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It shows 1 if + a kexec image is present and ready to boot, or 0 if none + is loaded. +User: kexec tools, kdump service + +What: /sys/kernel/kexec/crash_loaded +Date: Nov 2025 +Contact: kexec@lists.infradead.org +Description: read only + Indicates whether a crash (kdump) kernel is currently + loaded into memory. It shows 1 if a crash kernel has been + successfully loaded for panic handling, or 0 if no crash + kernel is present. +User: Kexec tools, Kdump service + +What: /sys/kernel/kexec/crash_size +Date: Nov 2025 +Contact: kexec@lists.infradead.org +Description: read/write + Shows the amount of memory reserved for loading the crash + (kdump) kernel. It reports the size, in bytes, of the + crash kernel area defined by the crashkernel= parameter. + This interface also allows reducing the crashkernel + reservation by writing a smaller value, and the reclaimed + space is added back to the system RAM. +User: Kdump service + +What: /sys/kernel/kexec/crash_elfcorehdr_size +Date: Nov 2025 +Contact: kexec@lists.infradead.org +Description: read only + Indicates the preferred size of the memory buffer for the + ELF core header used by the crash (kdump) kernel. It defines + how much space is needed to hold metadata about the crashed + system, including CPU and memory information. This information + is used by the user space utility kexec to support updating the + in-kernel kdump image during hotplug operations. +User: Kexec tools -- 2.51.0