.../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory | 6 ++-- .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 6 ++-- .../admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst | 5 ++-- Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst | 10 ++++--- kernel/crash_core.c | 29 ++++++++++++------- 5 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
Commit 79365026f869 ("crash: add a new kexec flag for hotplug support")
generalizes the crash hotplug support to allow architectures to update
multiple kexec segments on CPU/Memory hotplug and not just elfcorehdr.
Therefore, update the relevant kernel documentation to reflect the same.
No functional change.
Cc: Petr Tesarik <petr@tesarici.cz>
Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
---
Discussion about the documentation update:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/68d0328d-531a-4a2b-ab26-c97fd8a12e8b@linux.ibm.com/
---
.../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory | 6 ++--
.../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 6 ++--
.../admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst | 5 ++--
Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst | 10 ++++---
kernel/crash_core.c | 29 ++++++++++++-------
5 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
index a95e0f17c35a..421acc8e2c6b 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/memory/crash_hotplug
Date: Aug 2023
Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Description:
- (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
- modifying the crash elfcorehdr for memory hot un/plug and/or
- on/offline changes.
+ (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
+ segments on memory hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
+ avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
index 325873385b71..f4ada1cd2f96 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
@@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug
Date: Aug 2023
Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Description:
- (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
- modifying the crash elfcorehdr for CPU hot un/plug and/or
- on/offline changes.
+ (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
+ segments on CPU hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
+ avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/enabled
Date: Nov 2022
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
index 098f14d83e99..cb2c080f400c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
@@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ The following files are currently defined:
``crash_hotplug`` read-only: when changes to the system memory map
occur due to hot un/plug of memory, this file contains
'1' if the kernel updates the kdump capture kernel memory
- map itself (via elfcorehdr), or '0' if userspace must update
- the kdump capture kernel memory map.
+ map itself (via elfcorehdr and other relevant kexec
+ segments), or '0' if userspace must update the kdump
+ capture kernel memory map.
Availability depends on the CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG kernel
configuration option.
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst b/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
index dcb0e379e5e8..a21dbf261be7 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
@@ -737,8 +737,9 @@ can process the event further.
When changes to the CPUs in the system occur, the sysfs file
/sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug contains '1' if the kernel
-updates the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs itself (via elfcorehdr),
-or '0' if userspace must update the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs.
+updates the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs itself (via elfcorehdr and
+other relevant kexec segment), or '0' if userspace must update the kdump
+capture kernel list of CPUs.
The availability depends on the CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU kernel configuration
option.
@@ -750,8 +751,9 @@ file can be used in a udev rule as follows:
SUBSYSTEM=="cpu", ATTRS{crash_hotplug}=="1", GOTO="kdump_reload_end"
For a CPU hot un/plug event, if the architecture supports kernel updates
-of the elfcorehdr (which contains the list of CPUs), then the rule skips
-the unload-then-reload of the kdump capture kernel.
+of the elfcorehdr (which contains the list of CPUs) and other relevant
+kexec segments, then the rule skips the unload-then-reload of the kdump
+capture kernel.
Kernel Inline Documentations Reference
======================================
diff --git a/kernel/crash_core.c b/kernel/crash_core.c
index 63cf89393c6e..64dad01e260b 100644
--- a/kernel/crash_core.c
+++ b/kernel/crash_core.c
@@ -520,18 +520,25 @@ int crash_check_hotplug_support(void)
}
/*
- * To accurately reflect hot un/plug changes of cpu and memory resources
- * (including onling and offlining of those resources), the elfcorehdr
- * (which is passed to the crash kernel via the elfcorehdr= parameter)
- * must be updated with the new list of CPUs and memories.
+ * To accurately reflect hot un/plug changes of CPU and Memory resources
+ * (including onling and offlining of those resources), the relevant
+ * kexec segments must be updated with latest CPU and Memory resources.
*
- * In order to make changes to elfcorehdr, two conditions are needed:
- * First, the segment containing the elfcorehdr must be large enough
- * to permit a growing number of resources; the elfcorehdr memory size
- * is based on NR_CPUS_DEFAULT and CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES.
