Hi CAI,
Thank you for testing and your report.
CAI Qian wrote:
> Met 2 issues with 2.6.31 kernel.
>
> (1) makedumpfile needs to be updated to support 2.6.31 kernel. This looks like
> an easy fix. In makedumpfile.h,
>
> #define LATEST_VERSION (0x0206001d) /* linux-2.6.29 */
The next makedumpfile will support 2.6.31 kernel, and the above will be fixed.
> (2) makedumpfile -d 16 failed.
>
> # makedumpfile -D -d 16
> /var/crash/127.0.0.1-2009-10-01-06\:22\:33/vmcore vmcore
>
> LOAD (0)
> phys_start : 1000000
> phys_end : 2683000
> virt_start : ffffffff81000000
> virt_end : ffffffff82683000
> LOAD (1)
> phys_start : 0
> phys_end : a0000
> virt_start : ffff810000000000
> virt_end : ffff8100000a0000
> LOAD (2)
> phys_start : 100000
> phys_end : 3000000
> virt_start : ffff810000100000
> virt_end : ffff810003000000
> LOAD (3)
> phys_start : b000000
> phys_end : 3ff70000
> virt_start : ffff81000b000000
> virt_end : ffff81003ff70000
> Linux kdump
> page_size : 4096
>
> max_mapnr : 3ff70
> The kernel version is not supported.
> The created dumpfile may be incomplete.
>
> num of NODEs : 1
>
>
> Memory type : SPARSEMEM
>
> mem_map (0)
> mem_map : ffff880002664000
> pfn_start : 0
> pfn_end : 8000
> mem_map (1)
> mem_map : 0
> pfn_start : 8000
> pfn_end : 10000
> mem_map (2)
> mem_map : 0
> pfn_start : 10000
> pfn_end : 18000
> mem_map (3)
> mem_map : 0
> pfn_start : 18000
> pfn_end : 20000
> mem_map (4)
> mem_map : 0
> pfn_start : 20000
> pfn_end : 28000
> mem_map (5)
> mem_map : 0
> pfn_start : 28000
> pfn_end : 30000
> mem_map (6)
> mem_map : 0
> pfn_start : 30000
> pfn_end : 38000
> mem_map (7)
> mem_map : 0
> pfn_start : 38000
> pfn_end : 3ff70
> Excluding unnecessary pages : [100 %] page_to_pfn: Can't convert
> the address of page descriptor (ffffea000004e000) to pfn.
>
> create_2nd_bitmap: Can't exclude unnecessary pages.
>
> makedumpfile Failed.
The cause is that the virtual memory map of x86_64 has been changed to
the following since linux-2.6.31.
15250 --- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
15251 +++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
15252 @@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ Virtual memory map with 4 level page tables:
15253 0000000000000000 - 00007fffffffffff (=47 bits) user space, different per mm
15254 hole caused by [48:63] sign extension
15255 ffff800000000000 - ffff80ffffffffff (=40 bits) guard hole
15256 -ffff880000000000 - ffffc0ffffffffff (=57 TB) direct mapping of all phys. memory
15257 -ffffc10000000000 - ffffc1ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
15258 -ffffc20000000000 - ffffe1ffffffffff (=45 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space
15259 -ffffe20000000000 - ffffe2ffffffffff (=40 bits) virtual memory map (1TB)
15260 +ffff880000000000 - ffffc7ffffffffff (=64 TB) direct mapping of all phys. memory
15261 +ffffc80000000000 - ffffc8ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
15262 +ffffc90000000000 - ffffe8ffffffffff (=45 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space
15263 +ffffe90000000000 - ffffe9ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
15264 +ffffea0000000000 - ffffeaffffffffff (=40 bits) virtual memory map (1TB)
I created the patch for catching this change.
Could you try the attached patch ?
Thanks
Ken'ichi Ohmichi
---
[PATCH] Add x86_64 linux-2.6.31 support.
Virtual memory map of x86_64 has been changed to the following
since linux-2.6.31.
15250 --- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
15251 +++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
15252 @@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ Virtual memory map with 4 level page tables:
15253 0000000000000000 - 00007fffffffffff (=47 bits) user space, different per mm
15254 hole caused by [48:63] sign extension
15255 ffff800000000000 - ffff80ffffffffff (=40 bits) guard hole
15256 -ffff880000000000 - ffffc0ffffffffff (=57 TB) direct mapping of all phys. memory
15257 -ffffc10000000000 - ffffc1ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
15258 -ffffc20000000000 - ffffe1ffffffffff (=45 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space
15259 -ffffe20000000000 - ffffe2ffffffffff (=40 bits) virtual memory map (1TB)
15260 +ffff880000000000 - ffffc7ffffffffff (=64 TB) direct mapping of all phys. memory
15261 +ffffc80000000000 - ffffc8ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
15262 +ffffc90000000000 - ffffe8ffffffffff (=45 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space
15263 +ffffe90000000000 - ffffe9ffffffffff (=40 bits) hole
15264 +ffffea0000000000 - ffffeaffffffffff (=40 bits) virtual memory map (1TB)
This patch catches up this change.
