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[PATCH v1 10/21] powerpc/kexec: refactor for kernel/Kconfig.kexec

Eric DeVolder posted 21 patches 2 years, 8 months ago
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[PATCH v1 10/21] powerpc/kexec: refactor for kernel/Kconfig.kexec
Posted by Eric DeVolder 2 years, 8 months ago 
The kexec and crash kernel options are provided in the common
kernel/Kconfig.kexec. Utilize the common options and provide
the ARCH_HAS_ and ARCH_SUPPORTS_ entries to recreate the
equivalent set of KEXEC and CRASH options.

Signed-off-by: Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 55 ++++++++++++++------------------------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index bff5820b7cda..36f2fe0cc8a5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -588,41 +588,21 @@ config PPC64_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
 	default "y" if PPC_POWERNV
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
 
-config KEXEC
-	bool "kexec system call"
-	depends on PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_E500 || (44x && !SMP)
-	select KEXEC_CORE
-	help
-	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
-	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
-	  but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
-	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
-
-	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
-
-	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
-	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
-	  initially work for you.  As of this writing the exact hardware
-	  interface is strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be
-	  made.
-
-config KEXEC_FILE
-	bool "kexec file based system call"
-	select KEXEC_CORE
-	select HAVE_IMA_KEXEC if IMA
-	select KEXEC_ELF
-	depends on PPC64
-	depends on CRYPTO=y
-	depends on CRYPTO_SHA256=y
-	help
-	  This is a new version of the kexec system call. This call is
-	  file based and takes in file descriptors as system call arguments
-	  for kernel and initramfs as opposed to a list of segments as is the
-	  case for the older kexec call.
+config ARCH_HAS_KEXEC
+	def_bool PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_E500 || (44x && !SMP)
+
+config ARCH_HAS_KEXEC_FILE
+	def_bool PPC64 && CRYPTO && CRYPTO_SHA256
 
 config ARCH_HAS_KEXEC_PURGATORY
 	def_bool KEXEC_FILE
 
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_KEXEC_FILE
+	def_bool y
+	depends on KEXEC_FILE
+	select KEXEC_ELF
+	select HAVE_IMA_KEXEC if IMA
+
 config PPC64_BIG_ENDIAN_ELF_ABI_V2
 	bool "Build big-endian kernel using ELF ABI V2 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on PPC64 && CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
@@ -682,14 +662,13 @@ config RELOCATABLE_TEST
 	  loaded at, which tends to be non-zero and therefore test the
 	  relocation code.
 
-config CRASH_DUMP
-	bool "Build a dump capture kernel"
-	depends on PPC64 || PPC_BOOK3S_32 || PPC_85xx || (44x && !SMP)
+config ARCH_HAS_CRASH_DUMP
+	def_bool PPC64 || PPC_BOOK3S_32 || PPC_85xx || (44x && !SMP)
+
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_CRASH_DUMP
+	def_bool y
+	depends on CRASH_DUMP
 	select RELOCATABLE if PPC64 || 44x || PPC_85xx
-	help
-	  Build a kernel suitable for use as a dump capture kernel.
-	  The same kernel binary can be used as production kernel and dump
-	  capture kernel.
 
 config FA_DUMP
 	bool "Firmware-assisted dump"
-- 
2.31.1
Re: [PATCH v1 10/21] powerpc/kexec: refactor for kernel/Kconfig.kexec
Posted by Michael Ellerman 2 years, 7 months ago 
Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@oracle.com> writes:

> The kexec and crash kernel options are provided in the common
> kernel/Kconfig.kexec. Utilize the common options and provide
> the ARCH_HAS_ and ARCH_SUPPORTS_ entries to recreate the
> equivalent set of KEXEC and CRASH options.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@oracle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 55 ++++++++++++++------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
> index bff5820b7cda..36f2fe0cc8a5 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
> @@ -588,41 +588,21 @@ config PPC64_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
>  	default "y" if PPC_POWERNV
>  	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
>  
> -config KEXEC
> -	bool "kexec system call"
> -	depends on PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_E500 || (44x && !SMP)
> -	select KEXEC_CORE
> -	help
> -	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
> -	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
> -	  but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
> -	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
> -
> -	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
> -
> -	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
> -	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
> -	  initially work for you.  As of this writing the exact hardware
> -	  interface is strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be
> -	  made.
> -
> -config KEXEC_FILE
> -	bool "kexec file based system call"
> -	select KEXEC_CORE
> -	select HAVE_IMA_KEXEC if IMA
> -	select KEXEC_ELF
> -	depends on PPC64
> -	depends on CRYPTO=y
> -	depends on CRYPTO_SHA256=y
...
> +
> +config ARCH_HAS_KEXEC_FILE
> +	def_bool PPC64 && CRYPTO && CRYPTO_SHA256

The =y's got lost here.

