[PATCH] kho: call kho_kexec_metadata_init() for both boot paths

[Mike Rapoport]

On Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 03:31:40AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> kho_kexec_metadata_init() was placed after the fdt check, causing it to
> run only on the fresh boot path (no incoming FDT) and skipping metadata
> initialization on the KHO restore path.
> 
> The original patch[1] was based on commit 5c9e55fecf93658 ("Add linux-next
> specific files for 20260312"), which included commit d7176a010afce8
> ("kho: fix deferred init of kho scratch"). That commit has since been
> rebased and reworked in linux-next, changing the code flow so that
> kho_kexec_metadata_init() is no longer reached on the restore path.
> 
> Fix this by moving the call before the fdt check so it runs regardless
> of whether an incoming FDT is present.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260309-kho-v8-5-c3abcf4ac750@debian.org/ [1]
> Fixes: 047117e78331a ("kho: kexec-metadata: track previous kernel chain")
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao at debian.org>

Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt at kernel.org>

> ---
>  kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.