[PATCH v22 1/8] arm64: kdump: reserve memory for crash dump kernel

[msalter@redhat.com (Mark Salter)]

On Tue, 2016-07-19 at 18:41 +0800, Dennis Chen wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 07:28:16PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 05:39:07PM +0800, Dennis Chen wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello AKASHI,
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 02:05:07PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > On the startup of primary kernel, the memory region used by crash dump
> > > > kernel must be specified by "crashkernel=" kernel parameter.
> > > > reserve_crashkernel() will allocate and reserve the region for later use.
> > > > 
> > > > User space tools, like kexec-tools, will be able to find that region as
> > > > ??????- "Crash kernel" in /proc/iomem, or
> > > > ??????- "linux,crashkernel-base" and "linux,crashkernel-size" under
> > > > ????????/sys/firmware/devicetree/base/chosen
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@linaro.org>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Pratyush Anand <panand@redhat.com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > ?arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c |???7 ++-
> > > > ?arch/arm64/mm/init.c??????| 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > ?2 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
> > > > index c1509e6..cb5eee0 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
> > > > @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
> > > > ?#include <linux/screen_info.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/init.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/kexec.h>
> > > > -#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/root_dev.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/cpu.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/interrupt.h>
> > > > @@ -222,6 +221,12 @@ static void __init request_standard_resources(void)
> > > > ??????????????????kernel_data.end <= res->end)
> > > > ??????????????????????request_resource(res, &kernel_data);
> > > > ??????}
> > > > +
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE
> > > > +?????/* User space tools will find "Crash kernel" region in /proc/iomem. */
> > > > +?????if (crashk_res.end)
> > > > +?????????????insert_resource(&iomem_resource, &crashk_res);
> > > > +#endif
> > > > ?}
> > > > 
> > > > ?u64 __cpu_logical_map[NR_CPUS] = { [0 ... NR_CPUS-1] = INVALID_HWID };
> > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> > > > index 2ade7a6..51b1302 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> > > > @@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
> > > > ?#include <linux/gfp.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/memblock.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/sort.h>
> > > > +#include <linux/of.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/of_fdt.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/dma-contiguous.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/efi.h>
> > > > ?#include <linux/swiotlb.h>
> > > > +#include <linux/kexec.h>
> > > > 
> > > > ?#include <asm/boot.h>
> > > > ?#include <asm/fixmap.h>
> > > > @@ -76,6 +78,117 @@ static int __init early_initrd(char *p)
> > > > ?early_param("initrd", early_initrd);
> > > > ?#endif
> > > > 
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE
> > > > +static unsigned long long crash_size, crash_base;
> > > > +static struct property crash_base_prop = {
> > > > +?????.name = "linux,crashkernel-base",
> > > > +?????.length = sizeof(u64),
> > > > +?????.value = &crash_base
> > > > +};
> > > > +static struct property crash_size_prop = {
> > > > +?????.name = "linux,crashkernel-size",
> > > > +?????.length = sizeof(u64),
> > > > +?????.value = &crash_size,
> > > > +};
> > > > +
> > > > +static int __init export_crashkernel(void)
> > > > +{
> > > > +?????struct device_node *node;
> > > > +?????int ret;
> > > > +
> > > > +?????if (!crashk_res.end)
> > > > +?????????????return 0;
> > > > +
> > > > +?????crash_base = cpu_to_be64(crashk_res.start);
> > > > +?????crash_size = cpu_to_be64(crashk_res.end - crashk_res.start + 1);
> > > > +
> > > > +?????/* Add /chosen/linux,crashkernel-* properties */
> > > > +?????node = of_find_node_by_path("/chosen");
> > > > +?????if (!node)
> > > > +?????????????return -ENOENT;
> > > > +
> > > > +?????/*
> > > > +??????* There might be existing crash kernel properties, but we can't
> > > > +??????* be sure what's in them, so remove them.
> > > > +??????*/
> > > > +?????of_remove_property(node, of_find_property(node,
> > > > +?????????????????????????????"linux,crashkernel-base", NULL));
> > > > +?????of_remove_property(node, of_find_property(node,
> > > > +?????????????????????????????"linux,crashkernel-size", NULL));
> > > > +
> > > > +?????ret = of_add_property(node, &crash_base_prop);
> > > > +?????if (ret)
> > > > +?????????????goto ret_err;
> > > > +
> > > > +?????ret = of_add_property(node, &crash_size_prop);
> > > > +?????if (ret)
> > > > +?????????????goto ret_err;
> > > > +
> > > > +?????return 0;
> > > > +
> > > > +ret_err:
> > > > +?????pr_warn("Exporting crashkernel region to device tree failed\n");
> > > > +?????return ret;
> > > > +}
> > > > +late_initcall(export_crashkernel);
> > > > +
> > > > +/*
> > > > + * reserve_crashkernel() - reserves memory for crash kernel
> > > > + *
> > > > + * This function reserves memory area given in "crashkernel=" kernel command
> > > > + * line parameter. The memory reserved is used by dump capture kernel when
> > > > + * primary kernel is crashing.
> > > > + */
> > > > +static void __init reserve_crashkernel(void)
> > > > +{
> > > > +?????int ret;
> > > > +
> > > > +?????ret = parse_crashkernel(boot_command_line, memblock_phys_mem_size(),
> > > > +?????????????????????????????&crash_size, &crash_base);
> > > > +?????/* no crashkernel= or invalid value specified */
> > > > +?????if (ret || !crash_size)
> > > > +?????????????return;
> > > > +
> > > > +?????if (crash_base == 0) {
> > > > +?????????????/* Current arm64 boot protocol requires 2MB alignment */
> > > > +?????????????crash_base = memblock_find_in_range(0,
> > > > +?????????????????????????????MEMBLOCK_ALLOC_ACCESSIBLE, crash_size, SZ_2M);
> > > > +?????????????if (crash_base == 0) {
> > > > +?????????????????????pr_warn("Unable to allocate crashkernel (size:%llx)\n",
> > > > +?????????????????????????????crash_size);
> > > > +?????????????????????return;
> > > > +?????????????}
> > > > +?????????????memblock_reserve(crash_base, crash_size);
> > > > 
> > > I am not pretty sure the context here, but
> > > can we use below code piece instead of the above lines?
> > > ????????if (crash_base == 0)
> > > ????????????????memblock_alloc(crash_size, SZ_2M);
> > Either would be fine here.
> > 
> Hello AKASHI, maybe you can succeed to find the base with memblock_find_in_range(),?
> but that doesn't mean you will also succeed to reserve them with memblock_reserve followed.

