[PATCH v11 7/7] x86/crash: Add x86 crash hotplug support

Eric DeVolder eric.devolder at oracle.com
Tue Sep 6 08:37:06 PDT 2022



On 9/4/22 22:19, Baoquan He wrote:
> On 08/26/22 at 01:37pm, Eric DeVolder wrote:
>> For x86_64, when CPU or memory is hot un/plugged, the crash
>> elfcorehdr, which describes the CPUs and memory in the system,
>> must also be updated.
>>
>> When loading the crash kernel via kexec_load or kexec_file_load,
>> the elfcorehdr is identified at run time in
>> crash_core:handle_hotplug_event().
>>
>> To update the elfcorehdr for x86_64, a new elfcorehdr must be
>> generated from the available CPUs and memory. The new elfcorehdr
>> is prepared into a buffer, and then installed over the top of
>> the existing elfcorehdr.
>>
>> In the patch 'kexec: exclude elfcorehdr from the segment digest'
>> the need to update purgatory due to the change in elfcorehdr was
>> eliminated.  As a result, no changes to purgatory or boot_params
>> (as the elfcorehdr= kernel command line parameter pointer
>> remains unchanged and correct) are needed, just elfcorehdr.
>>
>> To accommodate a growing number of resources via hotplug, the
>> elfcorehdr segment must be sufficiently large enough to accommodate
>> changes, see the CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES configure item.
>>
>> With this change, crash hotplug for kexec_file_load syscall
>> is supported. The kexec_load is also supported, but also
>> requires a corresponding change to userspace kexec-tools.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder at oracle.com>
>> ---
>>   arch/x86/Kconfig             |  11 ++++
>>   arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h |  20 +++++++
>>   arch/x86/kernel/crash.c      | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   3 files changed, 133 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
>> index f9920f1341c8..cdfc9b2fdf98 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
>> @@ -2056,6 +2056,17 @@ config CRASH_DUMP
>>   	  (CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y).
>>   	  For more details see Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
>>   
>> +config CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES
>> +	depends on CRASH_DUMP && KEXEC_FILE && (HOTPLUG_CPU || MEMORY_HOTPLUG)
>> +	int
>> +	default 32768
>> +	help
>> +	  For the kexec_file_load path, specify the maximum number of
>> +	  memory regions, eg. as represented by the 'System RAM' entries
>> +	  in /proc/iomem, that the elfcorehdr buffer/segment can accommodate.
>> +	  This value is combined with NR_CPUS and multiplied by Elf64_Phdr
>> +	  size to determine the final buffer size.
>> +
>>   config KEXEC_JUMP
>>   	bool "kexec jump"
>>   	depends on KEXEC && HIBERNATION
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
>> index a3760ca796aa..432073385b2d 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
>> @@ -212,6 +212,26 @@ typedef void crash_vmclear_fn(void);
>>   extern crash_vmclear_fn __rcu *crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss;
>>   extern void kdump_nmi_shootdown_cpus(void);
>>   
>> +void *arch_map_crash_pages(unsigned long paddr, unsigned long size);
>> +#define arch_map_crash_pages arch_map_crash_pages
>> +
>> +void arch_unmap_crash_pages(void **ptr);
>> +#define arch_unmap_crash_pages arch_unmap_crash_pages
>> +
>> +void arch_crash_handle_hotplug_event(struct kimage *image,
>> +		unsigned int hp_action);
>> +#define arch_crash_handle_hotplug_event arch_crash_handle_hotplug_event
>> +
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
>> +static inline int crash_hotplug_cpu_support(void) { return 1; }
>> +#define crash_hotplug_cpu_support crash_hotplug_cpu_support
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
>> +static inline int crash_hotplug_memory_support(void) { return 1; }
>> +#define crash_hotplug_memory_support crash_hotplug_memory_support
>> +#endif
> 
> Check these two functions again, wonder whether this is a common usage
> to show support of a feature. I don't remember where we do like this. We
> usually define a global variable to mark it? Anyway, it works. See if
> other people have comments, I could be ignorant.

These functions are for use in generating the value of the associated the sysfs attribute.

The default-value function (which previously was a __weak function) is in include/linux/kexec.h and 
the arch-specific override in arch/<arch>/include/asm/kexec.h. This default-value function sets the 
return to 0, for not supported.

I looked around a bit, and don't necessarily see a precedent. Then again some of this conversion of 
away from __weak is still making its way. I did briefly experiment with using a variable but decided 
there would still need to be a similar function needed (mostly likely on the subsys_initcall) in 
order to properly set the variable. So with the move away from __weak, it seemed to make sense to 
just keep the individual functions as they are now, in the spirit of the move away from __weak.

If the variable is still desired, please let me know. I'll post v12 at the end of the week to 
incorporate the fixes for some of the nits previously identified!

