Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] pstore/ramoops: Add ramoops.mem_name= command line option

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On Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:45:57 -0700
Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 10:49:13AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Add a method to find a region specified by reserve_mem=nn:align:name for
> > ramoops. Adding a kernel command line parameter:
> > 
> >   reserve_mem=12M:4096:oops ramoops.mem_name=oops
> > 
> > Will use the size and location defined by the memmap parameter where it
> > finds the memory and labels it "oops". The "oops" in the ramoops option
> > is used to search for it.
> > 
> > This allows for arbitrary RAM to be used for ramoops if it is known that
> > the memory is not cleared on kernel crashes or soft reboots.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>  
> 
> Acked-by: Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Let me know if this should go via the pstore tree, if you'd rather carry
> it?
> 

I'm going to send out another version to cover some more comments that
were made, and perhaps it's best if Mike Rapoport takes it through his
tree.

Thanks!

-- Steve




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