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>,
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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
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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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