[PATCH v2 8/9] crash_dump: Disallow configfs/crash_dm_crypt_key/reuse if CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG enabled
Coiby Xu
coiby.xu at gmail.com
Fri May 1 16:43:37 PDT 2026
If CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG is enabled, dm-crypt keys saved to reserved
memory will be took care of automatically. Thus it doesn't make sense
to use configfs/crash_dm_crypt_key/reuse. Reserving
image->dm_crypt_keys_addr is also unnecessary. Currently x86_64 and
ppc64le have implemented CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG feature.
Also update the doc accordingly. Note two doc issues are fixed as well.
Fixes: 9ebfa8dcaea7 ("crash_dump: reuse saved dm crypt keys for CPU/memory hot-plugging")
Signed-off-by: Coiby Xu <coiby.xu at gmail.com>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst | 9 ++++++---
kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c | 14 +++++++++++---
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
index 7587caadbae1..73f2e9500c60 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst
@@ -577,9 +577,10 @@ with /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys for setup,
1. Tell the first kernel what logon keys are needed to unlock the disk volumes,
# Add key #1
- mkdir /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys/7d26b7b4-e342-4d2d-b660-7426b0996720
+ VOL1_UUID=7d26b7b4-e342-4d2d-b660-7426b0996720
+ mkdir /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys/$VOL1_UUID
# Add key #1's description
- echo cryptsetup:7d26b7b4-e342-4d2d-b660-7426b0996720 > /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys/description
+ echo cryptsetup:$VOL1_UUID > /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys/$VOL1_UUID/description
# how many keys do we have now?
cat /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys/count
@@ -593,7 +594,9 @@ with /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys for setup,
# To support CPU/memory hot-plugging, reuse keys already saved to reserved
# memory
- echo true > /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_key/reuse
+ # Note if CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG is enabled, this API is totally unnecessary
+ # thus will be disabled.
+ echo true > /sys/kernel/config/crash_dm_crypt_keys/reuse
2. Load the dump-capture kernel
diff --git a/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c b/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
index 36e51807d94f..7a7cae17f578 100644
--- a/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
+++ b/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ static ssize_t config_keys_reuse_store(struct config_item *item,
bool val;
int r;
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG)) {
+ pr_info("CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG already enabled");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
if (!kexec_crash_image || !kexec_crash_image->dm_crypt_keys_addr) {
pr_info("dm-crypt keys haven't be saved to crash-reserved memory\n");
return -EINVAL;
@@ -486,15 +491,18 @@ int crash_load_dm_crypt_keys(struct kimage *image)
void kexec_file_post_load_cleanup_dm_crypt(struct kimage *image)
{
/*
- * For CPU/memory hot-plugging, the kdump image will be reloaded. Prevent
- * keys_header from being cleaned up during unloading when
- * is_dm_key_reused=true
+ * For CPU/memory hot-plugging without CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG, the whole kdump
+ * image will be reloaded. Prevent keys_header from being cleaned up during
+ * unloading when is_dm_key_reused=true
*/
if (!is_dm_key_reused) {
kfree_sensitive(keys_header);
keys_header = NULL;
}
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG))
+ image->dm_crypt_keys_addr = 0;
+
if (mutex_is_locked(&config_keys_subsys.su_mutex))
mutex_unlock(&config_keys_subsys.su_mutex);
}
--
2.54.0
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