I think they were both meaningful, because both options are tristate. So
this previously required them to be built-in (=y), whereas after your
patch it will allow them to be modules.

I don't know for sure that those options need to be built-in, but that's
what the code does now, so this patch shouldn't change it, at least
without an explanation.

cheers
Re: [PATCH v1 10/21] powerpc/kexec: refactor for kernel/Kconfig.kexec
Posted by Segher Boessenkool 2 years, 7 months ago 
On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 01:34:25PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@oracle.com> writes:
> > -config KEXEC_FILE
> > -	bool "kexec file based system call"
> > -	select KEXEC_CORE
> > -	select HAVE_IMA_KEXEC if IMA
> > -	select KEXEC_ELF
> > -	depends on PPC64
> > -	depends on CRYPTO=y
> > -	depends on CRYPTO_SHA256=y
> ...
> > +
> > +config ARCH_HAS_KEXEC_FILE
> > +	def_bool PPC64 && CRYPTO && CRYPTO_SHA256
> 
> The =y's got lost here.
> 
> I think they were both meaningful, because both options are tristate. So
> this previously required them to be built-in (=y), whereas after your
> patch it will allow them to be modules.
> 
> I don't know for sure that those options need to be built-in, but that's
> what the code does now, so this patch shouldn't change it, at least
> without an explanation.

This patch shouldn't change it at all, period.  If you want to change it
(and that sounds like a good idea, if it is possible anyway), that
should be a separate patch.


Segher
Re: [PATCH v1 10/21] powerpc/kexec: refactor for kernel/Kconfig.kexec
Posted by Eric DeVolder 2 years, 7 months ago 

On 6/14/23 22:34, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@oracle.com> writes:
> 
>> The kexec and crash kernel options are provided in the common
>> kernel/Kconfig.kexec. Utilize the common options and provide
>> the ARCH_HAS_ and ARCH_SUPPORTS_ entries to recreate the
>> equivalent set of KEXEC and CRASH options.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@oracle.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>   arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 55 ++++++++++++++------------------------------
>>   1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
>> index bff5820b7cda..36f2fe0cc8a5 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
>> @@ -588,41 +588,21 @@ config PPC64_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
>>   	default "y" if PPC_POWERNV
>>   	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
>>   
>> -config KEXEC
>> -	bool "kexec system call"
>> -	depends on PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_E500 || (44x && !SMP)
>> -	select KEXEC_CORE
>> -	help
>> -	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
>> -	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
>> -	  but it is independent of the system firmware.   And like a reboot
>> -	  you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux.
>> -
>> -	  The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call.
>> -
>> -	  It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine
>> -	  is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not
>> -	  initially work for you.  As of this writing the exact hardware
>> -	  interface is strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be
>> -	  made.
>> -
>> -config KEXEC_FILE
>> -	bool "kexec file based system call"
>> -	select KEXEC_CORE
>> -	select HAVE_IMA_KEXEC if IMA
>> -	select KEXEC_ELF
>> -	depends on PPC64
>> -	depends on CRYPTO=y
>> -	depends on CRYPTO_SHA256=y
> ...
>> +
>> +config ARCH_HAS_KEXEC_FILE
>> +	def_bool PPC64 && CRYPTO && CRYPTO_SHA256
> 
> The =y's got lost here.
> 
> I think they were both meaningful, because both options are tristate. So
> this previously required them to be built-in (=y), whereas after your
> patch it will allow them to be modules.
> 
> I don't know for sure that those options need to be built-in, but that's
> what the code does now, so this patch shouldn't change it, at least
> without an explanation.
> 
> cheers
Thanks Michael, I've applied =y's. Good catch!
eric

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