[PATCH v1 06/13] kho: Simplify serialization and remove __kho_abort

Pasha Tatashin pasha.tatashin at soleen.com
Fri Nov 14 07:53:51 PST 2025


Currently, __kho_finalize() performs memory serialization in the middle
of FDT construction. If FDT construction fails later, the function must
manually clean up the serialized memory via __kho_abort().

Refactor __kho_finalize() to perform kho_mem_serialize() only after the
FDT has been successfully constructed and finished. This reordering has
two benefits:
1. It avoids expensive serialization work if FDT generation fails.
2. It removes the need for cleanup in the FDT error path.

As a result, the internal helper __kho_abort() is no longer needed for
internal error handling. Inline its remaining logic (cleanup of the
preserved memory map) directly into kho_abort() and remove the helper.

Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin at soleen.com>
---
 kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c | 41 +++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c b/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c
index cd8641725343..aea58e5a6b49 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c
@@ -1127,14 +1127,6 @@ void *kho_restore_vmalloc(const struct kho_vmalloc *preservation)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kho_restore_vmalloc);
 
-static void __kho_abort(void)
-{
-	if (kho_out.preserved_mem_map) {
-		kho_mem_ser_free(kho_out.preserved_mem_map);
-		kho_out.preserved_mem_map = NULL;
-	}
-}
-
 int kho_abort(void)
 {
 	if (!kho_enable)
@@ -1144,7 +1136,8 @@ int kho_abort(void)
 	if (!kho_out.finalized)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	__kho_abort();
+	kho_mem_ser_free(kho_out.preserved_mem_map);
+	kho_out.preserved_mem_map = NULL;
 	kho_out.finalized = false;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1152,12 +1145,12 @@ int kho_abort(void)
 
 static int __kho_finalize(void)
 {
-	int err = 0;
-	u64 *preserved_mem_map;
 	void *root = kho_out.fdt;
 	struct kho_sub_fdt *fdt;
+	u64 *preserved_mem_map;
+	int err;
 
-	err |= fdt_create(root, PAGE_SIZE);
+	err = fdt_create(root, PAGE_SIZE);
 	err |= fdt_finish_reservemap(root);
 	err |= fdt_begin_node(root, "");
 	err |= fdt_property_string(root, "compatible", KHO_FDT_COMPATIBLE);
@@ -1170,13 +1163,7 @@ static int __kho_finalize(void)
 					sizeof(*preserved_mem_map),
 					(void **)&preserved_mem_map);
 	if (err)
-		goto abort;
-
-	err = kho_mem_serialize(&kho_out);
-	if (err)
-		goto abort;
-
-	*preserved_mem_map = (u64)virt_to_phys(kho_out.preserved_mem_map);
+		goto err_exit;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kho_out.fdts_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(fdt, &kho_out.sub_fdts, l) {
@@ -1190,13 +1177,19 @@ static int __kho_finalize(void)
 
 	err |= fdt_end_node(root);
 	err |= fdt_finish(root);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_exit;
 
-abort:
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("Failed to convert KHO state tree: %d\n", err);
-		__kho_abort();
-	}
+	err = kho_mem_serialize(&kho_out);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_exit;
+
+	*preserved_mem_map = (u64)virt_to_phys(kho_out.preserved_mem_map);
+
+	return 0;
 
+err_exit:
+	pr_err("Failed to convert KHO state tree: %d\n", err);
 	return err;
 }
 
-- 
2.52.0.rc1.455.g30608eb744-goog




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