[PATCH v2 1/3] kexec_load: Use new kexec flag for hotplug support

Sourabh Jain sourabhjain at linux.ibm.com
Tue Jun 25 21:07:50 PDT 2024


Hello Baoquan,

On 26/06/24 09:20, Baoquan He wrote:
> On 06/25/24 at 01:51pm, Sourabh Jain wrote:
>> Any review/comments on this patch series.
> I try to have a look, while there's conflict when applying to the latest
> kexec-tools.

Thanks for looking into the patch series.

I will rebase the patch series and send it again.

Thanks,
Sourabh


>
>> On 14/06/24 00:37, Sourabh Jain wrote:
>>> Kernel commit 79365026f869 (crash: add a new kexec flag for hotplug
>>> support) has introduced a new kexec flag to generalize hotplug support.
>>> The newly introduced kexec flags for hotplug allow architectures to
>>> exclude all the required kexec segments from SHA calculation so that
>>> the kernel can update them on hotplug events. This was not possible
>>> earlier with the KEXEC_UPDATE_ELFCOREHDR kexec flags since it was added
>>> only for the elfcorehdr segment.
>>>
>>> To enable architectures to control the list of kexec segments to exclude
>>> when hotplug support is enabled, add a new architecture-specific
>>> function named arch_do_exclude_segment. During the SHA calculation, this
>>> function gets called to let the architecture decide whether a specific
>>> kexec segment should be considered for SHA calculation or not.
>>>
>>> Given that the KEXEC_UPDATE_ELFCOREHDR is no longer required and was
>>> colliding with the KEXEC_LIVE_UPDATE update flag, it is removed.
>>>
>>> Cc: Aditya Gupta <adityag at linux.ibm.com>
>>> Cc: Baoquan He <bhe at redhat.com>
>>> Cc: Coiby Xu <coxu at redhat.com>
>>> Cc: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh at linux.ibm.com>
>>> Cc: Simon Horman <horms at kernel.org>
>>> Acked-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini at linux.ibm.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain at linux.ibm.com>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> * No changes in v2.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>    kexec/arch/arm/kexec-arm.c             |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/arch/arm64/kexec-arm64.c         |  4 ++++
>>>    kexec/arch/cris/kexec-cris.c           |  4 ++++
>>>    kexec/arch/hppa/kexec-hppa.c           |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/arch/i386/kexec-x86.c            |  8 ++++++++
>>>    kexec/arch/ia64/kexec-ia64.c           |  4 ++++
>>>    kexec/arch/loongarch/kexec-loongarch.c |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/arch/m68k/kexec-m68k.c           |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/arch/mips/kexec-mips.c           |  4 ++++
>>>    kexec/arch/ppc/kexec-ppc.c             |  4 ++++
>>>    kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c         |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/arch/s390/kexec-s390.c           |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/arch/sh/kexec-sh.c               |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-x86_64.c       |  5 +++++
>>>    kexec/kexec-syscall.h                  |  2 +-
>>>    kexec/kexec.c                          | 14 ++++++++------
>>>    kexec/kexec.h                          |  2 ++
>>>    17 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/arm/kexec-arm.c b/kexec/arch/arm/kexec-arm.c
>>> index 49f35b1..34531f9 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/arm/kexec-arm.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/arm/kexec-arm.c
>>> @@ -148,3 +148,8 @@ int have_sysfs_fdt(void)
>>>    {
>>>    	return !access(SYSFS_FDT, F_OK);
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/arm64/kexec-arm64.c b/kexec/arch/arm64/kexec-arm64.c
>>> index 4a67b0d..9d052b0 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/arm64/kexec-arm64.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/arm64/kexec-arm64.c
>>> @@ -1363,3 +1363,7 @@ void arch_reuse_initrd(void)
>>>    void arch_update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>>    {
>>>    }
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/cris/kexec-cris.c b/kexec/arch/cris/kexec-cris.c
>>> index 3b69709..7f09121 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/cris/kexec-cris.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/cris/kexec-cris.c
