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From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jacob Lalonde <jalalonde@meta.com>,
	Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>,  Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
	 Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	 David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
	Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>,
	 "Liam R. Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>,
	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>,
	 Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
	 Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>,
	Omar Sandoval <osandov@osandov.com>,
	 Jacob Lalonde <jalalonde@fb.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
	 linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	 linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	 "Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 16/22] coredump: send the coredump in records if requested
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:09:33 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260820-work-coredump-sparse-v2-16-ba32dd718c51@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260820-work-coredump-sparse-v2-0-ba32dd718c51@kernel.org>

When the coredump server raises COREDUMP_RECORDS send the coredump in
records. A record consists of a struct coredump_record_header and data.
A header and the bytes it describes go out in one iovec.

A hole is flushed through __dump_emit() like before. So zeroes still are
sent on the socket as actual data records. Making holes cheap is
COREDUMP_SPARSE's job.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
 fs/coredump.c                                      | 150 +++++++++++++++++----
 include/linux/coredump.h                           |   5 +
 .../selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c     |   2 +-
 3 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index 6af3ff0e19a6..b1679930094c 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/pidfd.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/un.h>
-#include <uapi/linux/coredump.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@
 
 static bool dump_vma_snapshot(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 static void free_vma_snapshot(struct coredump_params *cprm);
+static void dump_end_record(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 
 #define CORE_FILE_NOTE_SIZE_DEFAULT (4*1024*1024)
 /* Define a reasonable max cap */
@@ -661,6 +661,8 @@ static int umh_coredump_setup(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static_assert(sizeof(struct coredump_record_header) == COREDUMP_RECORD_HEADER_SIZE_VER0);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_UNIX
 /* af_unix halves the send buffer to size a single skb. */
 #define COREDUMP_SOCK_SNDBUF_MIN (3 * PAGE_SIZE)
@@ -803,7 +805,8 @@ static bool coredump_sock_request(struct core_name *cn, struct coredump_params *
 	struct coredump_req req = {
 		.size		= sizeof(struct coredump_req),
 		.mask		= COREDUMP_KERNEL | COREDUMP_USERSPACE |
-				  COREDUMP_REJECT | COREDUMP_WAIT,
+				  COREDUMP_REJECT | COREDUMP_WAIT |
+				  COREDUMP_RECORDS,
 		.size_ack	= sizeof(struct coredump_ack),
 	};
 	struct coredump_ack ack = {};
@@ -857,6 +860,19 @@ static bool coredump_sock_request(struct core_name *cn, struct coredump_params *
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/* Records only describe a coredump the kernel writes. */
+	if ((ack.mask & COREDUMP_RECORDS) && !(ack.mask & COREDUMP_KERNEL)) {
+		coredump_sock_mark(cprm->file, COREDUMP_MARK_CONFLICTING);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* Record header scratch; a bvec can't point at the stack. */
+	if (ack.mask & COREDUMP_RECORDS) {
+		cprm->record_hdr = kmalloc_obj(*cprm->record_hdr);
+		if (!cprm->record_hdr)
+			return false;
+	}
+
 	cprm->mask = ack.mask;
 	return coredump_sock_mark(cprm->file, COREDUMP_MARK_REQACK);
 }
@@ -1046,7 +1062,6 @@ static bool coredump_pipe(struct core_name *cn, struct coredump_params *cprm,
 static bool coredump_write(struct coredump_params *cprm,
 			   const struct linux_binfmt *binfmt)
 {
-
 	if (dump_interrupted()) {
 		cprm->state |= COREDUMP_STATE_TRUNCATED;
 		return true;
@@ -1062,15 +1077,17 @@ static bool coredump_write(struct coredump_params *cprm,
 		cprm->state |= COREDUMP_STATE_TRUNCATED;
 	/*
 	 * Ensures that file size is big enough to contain the current
-	 * file postion. This prevents gdb from complaining about
+	 * file position. This prevents gdb from complaining about
 	 * a truncated file if the last "write" to the file was
-	 * dump_skip.
+	 * dump_skip. A record stream relies on it too: the flush
+	 * emits the records that cover a trailing hole.
 	 */
 	if (cprm->to_skip) {
 		cprm->to_skip--;
 		if (!dump_emit(cprm, "", 1))
 			cprm->state |= COREDUMP_STATE_TRUNCATED;
 	}
+	dump_end_record(cprm);
 	file_end_write(cprm->file);
 	free_vma_snapshot(cprm);
 	return true;
@@ -1085,6 +1102,7 @@ static void coredump_cleanup(struct core_name *cn, struct coredump_params *cprm)
 		atomic_dec(&core_pipe_count);
 	}
 	kfree(cn->corename);
+	kfree(cprm->record_hdr);
 	coredump_finish(cprm->state);
 }
 
@@ -1218,26 +1236,74 @@ void vfs_coredump(const kernel_siginfo_t *siginfo)
  * do on a core-file: use only these functions to write out all the
  * necessary info.
  */
-/* One write, never more than a page. See __dump_emit(). */
-static bool dump_emit_chunk(struct coredump_params *cprm, const void *addr,
-			    int nr)
+static bool dump_records(const struct coredump_params *cprm)
+{
+	return cprm->mask & COREDUMP_RECORDS;
+}
+
+/* Describe the next @len bytes of the coredump. Returns the header size. */
+static size_t dump_record_init(struct coredump_params *cprm,
+			       enum coredump_record_type type, u64 flags,
+			       u64 len)
+{
+	if (!dump_records(cprm))
+		return 0;
+
+	*cprm->record_hdr = (struct coredump_record_header) {
+		.size	= sizeof(*cprm->record_hdr),
+		.type	= type,
+		.flags	= flags,
+		.offset	= cprm->pos,
+		.len	= len,
+	};
+
+	return sizeof(*cprm->record_hdr);
+}
+
+/* Write @iter whole or fail. @len is what it advances the coredump by. */
+static bool dump_write_iter(struct coredump_params *cprm, struct iov_iter *iter,
+			    size_t len)
 {
 	struct file *file = cprm->file;
+	size_t count = iov_iter_count(iter);
 	loff_t pos = file->f_pos;
 	ssize_t n;
 
-	if (dump_interrupted())
+	n = __kernel_write_iter(file, iter, &pos);
+	if (n != (ssize_t)count)
 		return false;
+	file->f_pos = pos;
+	cprm->written += count;
+	cprm->pos += len;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* One record, never more than a page. See __dump_emit(). */
+static bool dump_emit_chunk(struct coredump_params *cprm, const void *addr,
+			    int nr)
+{
+	struct kvec kvec[2];
+	struct iov_iter iter;
+	unsigned int nseg = 0;
+	size_t hdrlen;
 
-	n = __kernel_write(file, addr, nr, &pos);
-	if (n != nr)
+	if (dump_interrupted())
 		return false;
 
-	file->f_pos = pos;
-	cprm->written += n;
-	cprm->pos += n;
+	hdrlen = dump_record_init(cprm, COREDUMP_RECORD_DATA, 0, nr);
+	if (hdrlen) {
+		kvec[nseg].iov_base = cprm->record_hdr;
+		kvec[nseg].iov_len = hdrlen;
+		nseg++;
+	}
+	kvec[nseg].iov_base = (void *)addr;
+	kvec[nseg].iov_len = nr;
+	nseg++;
 
-	return true;
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, kvec, nseg, hdrlen + nr);
+
+	return dump_write_iter(cprm, &iter, nr);
 }
 
 static bool __dump_emit(struct coredump_params *cprm, const void *addr, int nr)
@@ -1258,6 +1324,34 @@ static bool __dump_emit(struct coredump_params *cprm, const void *addr, int nr)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/* Send a record that stands on its own: a header and nothing else. */
+static bool dump_emit_record(struct coredump_params *cprm,
+			     enum coredump_record_type type, u64 flags, u64 len)
+{
+	struct kvec kvec;
+	struct iov_iter iter;
+	size_t hdrlen;
+
+	hdrlen = dump_record_init(cprm, type, flags, len);
+	if (!hdrlen)
+		return false;
+
+	kvec.iov_base = cprm->record_hdr;
+	kvec.iov_len = hdrlen;
+	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &kvec, 1, hdrlen);
+
+	return dump_write_iter(cprm, &iter, len);
+}
+
+/* Close the record stream. Only a whole coredump gets an end record. */
+static void dump_end_record(struct coredump_params *cprm)
+{
+	if (cprm->state & COREDUMP_STATE_TRUNCATED)
+		return;
+
+	dump_emit_record(cprm, COREDUMP_RECORD_END, 0, 0);
+}
+
 static bool __dump_skip(struct coredump_params *cprm, size_t nr)
 {
 	static char zeroes[PAGE_SIZE];
@@ -1318,11 +1412,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_skip);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 static bool dump_emit_page(struct coredump_params *cprm, struct page *page)
 {
-	struct bio_vec bvec;
+	struct bio_vec bvec[2];
 	struct iov_iter iter;
-	struct file *file = cprm->file;
-	loff_t pos;
-	ssize_t n;
+	unsigned int nseg = 0;
+	size_t hdrlen;
 
