[RFC][PATCH v3 15/16] kmemdump: Add Kinfo backend driver

[Tudor Ambarus]

Hi,

On 9/12/25 4:08 PM, Eugen Hristev wrote:
> Add Kinfo backend driver.
> This backend driver will select only regions of interest for the firmware,
> and it copy those into a shared memory area that is supplied via OF.
> The firmware is only interested in addresses for some symbols.
> The list format is kinfo-compatible, with devices like Google Pixel phone.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev at linaro.org>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS               |   5 +
>  mm/kmemdump/Kconfig.debug |  13 ++
>  mm/kmemdump/Makefile      |   1 +
>  mm/kmemdump/kinfo.c       | 293 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 312 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 mm/kmemdump/kinfo.c

I tested the series on pixel 6 and I could see the backtraces correctly
decoded by the bootloader:

Tested-by: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus at linaro.org>

Thanks!