>>> @@ -109,3 +109,7 @@ unsigned long add_buffer(struct kexec_info *info, const void *buf,
>>>                                        buf_min, buf_max, buf_end, 1);
>>>    }
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/hppa/kexec-hppa.c b/kexec/arch/hppa/kexec-hppa.c
>>> index 77c9739..a64dc3d 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/hppa/kexec-hppa.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/hppa/kexec-hppa.c
>>> @@ -146,3 +146,8 @@ unsigned long virt_to_phys(unsigned long addr)
>>>    {
>>>    	return addr - phys_offset;
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-x86.c b/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-x86.c
>>> index 444cb69..b4947a0 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-x86.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-x86.c
>>> @@ -208,3 +208,11 @@ void arch_update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *info)
>>>    	elf_rel_set_symbol(&info->rhdr, "panic_kernel",
>>>    		&panic_kernel, sizeof(panic_kernel));
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *seg_ptr, struct kexec_info *info)
>>> +{
>>> +	if (info->elfcorehdr == (unsigned long) seg_ptr->mem)
>>> +		return 1;
>>> +
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/ia64/kexec-ia64.c b/kexec/arch/ia64/kexec-ia64.c
>>> index 418d997..8d9c1f3 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/ia64/kexec-ia64.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/ia64/kexec-ia64.c
>>> @@ -245,3 +245,7 @@ void arch_update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>>    {
>>>    }
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/loongarch/kexec-loongarch.c b/kexec/arch/loongarch/kexec-loongarch.c
>>> index ac75030..ee7b9f1 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/loongarch/kexec-loongarch.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/loongarch/kexec-loongarch.c
>>> @@ -381,3 +381,8 @@ unsigned long add_buffer(struct kexec_info *info, const void *buf,
>>>    	return add_buffer_phys_virt(info, buf, bufsz, memsz, buf_align,
>>>    				    buf_min, buf_max, buf_end, 1);
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/m68k/kexec-m68k.c b/kexec/arch/m68k/kexec-m68k.c
>>> index cb54927..0c7dbaf 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/m68k/kexec-m68k.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/m68k/kexec-m68k.c
>>> @@ -108,3 +108,8 @@ void add_segment(struct kexec_info *info, const void *buf, size_t bufsz,
>>>    {
>>>    	add_segment_phys_virt(info, buf, bufsz, base, memsz, 1);
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/mips/kexec-mips.c b/kexec/arch/mips/kexec-mips.c
>>> index d8cbea8..94224ee 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/mips/kexec-mips.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/mips/kexec-mips.c
>>> @@ -189,3 +189,7 @@ unsigned long add_buffer(struct kexec_info *info, const void *buf,
>>>    				    buf_min, buf_max, buf_end, 1);
>>>    }
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(const void *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/ppc/kexec-ppc.c b/kexec/arch/ppc/kexec-ppc.c
>>> index 03bec36..c8af870 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/ppc/kexec-ppc.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/ppc/kexec-ppc.c
>>> @@ -966,3 +966,7 @@ void arch_update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>>    {
>>>    }
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c b/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c
>>> index bd5274c..fb27b6b 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-ppc64.c
>>> @@ -967,3 +967,8 @@ int arch_compat_trampoline(struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>>    void arch_update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>>    {
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/s390/kexec-s390.c b/kexec/arch/s390/kexec-s390.c
>>> index 33ba6b9..0561ee7 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/s390/kexec-s390.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/s390/kexec-s390.c
>>> @@ -267,3 +267,8 @@ int get_crash_kernel_load_range(uint64_t *start, uint64_t *end)
>>>    {
>>>    	return parse_iomem_single("Crash kernel\n", start, end);
