kdump failed because of hotplug memory adding in kdump kernel

[Yasuaki Ishimatsu]

(2014/01/10 18:14), Baoquan wrote:
>
>   >In ns
>>> object tree, they are not treated as hotplug memory.
>>
>> wrong.
>> They are treated as hotplug memory. But the memory cannot hot removed
>> because the memory has kernel memory.
>>
>>> Otherwise, any hotplug memory which is not reserved for 2nd kernel can
>>> be parsed and need be added as hotplug memory, and add them into movable
>>> zone.
>>
>> wrong.
>> The memory is allocated as normal zone and it is offline.
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for answering.
>


> I am confused. Now the fact is in 1st kernel memory is reserved for
> crashkernel and passed to 2nd kernel by exactmap. Then in 2nd kernel,
> reserved memory regions are added into e820. Later hotplug memory still
> trigger add_memory, and cause bug I reported.

Does the issue occur even if you apply the following Prarit's patch to
your kernel and add no_memory_hotplug boot option to 2nd kernel?

http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=138922019607796&w=2

Thanks,
Yasuaki Ishimatsu

>
>
>>
>>>
>>> Am I right?
>>>
>>
>>> The other question, e820 reserve is done earlier than acpi
>>> initialization, because acpi_early_init() invocation is very late in
>>> start_kernel(). Does that means at the very beginning all memorys are in
>>> e820, later when acpi_early_init is called, hotplug memory is detected,
>>> they will be moved to different place or need be marked with a specific
>>> flag?
>>
>> No.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Yasuaki Ishimatsu
>>
>
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