On 07/07/15 at 05:18P, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 09:45:52AM +0800, Minfei Huang wrote:
> > For some arch, kexec shall map the reserved pages, then use them, when
> > we try to start the kdump service.
> >
> > Now kexec will never unmap the reserved pages, once it fails to continue
> > starting the kdump service.
> >
> > Make a pair of reserved pages in kdump starting path, whatever kexec
> > fails or not.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Minfei Huang <mnfhu...@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > v2:
> > - replace the "failure" label with "fail_unmap_pages"
> > v1:
> > - reconstruct the patch code
> > ---
> > kernel/kexec.c | 26 ++++++++++++++------------
> > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
>
> Hi Minfei,
>
> I am thinking of moving kernel loading code in a separate function to
> make things little simpler. Right now it is confusing.
In my patch, I think maybe the label confuses with the reviewer, which
does not express the intention clearly.
>
> Can you please test attached patch. I have only compile tested it. This
> is primarily doing what you are doing but in a separate function. It
> seems more readable now.
>
The patch passed the simple testcase. Since it does change the code
logic, I think there is no risky.
Thanks
Minfei
> Thanks
> Vivek
>
>
> ---
> kernel/kexec.c | 90
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>
> Index: rhvgoyal-linux/kernel/kexec.c
> ===================================================================
> --- rhvgoyal-linux.orig/kernel/kexec.c 2015-07-06 13:59:35.088129148
> -0400
> +++ rhvgoyal-linux/kernel/kexec.c 2015-07-07 17:14:23.593175644 -0400
> @@ -1247,6 +1247,57 @@ int kexec_load_disabled;
>
> static DEFINE_MUTEX(kexec_mutex);
>
> +static int __kexec_load(struct kimage **rimage, unsigned long entry,
> + unsigned long nr_segments,
> + struct kexec_segment __user * segments,
> + unsigned long flags)
> +{
> + unsigned long i;
> + int result;
> + struct kimage *image;
> +
> + if (flags & KEXEC_ON_CRASH) {
> + /*
> + * Loading another kernel to switch to if this one
> + * crashes. Free any current crash dump kernel before
> + * we corrupt it.
> + */
> +
> + kimage_free(xchg(&kexec_crash_image, NULL));
> + }
> +
> + result = kimage_alloc_init(&image, entry, nr_segments, segments, flags);
> + if (result)
> + return result;
> +
> + if (flags & KEXEC_ON_CRASH)
> + crash_map_reserved_pages();
> +
> + if (flags & KEXEC_PRESERVE_CONTEXT)
> + image->preserve_context = 1;
> +
> + result = machine_kexec_prepare(image);
> + if (result)
> + goto out;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < nr_segments; i++) {
> + result = kimage_load_segment(image, &image->segment[i]);
> + if (result)
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + kimage_terminate(image);
> + *rimage = image;
> +out:
> + if (flags & KEXEC_ON_CRASH)
> + crash_unmap_reserved_pages();
> +
> + /* Free image if there was an error */
> + if (result)
> + kimage_free(image);
> + return result;
> +}
> +
> SYSCALL_DEFINE4(kexec_load, unsigned long, entry, unsigned long, nr_segments,
> struct kexec_segment __user *, segments, unsigned long, flags)
> {
> @@ -1292,44 +1343,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(kexec_load, unsigned lon
> dest_image = &kexec_image;
> if (flags & KEXEC_ON_CRASH)
> dest_image = &kexec_crash_image;
> - if (nr_segments > 0) {
> - unsigned long i;
>
> - if (flags & KEXEC_ON_CRASH) {
> - /*
> - * Loading another kernel to switch to if this one
> - * crashes. Free any current crash dump kernel before
> - * we corrupt it.
> - */
> -
> - kimage_free(xchg(&kexec_crash_image, NULL));
> - result = kimage_alloc_init(&image, entry, nr_segments,
> - segments, flags);
> - crash_map_reserved_pages();
> - } else {
> - /* Loading another kernel to reboot into. */
> -
> - result = kimage_alloc_init(&image, entry, nr_segments,
> - segments, flags);
> - }
> - if (result)
> - goto out;
> -
> - if (flags & KEXEC_PRESERVE_CONTEXT)
> - image->preserve_context = 1;
> - result = machine_kexec_prepare(image);
> + /* Load new kernel */
> + if (nr_segments > 0) {
> + result = __kexec_load(&image, entry, nr_segments, segments,
> + flags);
> if (result)
> goto out;
> -
> - for (i = 0; i < nr_segments; i++) {
> - result = kimage_load_segment(image, &image->segment[i]);
> - if (result)
> - goto out;
> - }
> - kimage_terminate(image);
> - if (flags & KEXEC_ON_CRASH)
> - crash_unmap_reserved_pages();
> }
> +
> /* Install the new kernel, and Uninstall the old */
> image = xchg(dest_image, image);
>
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