Re: [RFC][PATCH v2 01/29] kmemdump: introduce kmemdump

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>]

Hi,

On 7/24/25 6:54 AM, Eugen Hristev wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/debug/Kconfig b/drivers/debug/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..b86585c5d621
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/debug/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +menu "Generic Debug Options"
> +
> +config KMEMDUMP
> +	bool "Allow the kernel to register memory regions for dumping purpose"
> +	help
> +	  Kmemdump mechanism allows any driver to register a specific memory
> +	  area for later dumping purpose, depending on the functionality
> +	  of the attached backend. The backend would interface any hardware
> +	  mechanism that will allow dumping to happen regardless of the
> +	  state of the kernel (running, frozen, crashed, or any particular
> +	  state).
> +
> +	  Note that modules using this feature must be rebuilt if option
> +	  changes.

It seems to me that this (all of the KMEMDUMP Kconfig options) could live in
mm/Kconfig.debug instead of creating a new subdir for it.

-- 
~Randy