- * Second, purgatory must explicitly exclude the elfcorehdr from the
- * list of segments it checks (since the elfcorehdr changes and thus
- * would require an update to purgatory itself to update the digest).
+ * Architectures must ensure two things for all segments that need
+ * updating during hotplug events:
+ *
+ * 1. Segments must be large enough to accommodate a growing number of
+ * resources.
+ * 2. Exclude the segments from SHA verification.
+ *
+ * For example, on most architectures, the elfcorehdr (which is passed
+ * to the crash kernel via the elfcorehdr= parameter) must include the
+ * new list of CPUs and memory. To make changes to the elfcorehdr, it
+ * should be large enough to permit a growing number of CPU and Memory
+ * resources. One can estimate the elfcorehdr memory size based on
+ * NR_CPUS_DEFAULT and CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES. The elfcorehdr is
+ * excluded from SHA verification by default if the architecture
+ * supports crash hotplug.
*/
static void crash_handle_hotplug_event(unsigned int hp_action, unsigned int cpu, void *arg)
{
--
2.45.2On 08/05/24 at 10:38am, Sourabh Jain wrote:
> Commit 79365026f869 ("crash: add a new kexec flag for hotplug support")
> generalizes the crash hotplug support to allow architectures to update
> multiple kexec segments on CPU/Memory hotplug and not just elfcorehdr.
> Therefore, update the relevant kernel documentation to reflect the same.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Cc: Petr Tesarik <petr@tesarici.cz>
> Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> Cc: x86@kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>
> Discussion about the documentation update:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/68d0328d-531a-4a2b-ab26-c97fd8a12e8b@linux.ibm.com/
>
> ---
> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory | 6 ++--
> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 6 ++--
> .../admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst | 5 ++--
> Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst | 10 ++++---
> kernel/crash_core.c | 29 ++++++++++++-------
> 5 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
The overall looks good to me, except of concern from Petr. Thanks.
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
> index a95e0f17c35a..421acc8e2c6b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
> @@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/memory/crash_hotplug
> Date: Aug 2023
> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Description:
> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for memory hot un/plug and/or
> - on/offline changes.
> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
> + segments on memory hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
> index 325873385b71..f4ada1cd2f96 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
> @@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug
> Date: Aug 2023
> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Description:
> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for CPU hot un/plug and/or
> - on/offline changes.
> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
> + segments on CPU hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
>
> What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/enabled
> Date: Nov 2022
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
> index 098f14d83e99..cb2c080f400c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
> @@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ The following files are currently defined:
> ``crash_hotplug`` read-only: when changes to the system memory map
> occur due to hot un/plug of memory, this file contains
> '1' if the kernel updates the kdump capture kernel memory
> - map itself (via elfcorehdr), or '0' if userspace must update
> - the kdump capture kernel memory map.
> + map itself (via elfcorehdr and other relevant kexec
> + segments), or '0' if userspace must update the kdump
> + capture kernel memory map.
>
> Availability depends on the CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG kernel
> configuration option.
> diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst b/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
> index dcb0e379e5e8..a21dbf261be7 100644
> --- a/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
> @@ -737,8 +737,9 @@ can process the event further.
>
> When changes to the CPUs in the system occur, the sysfs file
> /sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug contains '1' if the kernel
> -updates the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs itself (via elfcorehdr),
> -or '0' if userspace must update the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs.
> +updates the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs itself (via elfcorehdr and
> +other relevant kexec segment), or '0' if userspace must update the kdump
> +capture kernel list of CPUs.
>
> The availability depends on the CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU kernel configuration
> option.
> @@ -750,8 +751,9 @@ file can be used in a udev rule as follows:
> SUBSYSTEM=="cpu", ATTRS{crash_hotplug}=="1", GOTO="kdump_reload_end"
>
> For a CPU hot un/plug event, if the architecture supports kernel updates
> -of the elfcorehdr (which contains the list of CPUs), then the rule skips
> -the unload-then-reload of the kdump capture kernel.
