[PATCH 2/3] kexec: Add DTB carryover support on x86
Brian Mak
makb at juniper.net
Fri Jun 12 15:39:44 PDT 2026
Add support for forcing the carryover of the current boot's device tree
blob on x86. This is enabled via the --force-dtb flag.
Signed-off-by: Brian Mak <makb at juniper.net>
---
kexec/kexec-syscall.h | 1 +
kexec/kexec.c | 5 +++++
kexec/kexec.h | 4 +++-
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kexec/kexec-syscall.h b/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
index 77e6b81..d66bd82 100644
--- a/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
+++ b/kexec/kexec-syscall.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static inline long kexec_file_load(int kernel_fd, int initrd_fd,
#define KEXEC_FILE_NO_INITRAMFS 0x00000004
#define KEXEC_FILE_DEBUG 0x00000008
#define KEXEC_FILE_NO_CMA 0x00000010
+#define KEXEC_FILE_FORCE_DTB 0x00000020
/* 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 ccdf4cd..acf9699 100644
--- a/kexec/kexec.c
+++ b/kexec/kexec.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,8 @@ void usage(void)
" 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"
+ " --force-dtb Carry over the current boot's device tree blob (x86\n"
+ " only, this is forced on ARM64 and PPC).\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"
@@ -1679,6 +1681,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
case OPT_NO_CMA:
kexec_file_flags |= KEXEC_FILE_NO_CMA;
break;
+ case OPT_FORCE_DTB:
+ kexec_file_flags |= KEXEC_FILE_FORCE_DTB;
+ break;
default:
break;
}
diff --git a/kexec/kexec.h b/kexec/kexec.h
index a1edc1e..1489ec3 100644
--- a/kexec/kexec.h
+++ b/kexec/kexec.h
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ extern int file_types;
#define OPT_EXEC_LIVE_UPDATE 264
#define OPT_HOTPLUG 265
#define OPT_NO_CMA 266
-#define OPT_MAX 267
+#define OPT_FORCE_DTB 267
+#define OPT_MAX 268
#define KEXEC_OPTIONS \
{ "help", 0, 0, OPT_HELP }, \
{ "version", 0, 0, OPT_VERSION }, \
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ extern int file_types;
{ "print-ckr-size", 0, 0, OPT_PRINT_CKR_SIZE }, \
{ "hotplug", 0, 0, OPT_HOTPLUG }, \
{ "no-cma", 0, 0, OPT_NO_CMA }, \
+ { "force-dtb", 0, 0, OPT_FORCE_DTB }, \
#define KEXEC_OPT_STR "h?vdfixyluet:pscaS"
--
2.34.1
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