> 
> Other than this tiny concern, this patch looks good to me:
> 
> Acked-by: Baoquan He <bhe at redhat.com>

Thank you!
eric

> 
>> +
>>   #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
>>   
>>   #endif /* _ASM_X86_KEXEC_H */
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
>> index 9ceb93c176a6..8fc7d678ac72 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
>> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>>   #include <linux/slab.h>
>>   #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
>>   #include <linux/memblock.h>
>> +#include <linux/highmem.h>
>>   
>>   #include <asm/processor.h>
>>   #include <asm/hardirq.h>
>> @@ -397,7 +398,18 @@ int crash_load_segments(struct kimage *image)
>>   	image->elf_headers = kbuf.buffer;
>>   	image->elf_headers_sz = kbuf.bufsz;
>>   
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG)
>> +	/* Ensure elfcorehdr segment large enough for hotplug changes */
>> +	kbuf.memsz =
>> +		(CONFIG_NR_CPUS_DEFAULT + CONFIG_CRASH_MAX_MEMORY_RANGES) *
>> +			sizeof(Elf64_Phdr);
>> +	/* Mark as usable to crash kernel, else crash kernel fails on boot */
>> +	image->elf_headers_sz = kbuf.memsz;
>> +	image->elfcorehdr_index = image->nr_segments;
>> +	image->elfcorehdr_index_valid = true;
>> +#else
>>   	kbuf.memsz = kbuf.bufsz;
>> +#endif
>>   	kbuf.buf_align = ELF_CORE_HEADER_ALIGN;
>>   	kbuf.mem = KEXEC_BUF_MEM_UNKNOWN;
>>   	ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf);
>> @@ -412,3 +424,93 @@ int crash_load_segments(struct kimage *image)
>>   	return ret;
>>   }
>>   #endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE */
>> +
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG)
>> +/*
>> + * NOTE: The addresses and sizes passed to this routine have
>> + * already been fully aligned on page boundaries. There is no
>> + * need for massaging the address or size.
>> + */
>> +void *arch_map_crash_pages(unsigned long paddr, unsigned long size)
>> +{
>> +	void *ptr = NULL;
>> +
>> +	if (size > 0) {
>> +		struct page *page = pfn_to_page(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> +
>> +		ptr = kmap_local_page(page);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return ptr;
>> +}
>> +
>> +void arch_unmap_crash_pages(void **ptr)
>> +{
>> +	if (ptr) {
>> +		if (*ptr)
>> +			kunmap_local(*ptr);
>> +		*ptr = NULL;
>> +	}
>> +}
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * arch_crash_handle_hotplug_event() - Handle hotplug elfcorehdr changes
>> + * @image: the active struct kimage
>> + * @hp_action: the hot un/plug action being handled
>> + *
>> + * To accurately reflect hot un/plug changes, the new elfcorehdr
>> + * is prepared in a kernel buffer, and then it is written on top
>> + * of the existing/old elfcorehdr.
>> + */
>> +void arch_crash_handle_hotplug_event(struct kimage *image,
>> +	unsigned int hp_action)
>> +{
>> +	struct kexec_segment *ksegment;
>> +	unsigned char *ptr = NULL;
>> +	unsigned long elfsz = 0;
>> +	void *elfbuf = NULL;
>> +	unsigned long mem, memsz;
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Elfcorehdr_index_valid checked in crash_core:handle_hotplug_event()
>> +	 */
>> +	ksegment = &image->segment[image->elfcorehdr_index];
>> +	mem = ksegment->mem;
>> +	memsz = ksegment->memsz;
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Create the new elfcorehdr reflecting the changes to CPU and/or
>> +	 * memory resources.
>> +	 */
>> +	if (prepare_elf_headers(image, &elfbuf, &elfsz)) {
>> +		pr_err("crash hp: unable to prepare elfcore headers");
>> +		goto out;
>> +	}
>> +	if (elfsz > memsz) {
>> +		pr_err("crash hp: update elfcorehdr elfsz %lu > memsz %lu",
>> +			elfsz, memsz);
>> +		goto out;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * At this point, we are all but assured of success.
>> +	 * Copy new elfcorehdr into destination.
>> +	 */
>> +	ptr = arch_map_crash_pages(mem, memsz);
>> +	if (ptr) {
>> +		/*
>> +		 * Temporarily invalidate the crash image while the
>> +		 * elfcorehdr is updated.
>> +		 */
>> +		xchg(&kexec_crash_image, NULL);
>> +		memcpy_flushcache((void *)ptr, elfbuf, elfsz);
>> +		xchg(&kexec_crash_image, image);
>> +	}
>> +	arch_unmap_crash_pages((void **)&ptr);
>> +	pr_debug("crash hp: re-loaded elfcorehdr at 0x%lx\n", mem);
>> +
>> +out:
>> +	if (elfbuf)
>> +		vfree(elfbuf);
>> +}
>> +#endif
>> -- 
>> 2.31.1
>>
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