Re: [PATCH v17 10/10] kdump: update Documentation about crashkernel

john.p.donnelly
2021-12-13T14:35:33Z

On 12/10/21 12:55 AM, Zhen Lei wrote:
> From: Chen Zhou <chenzhou10@huawei.com>
>
> For arm64, the behavior of crashkernel=X has been changed, which
> tries low allocation in DMA zone and fall back to high allocation
> if it fails.
>
> We can also use "crashkernel=X,high" to select a high region above
> DMA zone, which also tries to allocate at least 256M low memory in
> DMA zone automatically and "crashkernel=Y,low" can be used to allocate
> specified size low memory.
>
> So update the Documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Zhou <chenzhou10@huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@huawei.com>

Acked-by: John Donnelly <john.p.donnelly@oracle.com>

> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst | 11 +++++++++--
> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 11 +++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
> index cb30ca3df27c9b2..d4c287044be0c70 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
> @@ -361,8 +361,15 @@ Boot into System Kernel
> kernel will automatically locate the crash kernel image within the
> first 512MB of RAM if X is not given.
>
> - On arm64, use "crashkernel=Y[@X]". Note that the start address of
> - the kernel, X if explicitly specified, must be aligned to 2MiB (0x200000).
> + On arm64, use "crashkernel=X" to try low allocation in DMA zone and
> + fall back to high allocation if it fails.
> + We can also use "crashkernel=X,high" to select a high region above
> + DMA zone, which also tries to allocate at least 256M low memory in
> + DMA zone automatically.
> + "crashkernel=Y,low" can be used to allocate specified size low memory.
> + Use "crashkernel=Y@X" if you really have to reserve memory from
> + specified start address X. Note that the start address of the kernel,
> + X if explicitly specified, must be aligned to 2MiB (0x200000).
>
> Load the Dump-capture Kernel
> ============================
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 9725c546a0d46db..91f3a8dc537d404 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -783,6 +783,9 @@
> [KNL, X86-64] Select a region under 4G first, and
> fall back to reserve region above 4G when '@offset'
> hasn't been specified.
> + [KNL, ARM64] Try low allocation in DMA zone and fall back
> + to high allocation if it fails when '@offset' hasn't been
> + specified.
> See Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst for further details.
>
> crashkernel=range1:size1[,range2:size2,...][@offset]
> @@ -799,6 +802,8 @@
> Otherwise memory region will be allocated below 4G, if
> available.
> It will be ignored if crashkernel=X is specified.
> + [KNL, ARM64] range in high memory.
> + Allow kernel to allocate physical memory region from top.
> crashkernel=size[KMG],low
> [KNL, X86-64] range under 4G. When crashkernel=X,high
> is passed, kernel could allocate physical memory region
> @@ -807,13 +812,15 @@
> requires at least 64M+32K low memory, also enough extra
> low memory is needed to make sure DMA buffers for 32-bit
> devices won't run out. Kernel would try to allocate at
> - at least 256M below 4G automatically.
> + least 256M below 4G automatically.
> This one let user to specify own low range under 4G
> for second kernel instead.
> 0: to disable low allocation.
> It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used
> or memory reserved is below 4G.
> -
> + [KNL, ARM64] range in low memory.
> + This one let user to specify a low range in DMA zone for
> + crash dump kernel.
> cryptomgr.notests
> [KNL] Disable crypto self-tests
>