From: will.deacon@arm.com (Will Deacon)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v12 14/16] arm64: kdump: update a kernel doc
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:17:27 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151215171727.GC353@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3c9bfb1df9bba481b753d8d630e4e3d45f986f04.1448403503.git.geoff@infradead.org>
On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 10:25:34PM +0000, Geoff Levand wrote:
> From: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@linaro.org>
>
> This patch adds arch specific descriptions about kdump usage on arm64
> to kdump.txt.
>
> Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@linaro.org>
> ---
> Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
> index bc4bd5a..7d3fad0 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
> @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ memory image to a dump file on the local disk, or across the network to
> a remote system.
>
> Kdump and kexec are currently supported on the x86, x86_64, ppc64, ia64,
> -s390x and arm architectures.
> +s390x, arm and arm64 architectures.
>
> When the system kernel boots, it reserves a small section of memory for
> the dump-capture kernel. This ensures that ongoing Direct Memory Access
> @@ -249,6 +249,29 @@ Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, arm)
>
> AUTO_ZRELADDR=y
>
> +Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, arm64)
> +----------------------------------------------------------
> +
> +1) Disable symmetric multi-processing support under "Processor type and
> + features":
> +
> + CONFIG_SMP=n
> +
> + (If CONFIG_SMP=y, then specify maxcpus=1 on the kernel command line
> + when loading the dump-capture kernel, see section "Load the Dump-capture
> + Kernel".)
SMP is now forced on, so please update this text.
> +2) The maximum memory size on the dump-capture kernel must be limited by
> + specifying:
> +
> + mem=X[MG]
> +
> + where X should be less than or equal to the size in "crashkernel="
> + boot parameter. Kexec-tools will automatically add this.
> +
> +3) Currently, kvm will not be enabled on the dump-capture kernel even
> + if it is configured.
> +
> Extended crashkernel syntax
> ===========================
>
> @@ -312,6 +335,8 @@ Boot into System Kernel
> any space below the alignment point may be overwritten by the dump-capture kernel,
> which means it is possible that the vmcore is not that precise as expected.
>
> + On arm64, use "crashkernel=Y[@X]". Note that the start address of
> + the kernel, X if explicitly specified, must be aligned to 2MiB (0x200000).
>
> Load the Dump-capture Kernel
> ============================
> @@ -334,6 +359,8 @@ For s390x:
> - Use image or bzImage
> For arm:
> - Use zImage
> +For arm64:
> + - Use vmlinux
What? Why doesn't Image work?
Will
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Thread overview: 89+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-11-24 22:25 [PATCH v12 00/16] arm64 kexec kernel patches v12 Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 02/16] arm64: Convert hcalls to use HVC immediate value Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 06/16] Revert "arm64: mm: remove unused cpu_set_idmap_tcr_t0sz function" Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 04/16] arm64: kvm: allows kvm cpu hotplug Geoff Levand
2015-11-27 13:54 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-02 22:40 ` Ashwin Chaugule
2015-12-03 13:55 ` Ashwin Chaugule
2015-12-03 13:58 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-10 18:31 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-11 16:31 ` Will Deacon
2015-12-15 8:48 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-10 18:44 ` Shi, Yang
2015-12-11 8:09 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-14 18:00 ` Shi, Yang
2015-12-11 8:06 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-11 13:00 ` Shanker Donthineni
2015-12-11 16:28 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-11 18:00 ` Shanker Donthineni
2015-12-11 18:11 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-11 19:11 ` Shanker Donthineni
2015-12-11 20:13 ` Ashwin Chaugule
2015-12-14 7:33 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-14 17:33 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-15 7:51 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-15 8:45 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-15 9:51 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-15 10:13 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 01/16] arm64: Fold proc-macros.S into assembler.h Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 05/16] arm64: Add back cpu_reset routines Geoff Levand
2015-11-27 14:19 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-11-30 5:28 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-11-30 10:40 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-02 22:57 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-03 9:32 ` Will Deacon
2015-12-10 0:49 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-10 10:17 ` Will Deacon
2015-11-30 20:03 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-01 9:38 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 03/16] arm64: Add new hcall HVC_CALL_FUNC Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 07/16] Revert "arm64: remove dead code" Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 08/16] arm64/kexec: Add core kexec support Geoff Levand
2015-11-27 13:13 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-11-30 18:51 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-01 2:16 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-12-01 18:32 ` Azriel Samson
2015-12-02 22:49 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-03 4:37 ` Azriel Samson
2015-12-03 19:56 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-04 0:39 ` Azriel Samson
2015-12-04 3:54 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-12-07 18:47 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-03 6:09 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-12-01 19:03 ` Mark Rutland
2015-12-02 21:08 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-03 16:06 ` Mark Rutland
2015-12-15 18:29 ` Will Deacon
2015-12-16 0:14 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-16 7:18 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-12-16 9:30 ` James Morse
2015-12-16 10:32 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-12-16 0:14 ` [PATCH v12.4] " Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 15/16] arm64: kdump: enable kdump in the arm64 defconfig Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 16/16] arm64: kdump: relax BUG_ON() if more than one cpus are still active Geoff Levand
2015-12-15 17:05 ` Will Deacon
2015-12-16 5:51 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 14/16] arm64: kdump: update a kernel doc Geoff Levand
2015-12-15 17:17 ` Will Deacon [this message]
2015-12-16 5:48 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 12/16] arm64: kdump: implement machine_crash_shutdown() Geoff Levand
2015-11-27 14:39 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-10 11:34 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-10 11:44 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-10 12:55 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-10 13:43 ` Marc Zyngier
2015-12-03 4:15 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-12-10 11:42 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-10 11:50 ` Pratyush Anand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 09/16] arm64/kexec: Add pr_devel output Geoff Levand
2015-12-15 17:15 ` Will Deacon
2015-12-16 0:45 ` Geoff Levand
2015-12-16 0:46 ` [PATCH v12.4] arm64/kexec: Add pr_debug output Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 13/16] arm64: kdump: add kdump support Geoff Levand
2015-12-15 17:45 ` Will Deacon
2015-12-16 5:41 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 10/16] arm64/kexec: Enable kexec in the arm64 defconfig Geoff Levand
2015-11-24 22:25 ` [PATCH v12 11/16] arm64: kdump: reserve memory for crash dump kernel Geoff Levand
2015-12-15 17:29 ` Will Deacon
2015-12-16 5:19 ` AKASHI Takahiro
2015-12-16 7:36 ` Pratyush Anand
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