> +of the elfcorehdr (which contains the list of CPUs) and other relevant
> +kexec segments, then the rule skips the unload-then-reload of the kdump
> +capture kernel.
>
> Kernel Inline Documentations Reference
> ======================================
> diff --git a/kernel/crash_core.c b/kernel/crash_core.c
> index 63cf89393c6e..64dad01e260b 100644
> --- a/kernel/crash_core.c
> +++ b/kernel/crash_core.c
> @@ -520,18 +520,25 @@ int crash_check_hotplug_support(void)
> }
>
> /*
> - * To accurately reflect hot un/plug changes of cpu and memory resources
> - * (including onling and offlining of those resources), the elfcorehdr
> - * (which is passed to the crash kernel via the elfcorehdr= parameter)
> - * must be updated with the new list of CPUs and memories.
> + * To accurately reflect hot un/plug changes of CPU and Memory resources
> + * (including onling and offlining of those resources), the relevant
> + * kexec segments must be updated with latest CPU and Memory resources.
> *
> - * In order to make changes to elfcorehdr, two conditions are needed:
> - * First, the segment containing the elfcorehdr must be large enough
> - * to permit a growing number of resources; the elfcorehdr memory size
> - * is based on NR_CPUS_DEFAULT and CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES.
> - * Second, purgatory must explicitly exclude the elfcorehdr from the
> - * list of segments it checks (since the elfcorehdr changes and thus
> - * would require an update to purgatory itself to update the digest).
> + * Architectures must ensure two things for all segments that need
> + * updating during hotplug events:
> + *
> + * 1. Segments must be large enough to accommodate a growing number of
> + * resources.
> + * 2. Exclude the segments from SHA verification.
> + *
> + * For example, on most architectures, the elfcorehdr (which is passed
> + * to the crash kernel via the elfcorehdr= parameter) must include the
> + * new list of CPUs and memory. To make changes to the elfcorehdr, it
> + * should be large enough to permit a growing number of CPU and Memory
> + * resources. One can estimate the elfcorehdr memory size based on
> + * NR_CPUS_DEFAULT and CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES. The elfcorehdr is
> + * excluded from SHA verification by default if the architecture
> + * supports crash hotplug.
> */
> static void crash_handle_hotplug_event(unsigned int hp_action, unsigned int cpu, void *arg)
> {
> --
> 2.45.2
>
Hello Baoquan,
On 09/08/24 07:18, Baoquan He wrote:
> On 08/05/24 at 10:38am, Sourabh Jain wrote:
>> Commit 79365026f869 ("crash: add a new kexec flag for hotplug support")
>> generalizes the crash hotplug support to allow architectures to update
>> multiple kexec segments on CPU/Memory hotplug and not just elfcorehdr.
>> Therefore, update the relevant kernel documentation to reflect the same.
>>
>> No functional change.
>>
>> Cc: Petr Tesarik <petr@tesarici.cz>
>> Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
>> Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org
>> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>> Cc: x86@kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Discussion about the documentation update:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/68d0328d-531a-4a2b-ab26-c97fd8a12e8b@linux.ibm.com/
>>
>> ---
>> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory | 6 ++--
>> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 6 ++--
>> .../admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst | 5 ++--
>> Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst | 10 ++++---
>> kernel/crash_core.c | 29 ++++++++++++-------
>> 5 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> The overall looks good to me, except of concern from Petr. Thanks.
Thanks for the review. I will make the suggested changes in v2.
Additionally I will also generalize the error message
"kexec_trylock() failed, elfcorehdr may be inaccurate " from
functions crash_handle_hotplug_event() and crash_check_hotplug_support()
to "kexec_trylock() failed, kdump image may be inaccurate"
- Sourabh Jain
>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
>> index a95e0f17c35a..421acc8e2c6b 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
>> @@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/memory/crash_hotplug
>> Date: Aug 2023
>> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
>> Description:
>> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
>> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for memory hot un/plug and/or
>> - on/offline changes.
>> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
>> + segments on memory hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
>> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
>> index 325873385b71..f4ada1cd2f96 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
>> @@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug
>> Date: Aug 2023
>> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
>> Description:
>> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
>> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for CPU hot un/plug and/or
>> - on/offline changes.
>> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
>> + segments on CPU hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
>> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
>>
>> What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/enabled
>> Date: Nov 2022
>> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
>> index 098f14d83e99..cb2c080f400c 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst
>> @@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ The following files are currently defined:
>> ``crash_hotplug`` read-only: when changes to the system memory map
>> occur due to hot un/plug of memory, this file contains
>> '1' if the kernel updates the kdump capture kernel memory
>> - map itself (via elfcorehdr), or '0' if userspace must update
>> - the kdump capture kernel memory map.
>> + map itself (via elfcorehdr and other relevant kexec
>> + segments), or '0' if userspace must update the kdump
>> + capture kernel memory map.
>>
>> Availability depends on the CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG kernel
>> configuration option.
>> diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst b/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
>> index dcb0e379e5e8..a21dbf261be7 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst
>> @@ -737,8 +737,9 @@ can process the event further.
>>
>> When changes to the CPUs in the system occur, the sysfs file
>> /sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug contains '1' if the kernel
>> -updates the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs itself (via elfcorehdr),
>> -or '0' if userspace must update the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs.
>> +updates the kdump capture kernel list of CPUs itself (via elfcorehdr and
>> +other relevant kexec segment), or '0' if userspace must update the kdump
>> +capture kernel list of CPUs.
>>
>> The availability depends on the CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU kernel configuration
>> option.
>> @@ -750,8 +751,9 @@ file can be used in a udev rule as follows:
>> SUBSYSTEM=="cpu", ATTRS{crash_hotplug}=="1", GOTO="kdump_reload_end"
>>
>> For a CPU hot un/plug event, if the architecture supports kernel updates
>> -of the elfcorehdr (which contains the list of CPUs), then the rule skips
>> -the unload-then-reload of the kdump capture kernel.
>> +of the elfcorehdr (which contains the list of CPUs) and other relevant
>> +kexec segments, then the rule skips the unload-then-reload of the kdump
>> +capture kernel.
>>
>> Kernel Inline Documentations Reference
>> ======================================
>> diff --git a/kernel/crash_core.c b/kernel/crash_core.c
>> index 63cf89393c6e..64dad01e260b 100644
>> --- a/kernel/crash_core.c
>> +++ b/kernel/crash_core.c
>> @@ -520,18 +520,25 @@ int crash_check_hotplug_support(void)
>> }
>>
>> /*
>> - * To accurately reflect hot un/plug changes of cpu and memory resources
>> - * (including onling and offlining of those resources), the elfcorehdr
>> - * (which is passed to the crash kernel via the elfcorehdr= parameter)
>> - * must be updated with the new list of CPUs and memories.
>> + * To accurately reflect hot un/plug changes of CPU and Memory resources
>> + * (including onling and offlining of those resources), the relevant
>> + * kexec segments must be updated with latest CPU and Memory resources.
>> *
>> - * In order to make changes to elfcorehdr, two conditions are needed:
>> - * First, the segment containing the elfcorehdr must be large enough
>> - * to permit a growing number of resources; the elfcorehdr memory size
>> - * is based on NR_CPUS_DEFAULT and CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES.
>> - * Second, purgatory must explicitly exclude the elfcorehdr from the
>> - * list of segments it checks (since the elfcorehdr changes and thus
>> - * would require an update to purgatory itself to update the digest).
>> + * Architectures must ensure two things for all segments that need
>> + * updating during hotplug events:
>> + *
>> + * 1. Segments must be large enough to accommodate a growing number of
>> + * resources.
>> + * 2. Exclude the segments from SHA verification.
>> + *
>> + * For example, on most architectures, the elfcorehdr (which is passed
>> + * to the crash kernel via the elfcorehdr= parameter) must include the
>> + * new list of CPUs and memory. To make changes to the elfcorehdr, it
>> + * should be large enough to permit a growing number of CPU and Memory
>> + * resources. One can estimate the elfcorehdr memory size based on
>> + * NR_CPUS_DEFAULT and CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES. The elfcorehdr is
>> + * excluded from SHA verification by default if the architecture
>> + * supports crash hotplug.
