[PATCH v2 -next 0/6] riscv: kexec: add kexec_file_load() support

Li Zhengyu lizhengyu3 at huawei.com
Wed Mar 30 01:16:55 PDT 2022


This patchset implement kexec_file_load() support on riscv, Most of the
code is based on the kexec-tool-patch repo developed by Nick Kossifids.

This patch series enables us to load the riscv vmlinux by specifying
its file decriptor, instead of user-filled buffer via kexec_file_load()
syscall.
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Contrary to kexec_load() system call, we reuse the dt blob of the first
kernel to the 2nd explicitly.

To use kexec_file_load() system call, instead of kexec_load(), at kexec
command, '-s' options must be specified. The patch for kexec_tools has
to be apply to riscv architecture source like this:

int elf_riscv_load(int argc, char **argv, const char *buf, off_t len,
	...
	if (info->file_mode) {
		return prepare_kexec_file_options(info);
	}
	...

Add following routine to prepare cmdline_ptr, cmdline_len and initrd_fd
for syscall kexec_file_load:

int prepare_kexec_file_options(struct kexec_info *info)
{
	int fd;
	ssize_t result;
	struct stat stats;

	if (arch_options.cmdline) {
		info->command_line = (char *)arch_options.cmdline;
		info->command_line_len = strlen(info->command_line) + 1;
	}

	if (!arch_options.initrd_path) {
		info->initrd_fd = -1;
		return 0;
	}

	fd = open(arch_options.initrd_path, O_RDONLY | _O_BINARY);
	if (fd < 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open `%s': %s\n", arch_options.initrd_path,
				strerror(errno));
		return -EINVAL;
	}
	result = fstat(fd, &stats);
	if (result < 0) {
		close(fd);
		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot stat: %s: %s\n", arch_options.initrd_path,
				strerror(errno));
		return -EINVAL;
	}
	info->initrd_fd = fd;
	return 0;
}

The basic usage of kexec_file is:
1) Reload capture kernel image:
$ kexec -s -l <riscv-vmlinux> --reuse-cmdline

2) Startup capture kernel:
$ kexec -e

For kdump:
1) Reload capture kernel image:
$ kexec -s -p <riscv-vmlinux> --reuse-cmdline

2) Do something to crash, like:
$ echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger

v2:
 * Support kdump
 * Support purgatory
 * Minor cleanups

Li Zhengyu (3):
  RISC-V: Support for kexec_file on panic
  RISC-V: Add purgatory
  RISC-V: Load purgatory in kexec_file

Liao Chang (3):
  kexec_file: Fix kexec_file.c build error for riscv platform
  RISC-V: use memcpy for kexec_file mode
  RISC-V: Add kexec_file support

 arch/riscv/Kbuild                      |   2 +
 arch/riscv/Kconfig                     |  17 +
 arch/riscv/include/asm/kexec.h         |   4 +
 arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile             |   1 +
 arch/riscv/kernel/elf_kexec.c          | 448 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec.c      |   4 +-
 arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c |  14 +
 arch/riscv/purgatory/.gitignore        |   4 +
 arch/riscv/purgatory/Makefile          |  95 ++++++
 arch/riscv/purgatory/entry.S           |  47 +++
 arch/riscv/purgatory/purgatory.c       |  42 +++
 include/linux/kexec.h                  |   2 +-
 kernel/kexec_file.c                    |   4 +-
 13 files changed, 680 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/riscv/kernel/elf_kexec.c
 create mode 100644 arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c
 create mode 100644 arch/riscv/purgatory/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 arch/riscv/purgatory/Makefile
 create mode 100644 arch/riscv/purgatory/entry.S
 create mode 100644 arch/riscv/purgatory/purgatory.c

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2.17.1




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