Re-sending in plain text mode. On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 4:39 PM Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Changes since v3: > ---------------- > - v3 can be seen here: > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2019-March/022534.html > - Added a new patch (via [PATCH 4/4]) which marks '--mem-usage' option as > unsupported for arm64 architecture. With the newer arm64 kernels > supporting 48-bit/52-bit VA address spaces and keeping a single > binary for supporting the same, the address of > kernel symbols like _stext, which could be earlier used to determine > VA_BITS value, can no longer to determine whether VA_BITS is set to 48 > or 52 in the kernel space. Hence for now, it makes sense to mark > '--mem-usage' option as unsupported for arm64 architecture until > we have more clarity from arm64 kernel maintainers on how to manage > the same in future kernel/makedumpfile versions. > > Changes since v2: > ---------------- > - v2 can be seen here: > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2019-February/022456.html > - I missed some comments from Kazu sent on the LVA v1 patch when I sent > out the v2. So, addressing them now in v3. > - Also added a patch that adds a tree-wide feature to read > 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' from vmcoreinfo (if available). > > Changes since v1: > ---------------- > - v1 was sent as two separate patches: > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2019-February/022424.html > (ARMv8.2-LPA) > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2019-February/022425.html > (ARMv8.2-LVA) > - v2 combined the two in a single patchset and also addresses Kazu's > review comments. > > This patchset adds support for ARMv8.2 extensions in makedumpfile code. > I cover the following two cases with this patchset: > - 48-bit kernel VA + 52-bit PA (LPA) > - 52-bit kernel VA (LVA) + 52-bit PA (LPA) > - 48-bit kernel VA + 52-bit user-space VA (LVA) > - 52-bit kernel VA + 52-bit user-space VA (Full LVA) > > This has been tested for the following user-cases: > 1. Creating a dumpfile using /proc/vmcore, > 2. Creating a dumpfile using /proc/kcore, and > 3. Post-processing a vmcore. > > I have tested this patchset on the following platforms, with kernels > which support/do-not-support ARMv8.2 features: > 1. CPUs which don't support ARMv8.2 features, e.g. qualcomm-amberwing, > ampere-osprey. > 2. Prototype models which support ARMv8.2 extensions (e.g. ARMv8 FVP > simulation model). > > Also a preparation patch has been added in this patchset which adds a > common feature for archs (except arm64, for which similar support is > added via subsequent patch) to retrieve 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' from > vmcoreinfo (if available). > > I recently posted two kernel patches (see [0] and [1]) which append > 'TCR_EL1.T1SZ' and 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' to vmcoreinfo in the kernel > code, so that user-space code can benefit from the same. > > This patchset ensures backward compatibility for kernel versions in > which 'TCR_EL1.T1SZ' and 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' are not available in > vmcoreinfo. > > [0]. http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2019-November/023960.html > [1]. http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2019-November/023962.html > > Cc: John Donnelly <john.p.donnelly@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Kazuhito Hagio <k-hagio@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Bhupesh Sharma (4): > tree-wide: Retrieve 'MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS' from vmcoreinfo (if available) > makedumpfile/arm64: Add support for ARMv8.2-LPA (52-bit PA support) > makedumpfile/arm64: Add support for ARMv8.2-LVA (52-bit kernel VA > support) > makedumpfile: Mark --mem-usage option unsupported for arm64 > > arch/arm.c | 8 +- > arch/arm64.c | 438 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- > arch/ia64.c | 7 +- > arch/ppc.c | 8 +- > arch/ppc64.c | 49 ++++--- > arch/s390x.c | 29 ++-- > arch/sparc64.c | 9 +- > arch/x86.c | 34 +++-- > arch/x86_64.c | 27 ++-- > makedumpfile.c | 7 + > makedumpfile.h | 3 +- > 11 files changed, 439 insertions(+), 180 deletions(-) > > -- Tested this patch-set on Marvell's TX2 platform on top commit(82e6cce2219a) of https://git.code.sf.net/p/makedumpfile/code (devel branch) Tested-by: Prabhakar Kushwaha <pkushwaha@xxxxxxxxxxx> --pk _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec
