[PATCH v2 8/9] crash_dump: Disallow configfs/crash_dm_crypt_key/reuse if CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG enabled
Sourabh Jain
sourabhjain at linux.ibm.com
Wed May 6 09:09:35 PDT 2026
On 02/05/26 05:13, Coiby Xu wrote:
> 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;
> + }
> +
Deciding this solely at compile time can create issues. For example, the
kernel
may be built with CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG, but if kexec tool loads the kdump
kernel using the kexec_load system call without hotplug support, it can
cause problems. It is rare but possible.
How about this:
#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG
if (kexec_crash_image->hotplug_support) {
pr_info("crash image is loaded with hotplug support\n");return -EINVAL;
}
#endif
This code should be placed after validating kexec_crash_image.
- Sourabh Jain
> 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);
> }
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