We avoid memblock_alloc() here because it panics on failure. This could happen
if user asks for an unusually large crashkernel size. Better to print a message
and keep booting. Checking the return value of memblock_reserve() seems like a
good thing to do though.


> 
> Thanks,
> Dennis
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > -Takahiro AKASHI
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dennis
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > +
> > > > +?????} else {
> > > > +?????????????/* User specifies base address explicitly. */
> > > > +?????????????if (!memblock_is_region_memory(crash_base, crash_size) ||
> > > > +?????????????????????memblock_is_region_reserved(crash_base, crash_size)) {
> > > > +?????????????????????pr_warn("crashkernel has wrong address or size\n");
> > > > +?????????????????????return;
> > > > +?????????????}
> > > > +
> > > > +?????????????if (!IS_ALIGNED(crash_base, SZ_2M)) {
> > > > +?????????????????????pr_warn("crashkernel base address is not 2MB aligned\n");
> > > > +?????????????????????return;
> > > > +?????????????}
> > > > +
> > > > +?????????????memblock_reserve(crash_base, crash_size);
> > > > +?????}
> > > > +
> > > > +?????pr_info("Reserving %lldMB of memory at %lldMB for crashkernel\n",
> > > > +?????????????crash_size >> 20, crash_base >> 20);
> > > > +
> > > > +?????crashk_res.start = crash_base;
> > > > +?????crashk_res.end = crash_base + crash_size - 1;
> > > > +}
> > > > +#else
> > > > +static void __init reserve_crashkernel(void)
> > > > +{
> > > > +?????;
> > > > +}
> > > > +#endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE */
> > > > +
> > > > ?/*
> > > > ? * Return the maximum physical address for ZONE_DMA (DMA_BIT_MASK(32)). It
> > > > ? * currently assumes that for memory starting above 4G, 32-bit devices will
> > > > @@ -289,6 +402,8 @@ void __init arm64_memblock_init(void)
> > > > ??????}
> > > > ?#endif
> > > > 
> > > > +?????reserve_crashkernel();
> > > > +
> > > > ??????early_init_fdt_scan_reserved_mem();
> > > > 
> > > > ??????/* 4GB maximum for 32-bit only capable devices */
> > > > --
> > > > 2.9.0
> > > > 
> > > > 
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