kdump failed because of hotplug memory adding in kdump kernel

Baoquan bhe at redhat.com
Fri Jan 10 05:27:46 EST 2014


On 01/10/14 at 06:35pm, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
> (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

This issue is the same as Prarit's. He posted the formal patch.

But still there are some questions we want to know.

> 
> 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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