>> */
>> static void crash_handle_hotplug_event(unsigned int hp_action, unsigned int cpu, void *arg)
>> {
>> --
>> 2.45.2
>>
Hi Sourabh,
sorry for late reply, was on vacation and then catching up...
On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 10:38:29 +0530
Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
> Commit 79365026f869 ("crash: add a new kexec flag for hotplug support")
> generalizes the crash hotplug support to allow architectures to update
> multiple kexec segments on CPU/Memory hotplug and not just elfcorehdr.
> Therefore, update the relevant kernel documentation to reflect the same.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Cc: Petr Tesarik <petr@tesarici.cz>
> Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> Cc: x86@kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
>
> Discussion about the documentation update:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/68d0328d-531a-4a2b-ab26-c97fd8a12e8b@linux.ibm.com/
>
> ---
> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory | 6 ++--
> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 6 ++--
> .../admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst | 5 ++--
> Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst | 10 ++++---
> kernel/crash_core.c | 29 ++++++++++++-------
> 5 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
> index a95e0f17c35a..421acc8e2c6b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
> @@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/memory/crash_hotplug
> Date: Aug 2023
> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Description:
> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for memory hot un/plug and/or
> - on/offline changes.
> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
> + segments on memory hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
This sentence somehow lacks a verb. My suggestion:
(RO) indicates whether or not the kernel updates relevant kexec
segments on memory hot un/plug and/or on/offline events, avoiding the
need to reload kdump kernel.
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
> index 325873385b71..f4ada1cd2f96 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
> @@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug
> Date: Aug 2023
> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Description:
> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for CPU hot un/plug and/or
> - on/offline changes.
> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
> + segments on CPU hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
Same as above.
Otherwise LGTM.
Petr T
Hello Petr,
On 08/08/24 16:54, Petr Tesařík wrote:
> Hi Sourabh,
>
> sorry for late reply, was on vacation and then catching up...
>
> On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 10:38:29 +0530
> Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> Commit 79365026f869 ("crash: add a new kexec flag for hotplug support")
>> generalizes the crash hotplug support to allow architectures to update
>> multiple kexec segments on CPU/Memory hotplug and not just elfcorehdr.
>> Therefore, update the relevant kernel documentation to reflect the same.
>>
>> No functional change.
>>
>> Cc: Petr Tesarik <petr@tesarici.cz>
>> Cc: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
>> Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org
>> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>> Cc: x86@kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Discussion about the documentation update:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/68d0328d-531a-4a2b-ab26-c97fd8a12e8b@linux.ibm.com/
>>
>> ---
>> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory | 6 ++--
>> .../ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 6 ++--
>> .../admin-guide/mm/memory-hotplug.rst | 5 ++--
>> Documentation/core-api/cpu_hotplug.rst | 10 ++++---
>> kernel/crash_core.c | 29 ++++++++++++-------
>> 5 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
>> index a95e0f17c35a..421acc8e2c6b 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-memory
>> @@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/memory/crash_hotplug
>> Date: Aug 2023
>> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
>> Description:
>> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
>> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for memory hot un/plug and/or
>> - on/offline changes.
>> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
>> + segments on memory hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
>> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
> This sentence somehow lacks a verb. My suggestion:
>
> (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel updates relevant kexec
> segments on memory hot un/plug and/or on/offline events, avoiding the
> need to reload kdump kernel.
Thanks for the review. I will update the document as suggested.
- Sourabh Jain
>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
>> index 325873385b71..f4ada1cd2f96 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
>> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
>> @@ -703,9 +703,9 @@ What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/crash_hotplug
>> Date: Aug 2023
>> Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
>> Description:
>> - (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel directly supports
>> - modifying the crash elfcorehdr for CPU hot un/plug and/or
>> - on/offline changes.
>> + (RO) indicates whether or not the kernel update of kexec
>> + segments on CPU hot un/plug and/or on/offline events,
>> + avoiding the need to reload kdump kernel.
> Same as above.
>
> Otherwise LGTM.
>
> Petr T
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