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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-05-08 18:17:56 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-05-08 18:17:56 -0700
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parentMerge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm (diff)
parentdrivers/staging/ccree/ssi_hash.c: fix build with gcc-4.4.4 (diff)
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Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew)
Merge more updates from Andrew Morton: - the rest of MM - various misc things - procfs updates - lib/ updates - checkpatch updates - kdump/kexec updates - add kvmalloc helpers, use them - time helper updates for Y2038 issues. We're almost ready to remove current_fs_time() but that awaits a btrfs merge. - add tracepoints to DAX * emailed patches from Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>: (114 commits) drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_hash.c: fix build with gcc-4.4.4 selftests/vm: add a test for virtual address range mapping dax: add tracepoint to dax_insert_mapping() dax: add tracepoint to dax_writeback_one() dax: add tracepoints to dax_writeback_mapping_range() dax: add tracepoints to dax_load_hole() dax: add tracepoints to dax_pfn_mkwrite() dax: add tracepoints to dax_iomap_pte_fault() mtd: nand: nandsim: convert to memalloc_noreclaim_*() treewide: convert PF_MEMALLOC manipulations to new helpers mm: introduce memalloc_noreclaim_{save,restore} mm: prevent potential recursive reclaim due to clearing PF_MEMALLOC mm/huge_memory.c: deposit a pgtable for DAX PMD faults when required mm/huge_memory.c: use zap_deposited_table() more time: delete CURRENT_TIME_SEC and CURRENT_TIME gfs2: replace CURRENT_TIME with current_time apparmorfs: replace CURRENT_TIME with current_time() lustre: replace CURRENT_TIME macro fs: ubifs: replace CURRENT_TIME_SEC with current_time fs: ufs: use ktime_get_real_ts64() for birthtime ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/firmware-assisted-dump.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/firmware-assisted-dump.txt
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@@ -55,10 +55,14 @@ as follows:
booted with restricted memory. By default, the boot memory
size will be the larger of 5% of system RAM or 256MB.
Alternatively, user can also specify boot memory size
- through boot parameter 'fadump_reserve_mem=' which will
- override the default calculated size. Use this option
- if default boot memory size is not sufficient for second
- kernel to boot successfully.
+ through boot parameter 'crashkernel=' which will override
+ the default calculated size. Use this option if default
+ boot memory size is not sufficient for second kernel to
+ boot successfully. For syntax of crashkernel= parameter,
+ refer to Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt. If any offset is
+ provided in crashkernel= parameter, it will be ignored
+ as fadump reserves memory at end of RAM for boot memory
+ dump preservation in case of a crash.
-- After the low memory (boot memory) area has been saved, the
firmware will reset PCI and other hardware state. It will
@@ -158,13 +162,16 @@ How to enable firmware-assisted dump (fadump):
1. Set config option CONFIG_FA_DUMP=y and build kernel.
2. Boot into linux kernel with 'fadump=on' kernel cmdline option.
-3. Optionally, user can also set 'fadump_reserve_mem=' kernel cmdline
+3. Optionally, user can also set 'crashkernel=' kernel cmdline
to specify size of the memory to reserve for boot memory dump
preservation.
-NOTE: If firmware-assisted dump fails to reserve memory then it will
- fallback to existing kdump mechanism if 'crashkernel=' option
- is set at kernel cmdline.
+NOTE: 1. 'fadump_reserve_mem=' parameter has been deprecated. Instead
+ use 'crashkernel=' to specify size of the memory to reserve
+ for boot memory dump preservation.
+ 2. If firmware-assisted dump fails to reserve memory then it
+ will fallback to existing kdump mechanism if 'crashkernel='
+ option is set at kernel cmdline.
Sysfs/debugfs files:
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