[PATCH 1/3] kexec: Add support for disabling usage of CMA
Brian Mak
makb at juniper.net
Fri Jun 12 15:39:43 PDT 2026
Add support for disabling the use of CMA for placing kexec payloads.
This is done via the --no-cma flag.
Signed-off-by: Brian Mak <makb at juniper.net>
---
kexec/kexec-syscall.h | 1 +
kexec/kexec.c | 4 ++++
kexec/kexec.h | 8 +++++---
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kexec/kexec-syscall.h b/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
index b60804f..77e6b81 100644
--- a/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
+++ b/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static inline long kexec_file_load(int kernel_fd, int initrd_fd,
#define KEXEC_FILE_ON_CRASH 0x00000002
#define KEXEC_FILE_NO_INITRAMFS 0x00000004
#define KEXEC_FILE_DEBUG 0x00000008
+#define KEXEC_FILE_NO_CMA 0x00000010
/* These values match the ELF architecture values.
* Unless there is a good reason that should continue to be the case.
diff --git a/kexec/kexec.c b/kexec/kexec.c
index 4a49ad4..ccdf4cd 100644
--- a/kexec/kexec.c
+++ b/kexec/kexec.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ void usage(void)
" --hotplug Do in-kernel update of kexec segments on CPU/Memory\n"
" hot add/remove events, avoiding the need to reload\n"
" kdump kernel on online/offline events.\n"
+ " --no-cma Don't use CMA for placing kexec payloads.\n"
" -d, --debug Enable debugging to help spot a failure.\n"
" -S, --status Return 1 if the type (by default crash) is loaded,\n"
" 0 if not.\n"
@@ -1675,6 +1676,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
case OPT_HOTPLUG:
do_hotplug = 1;
break;
+ case OPT_NO_CMA:
+ kexec_file_flags |= KEXEC_FILE_NO_CMA;
+ break;
default:
break;
}
diff --git a/kexec/kexec.h b/kexec/kexec.h
index d0bccb5..a1edc1e 100644
--- a/kexec/kexec.h
+++ b/kexec/kexec.h
@@ -234,8 +234,9 @@ extern int file_types;
#define OPT_PRINT_CKR_SIZE 262
#define OPT_LOAD_LIVE_UPDATE 263
#define OPT_EXEC_LIVE_UPDATE 264
-#define OPT_HOTPLUG 265
-#define OPT_MAX 266
+#define OPT_HOTPLUG 265
+#define OPT_NO_CMA 266
+#define OPT_MAX 267
#define KEXEC_OPTIONS \
{ "help", 0, 0, OPT_HELP }, \
{ "version", 0, 0, OPT_VERSION }, \
@@ -262,7 +263,8 @@ extern int file_types;
{ "debug", 0, 0, OPT_DEBUG }, \
{ "status", 0, 0, OPT_STATUS }, \
{ "print-ckr-size", 0, 0, OPT_PRINT_CKR_SIZE }, \
- { "hotplug", 0, 0, OPT_HOTPLUG }, \
+ { "hotplug", 0, 0, OPT_HOTPLUG }, \
+ { "no-cma", 0, 0, OPT_NO_CMA }, \
#define KEXEC_OPT_STR "h?vdfixyluet:pscaS"
--
2.34.1
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