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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/powerpc/include')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump-internal.h | 31 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump-internal.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump-internal.h index 27f9e11eda28..5d706a7acc8a 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump-internal.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fadump-internal.h @@ -42,13 +42,38 @@ static inline u64 fadump_str_to_u64(const char *str) #define FADUMP_CPU_UNKNOWN (~((u32)0)) -#define FADUMP_CRASH_INFO_MAGIC fadump_str_to_u64("FADMPINF") +/* + * The introduction of new fields in the fadump crash info header has + * led to a change in the magic key from `FADMPINF` to `FADMPSIG` for + * identifying a kernel crash from an old kernel. + * + * To prevent the need for further changes to the magic number in the + * event of future modifications to the fadump crash info header, a + * version field has been introduced to track the fadump crash info + * header version. + * + * Consider a few points before adding new members to the fadump crash info + * header structure: + * + * - Append new members; avoid adding them in between. + * - Non-primitive members should have a size member as well. + * - For every change in the fadump header, increment the + * fadump header version. This helps the updated kernel decide how to + * handle kernel dumps from older kernels. + */ +#define FADUMP_CRASH_INFO_MAGIC_OLD fadump_str_to_u64("FADMPINF") +#define FADUMP_CRASH_INFO_MAGIC fadump_str_to_u64("FADMPSIG") +#define FADUMP_HEADER_VERSION 1 /* fadump crash info structure */ struct fadump_crash_info_header { u64 magic_number; - u64 elfcorehdr_addr; + u32 version; u32 crashing_cpu; + u64 vmcoreinfo_raddr; + u64 vmcoreinfo_size; + u32 pt_regs_sz; + u32 cpu_mask_sz; struct pt_regs regs; struct cpumask cpu_mask; }; @@ -94,6 +119,8 @@ struct fw_dump { u64 boot_mem_regs_cnt; unsigned long fadumphdr_addr; + u64 elfcorehdr_addr; + u64 elfcorehdr_size; unsigned long cpu_notes_buf_vaddr; unsigned long cpu_notes_buf_size; |