[PATCH] resource,kexec: walk_system_ram_res_rev must retain resource flags
Andy Shevchenko
andriy.shevchenko at linux.intel.com
Fri Oct 18 07:51:09 PDT 2024
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 09:52:47PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
> On 10/18/24 at 03:22pm, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:18:42AM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
> > > On 10/17/24 at 03:03pm, Gregory Price wrote:
> > > > walk_system_ram_res_rev() erroneously discards resource flags when
> > > > passing the information to the callback.
> > > >
> > > > This causes systems with IORESOURCE_SYSRAM_DRIVER_MANAGED memory to
> > > > have these resources selected during kexec to store kexec buffers
> > > > if that memory happens to be at placed above normal system ram.
> > >
> > > Sorry about that. I haven't checked IORESOURCE_SYSRAM_DRIVER_MANAGED
> > > memory carefully, wondering if res could be set as
> > > 'IORESOURCE_SYSTEM_RAM | IORESOURCE_BUSY' plus
> > > IORESOURCE_SYSRAM_DRIVER_MANAGED in iomem_resource tree.
> > >
> > > Anyway, the change in this patch is certainly better. Thanks.
> >
> > Can we get more test cases in the respective module, please?
>
> Do you mean testing CXL memory in kexec/kdump? No, we can't. Kexec/kdump
> test cases basically is system testing, not unit test or module test. It
> needs run system and then jump to 2nd kernel, vm can be used but it
> can't cover many cases existing only on baremetal. Currenly, Redhat's
> CKI is heavily relied on to test them, however I am not sure if system
> with CXL support is available in our LAB.
>
> Not sure if I got you right.
I meant since we touch resource.c, we should really touch resource_kunit.c
*in addition to*.
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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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