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/sh/kexec-sh.c b/kexec/arch/sh/kexec-sh.c
>>> index ce341c8..f84c40c 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/sh/kexec-sh.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/sh/kexec-sh.c
>>> @@ -257,3 +257,8 @@ unsigned long add_buffer(struct kexec_info *info, const void *buf,
>>>    	return add_buffer_phys_virt(info, buf, bufsz, memsz, buf_align,
>>>    				    buf_min, buf_max, buf_end, 1);
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-x86_64.c b/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-x86_64.c
>>> index ffd84f0..42af90a 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-x86_64.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-x86_64.c
>>> @@ -188,3 +188,8 @@ void arch_update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *info)
>>>    	elf_rel_set_symbol(&info->rhdr, "panic_kernel",
>>>    				&panic_kernel, sizeof(panic_kernel));
>>>    }
>>> +
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *UNUSED(seg_ptr), struct kexec_info *UNUSED(info))
>>> +{
>>> +	return 0;
>>> +}
>>> diff --git a/kexec/kexec-syscall.h b/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
>>> index 73e5254..4675c46 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
>>> +++ b/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
>>> @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static inline long kexec_file_load(int kernel_fd, int initrd_fd,
>>>    #define KEXEC_ON_CRASH		0x00000001
>>>    #define KEXEC_PRESERVE_CONTEXT	0x00000002
>>> -#define KEXEC_UPDATE_ELFCOREHDR	0x00000004
>>> +#define KEXEC_CRASH_HOTPLUG_SUPPORT	0x00000008
>>>    #define KEXEC_ARCH_MASK		0xffff0000
>>>    /* Flags for kexec file based system call */
>>> diff --git a/kexec/kexec.c b/kexec/kexec.c
>>> index 222f79e..034cea6 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/kexec.c
>>> +++ b/kexec/kexec.c
>>> @@ -701,10 +701,13 @@ static void update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *info)
>>>    			continue;
>>>    		}
>>> -		/* Don't include elfcorehdr in the checksum, if hotplug
>>> -		 * support enabled.
>>> +		/*
>>> +		 * Let architecture decide which segments to exclude from checksum
>>> +		 * if hotplug support is enabled.
>>>    		 */
>>> -		if (do_hotplug && (info->segment[i].mem == (void *)info->elfcorehdr)) {
>>> +		if (do_hotplug && arch_do_exclude_segment(&info->segment[i], info)) {
>>> +			dbgprintf("Skipping segment mem: 0x%lx from SHA calculation\n",
>>> +				  (unsigned long)info->segment[i].mem);
>>>    			continue;
>>>    		}
>>> @@ -1651,7 +1654,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>>>    		die("--load-live-update can only be used with xen\n");
>>>    	}
>>> -	/* NOTE: Xen KEXEC_LIVE_UPDATE and KEXEC_UPDATE_ELFCOREHDR collide */
>>>    	if (do_hotplug) {
>>>    		const char *ces = "/sys/kernel/crash_elfcorehdr_size";
>>>    		char *buf, *endptr = NULL;
>>> @@ -1665,8 +1667,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>>>    		if (!elfcorehdrsz || (endptr && *endptr != '\0'))
>>>    			die("Path %s does not exist, the kernel needs CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG\n", ces);
>>>    		dbgprintf("ELFCOREHDR_SIZE %lu\n", elfcorehdrsz);
>>> -		/* Indicate to the kernel it is ok to modify the elfcorehdr */
>>> -		kexec_flags |= KEXEC_UPDATE_ELFCOREHDR;
>>> +		/* Indicate to the kernel it is ok to modify the relevant kexec segments */
>>> +		kexec_flags |= KEXEC_CRASH_HOTPLUG_SUPPORT;
>>>    	}
>>>    	fileind = optind;
>>> diff --git a/kexec/kexec.h b/kexec/kexec.h
>>> index 1004aff..2d758c9 100644
>>> --- a/kexec/kexec.h
>>> +++ b/kexec/kexec.h
>>> @@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ extern int do_hotplug;
>>>    #define BOOTLOADER_VERSION PACKAGE_VERSION
>>>    void arch_usage(void);
>>> +/* Return non-zero if segment needs to be excluded from SHA calculation, else 0. */
>>> +int arch_do_exclude_segment(struct kexec_segment *seg_ptr, struct kexec_info *info);
>>>    int arch_process_options(int argc, char **argv);
>>>    int arch_compat_trampoline(struct kexec_info *info);
>>>    void arch_update_purgatory(struct kexec_info *info);




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