Signed-off-by: Ken'ichi Ohmichi <oomichi at mxs.nes.nec.co.jp>
---
diff -rpuN a/makedumpfile.h b/makedumpfile.h
--- a/makedumpfile.h 2009-04-20 15:26:23.000000000 +0900
+++ b/makedumpfile.h 2009-10-02 09:44:44.000000000 +0900
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ do { \
#define LATEST_VERSION (0x0206001d) /* linux-2.6.29 */
#define VERSION_LINUX_2_6_26 (0x0206001a) /* linux-2.6.26 */
#define VERSION_LINUX_2_6_27 (0x0206001b) /* linux-2.6.27 */
+#define VERSION_LINUX_2_6_31 (0x0206001f) /* linux-2.6.31 */
/*
* vmcoreinfo in /proc/vmcore
@@ -502,6 +503,10 @@ do { \
* The value of dependence on machine
*/
#define PAGE_OFFSET (info->page_offset)
+#define VMALLOC_START (info->vmalloc_start)
+#define VMALLOC_END (info->vmalloc_end)
+#define VMEMMAP_START (info->vmemmap_start)
+#define VMEMMAP_END (info->vmemmap_end)
#ifdef __x86__
#define __PAGE_OFFSET (0xc0000000)
@@ -535,12 +540,18 @@ do { \
#endif /* x86 */
#ifdef __x86_64__
-#define __PAGE_OFFSET_ORIG (0xffff810000000000) /* linux-2.6.26, or former */
-#define __PAGE_OFFSET_2_6_27 (0xffff880000000000) /* linux-2.6.27, or later */
-#define VMALLOC_START (0xffffc20000000000)
-#define VMALLOC_END (0xffffe1ffffffffff)
-#define VMEMMAP_START (0xffffe20000000000)
-#define VMEMMAP_END (0xffffe2ffffffffff)
+#define __PAGE_OFFSET_ORIG (0xffff810000000000) /* 2.6.26, or former */
+#define __PAGE_OFFSET_2_6_27 (0xffff880000000000) /* 2.6.27, or later */
+
+#define VMALLOC_START_ORIG (0xffffc20000000000) /* 2.6.30, or former */
+#define VMALLOC_START_2_6_31 (0xffffc90000000000) /* 2.6.31, or later */
+#define VMALLOC_END_ORIG (0xffffe1ffffffffff) /* 2.6.30, or former */
+#define VMALLOC_END_2_6_31 (0xffffe8ffffffffff) /* 2.6.31, or later */
+
+#define VMEMMAP_START_ORIG (0xffffe20000000000) /* 2.6.30, or former */
+#define VMEMMAP_START_2_6_31 (0xffffea0000000000) /* 2.6.31, or later */
+#define VMEMMAP_END_ORIG (0xffffe2ffffffffff) /* 2.6.30, or former */
+#define VMEMMAP_END_2_6_31 (0xffffeaffffffffff) /* 2.6.31, or later */
#define __START_KERNEL_map (0xffffffff80000000)
#define MODULES_VADDR (0xffffffff88000000)
@@ -549,6 +560,7 @@ do { \
#define _SECTION_SIZE_BITS (27)
#define _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG (40)
#define _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_26 (44)
+#define _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_31 (46)
/*
* 4 Levels paging
@@ -786,6 +798,9 @@ struct DumpInfo {
unsigned long phys_base;
unsigned long kernel_start;
unsigned long vmalloc_start;
+ unsigned long vmalloc_end;
+ unsigned long vmemmap_start;
+ unsigned long vmemmap_end;
/*
* diskdimp info:
diff -rpuN a/x86_64.c b/x86_64.c
--- a/x86_64.c 2008-10-10 10:13:19.000000000 +0900
+++ b/x86_64.c 2009-10-02 09:45:39.000000000 +0900
@@ -70,14 +70,28 @@ get_versiondep_info_x86_64(void)
*/
if (info->kernel_version < VERSION_LINUX_2_6_26)
info->max_physmem_bits = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_ORIG;
- else
+ else if (info->kernel_version < VERSION_LINUX_2_6_31)
info->max_physmem_bits = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_26;
+ else
+ info->max_physmem_bits = _MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS_2_6_31;
if (info->kernel_version < VERSION_LINUX_2_6_27)
info->page_offset = __PAGE_OFFSET_ORIG;
else
info->page_offset = __PAGE_OFFSET_2_6_27;
+ if (info->kernel_version < VERSION_LINUX_2_6_31) {
+ info->vmalloc_start = VMALLOC_START_ORIG;
+ info->vmalloc_end = VMALLOC_END_ORIG;
+ info->vmemmap_start = VMEMMAP_START_ORIG;
+ info->vmemmap_end = VMEMMAP_END_ORIG;
+ } else {
+ info->vmalloc_start = VMALLOC_START_2_6_31;
+ info->vmalloc_end = VMALLOC_END_2_6_31;
+ info->vmemmap_start = VMEMMAP_START_2_6_31;
+ info->vmemmap_end = VMEMMAP_END_2_6_31;
+ }
+
return TRUE;
}