 	if (!page)
 		return false;
@@ -1333,17 +1426,16 @@ static bool dump_emit_page(struct coredump_params *cprm, struct page *page)
 		return false;
 	if (dump_interrupted())
 		return false;
-	pos = file->f_pos;
-	bvec_set_page(&bvec, page, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
-	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, &bvec, 1, PAGE_SIZE);
-	n = __kernel_write_iter(cprm->file, &iter, &pos);
-	if (n != PAGE_SIZE)
-		return false;
-	file->f_pos = pos;
-	cprm->written += PAGE_SIZE;
-	cprm->pos += PAGE_SIZE;
 
-	return true;
+	/* Hand the record header to the same write as the page it describes. */
+	hdrlen = dump_record_init(cprm, COREDUMP_RECORD_DATA, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (hdrlen)
+		bvec_set_virt(&bvec[nseg++], cprm->record_hdr, hdrlen);
+	bvec_set_page(&bvec[nseg++], page, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
+
+	iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_SOURCE, bvec, nseg, hdrlen + PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	return dump_write_iter(cprm, &iter, PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/coredump.h b/include/linux/coredump.h
index 709388dd5659..b252bb2843b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/coredump.h
+++ b/include/linux/coredump.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/sched/coredump.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/coredump.h>
 #include <asm/siginfo.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COREDUMP
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ struct coredump_params {
 	u64 mask;
 	/* COREDUMP_STATE_* raised while the coredump is written. */
 	enum coredump_state state;
+	/* Record header scratch, NULL unless the coredump is a record stream. */
+	struct coredump_record_header *record_hdr;
+	/* Bytes handed to the file, record headers included. */
 	loff_t written;
+	/* Offset in the coredump, record headers excluded. */
 	loff_t pos;
 	loff_t to_skip;
 	int vma_count;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
index 570fc2e005c2..1c8658f35735 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ bool send_coredump_ack(int fd, const struct coredump_req *req,
 /* Every option the kernel is expected to advertise in coredump_req->mask. */
 #define TEST_REQ_MASK_ALL					\
 	(COREDUMP_KERNEL | COREDUMP_USERSPACE |			\
-	 COREDUMP_REJECT | COREDUMP_WAIT)
+	 COREDUMP_REJECT | COREDUMP_WAIT | COREDUMP_RECORDS)
 
 bool check_coredump_req(const struct coredump_req *req)
 {

-- 
2.53.0



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-19 23:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-19 23:09 [PATCH v2 00/22] coredump: allow to create sparse coredumps on the coredump socket Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 01/22] powerpc/spufs: don't dump more than the note supports Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 02/22] coredump: refuse negative skips Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 03/22] coredump: set the minimum send buffer size Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 04/22] selftests/coredump: discard the right amount after the coredump request Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 05/22] selftests/coredump: collapse the expected request check into the helper Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 06/22] selftests/coredump: add a separate helper header Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 07/22] coredump: pin the protocol struct sizes Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 08/22] coredump: move the negotiated mask into struct coredump_params Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 09/22] coredump: deduplicate the to_skip flush Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 10/22] coredump: make the dump helper return bool Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 11/22] coredump: always chunk writes Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 12/22] coredump: clean up coredump state handling Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 13/22] coredump: add COREDUMP_RECORDS to the coredump socket protocol Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 14/22] coredump: add COREDUMP_SPARSE " Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 15/22] tools: sync coredump.h header Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 17/22] coredump: describe the holes when COREDUMP_SPARSE is negotiated Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 18/22] selftests/coredump: test COREDUMP_RECORDS and COREDUMP_SPARSE Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 19/22] selftests/coredump: hand the record stream to a sink Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 20/22] selftests/coredump: put a hole in the middle of a sparse mapping Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 21/22] selftests/coredump: simulate a blob store Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 22/22] selftests/coredump: show how to inspect the task to decide how the coredump should be sent Christian Brauner

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