Yes, thats the case.

> If that's the case, I think instead of exporting is_kdump_kernel(), better
> make use of symbol "reset_devices". Kexec-tools passes this kernel command
> line option to kdump kernel which tells the kernel that it is booting
> in an unreliable environment and device drivers should reset the
> underlying devices and not rely on BIOS to have put devices in a known
> good state. So if reset_devices=1, then Xen PV driver should reset the
> underlying device hence the connection with Dom0.

I will use this variable, its passed unconditionally from the boot.kdump
script.


> Apart from that, moving the code from arch specific section to generic
> code helps. So that bit you can retain and get rid of export of
> is_kdump_kernel() and elfcorehdr_addr.


Andrew, do you want a new patch with the export of elfcorehdr_addr
removed, or can you edit my patch and remove that one line?

Olaf

Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:47:13 +0100
Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 26, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:10:52 +0100
> > Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de> wrote:
> 
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ linux-2.6.38.rc/kernel/crash_dump.c
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> > > +#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
> > > +#include <linux/init.h>
> > > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > > +
> > > +/*
> > > + * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
> > > + * to know the amount of memory that the previous kernel used.
> > > + */
> > > +unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
> > > +
> > > +/*
> > > + * stores the physical address of elf header of crash image
> > > + *
> > > + * Note: elfcorehdr_addr is not just limited to vmcore. It is also used by
> > > + * is_kdump_kernel() to determine if we are booting after a panic. Hence put
> > > + * it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
> > > + */
> > > +unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elfcorehdr_addr);
> > > +
> > > +/*
> > > + * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
> > > + * kernel. This option will be passed by kexec loader to the capture kernel.
> > > + */
> > > +static int __init setup_elfcorehdr(char *arg)
> > > +{
> > > +	char *end;
> > > +	if (!arg)
> > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > +	elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(arg, &end);
> > > +	return end > arg ? 0 : -EINVAL;
> > > +}
> > > +early_param("elfcorehdr", setup_elfcorehdr);
> > 
> > Please check that this file is #including everything it needs.  Just
> > looking at it I'd expect a build error with CONFIG_KEXEC=n,
> > CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y due to a missed ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX definition.
> 
> I'm not sure what you mean?  ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX is in linux/crash_dump.h
> defined unconditionally. I dont see the relation to CONFIG_KEXEC.

OK,  I didn't look too closely.  I asked you to.  memparse()?  EINVAL?

--- a/kernel/crash_dump.c~crash_dump-export-is_kdump_kernel-to-modules-consolidate-elfcorehdr_addr-setup_elfcorehdr-and-saved_max_pfn-fix
+++ a/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 /*
_

Re: [PATCH] crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:57:51 +0100
Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de> wrote:

> > Apart from that, moving the code from arch specific section to generic
> > code helps. So that bit you can retain and get rid of export of
> > is_kdump_kernel() and elfcorehdr_addr.
> 
> 
> Andrew, do you want a new patch with the export of elfcorehdr_addr
> removed, or can you edit my patch and remove that one line?

This?

--- a/kernel/crash_dump.c~crash_dump-export-is_kdump_kernel-to-modules-consolidate-elfcorehdr_addr-setup_elfcorehdr-and-saved_max_pfn-fix-fix
+++ a/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
  * it under CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP and not CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE.
  */
 unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(elfcorehdr_addr);
 
 /*
  * elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header stored by the crashed
_