[PATCH 2/8] pseries: phyp dump: reserve-release proof-of-concept
Manish Ahuja
ahuja at austin.ibm.com
Wed Jan 23 06:29:38 EST 2008
Initial patch for reserving memory in early boot, and freeing it later.
If the previous boot had ended with a crash, the reserved memory would contain
a copy of the crashed kernel data.
Signed-off-by: Manish Ahuja <mahuja at us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <linas at austin.ibm.com>
----
arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++
arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c | 27 +++++++++++
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Makefile | 1
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/phyp_dump.c | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/asm-powerpc/phyp_dump.h | 37 +++++++++++++++
include/asm/rtas.h | 3 +
6 files changed, 185 insertions(+)
Index: 2.6.24-rc5/include/asm-powerpc/phyp_dump.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ 2.6.24-rc5/include/asm-powerpc/phyp_dump.h 2008-01-18 07:37:33.000000000 -0600
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Hypervisor-assisted dump
+ *
+ * Linas Vepstas, Manish Ahuja 2007
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _PPC64_PHYP_DUMP_H
+#define _PPC64_PHYP_DUMP_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PHYP_DUMP
+
+/* The RMR region will be saved for later dumping
+ * whenever the kernel crashes. Set this to 256MB. */
+#define PHYP_DUMP_RMR_START 0x0
+#define PHYP_DUMP_RMR_END (1UL<<28)
+
+struct phyp_dump {
+ /* Memory that is reserved during very early boot. */
+ unsigned long init_reserve_start;
+ unsigned long init_reserve_size;
+ /* Check status during boot if dump active & present*/
+ unsigned long phyp_dump_is_active;
+ /* store cpu & hpte size */
+ unsigned long cpu_state_size;
+ unsigned long hpte_region_size;
+};
+
+extern struct phyp_dump *phyp_dump_info;
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_PHYP_DUMP */
+#endif /* _PPC64_PHYP_DUMP_H */
Index: 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/phyp_dump.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/phyp_dump.c 2008-01-18 07:37:33.000000000 -0600
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Hypervisor-assisted dump
+ *
+ * Linas Vepstas, Manish Ahuja 2007
+ * Copyrhgit (c) 2007 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/pfn.h>
+#include <linux/swap.h>
+
+#include <asm/page.h>
+#include <asm/phyp_dump.h>
+
+/* Global, used to communicate data between early boot and late boot */
+static struct phyp_dump phyp_dump_global;
+struct phyp_dump *phyp_dump_info = &phyp_dump_global;
+
+/**
+ * release_memory_range -- release memory previously lmb_reserved
+ * @start_pfn: starting physical frame number
+ * @nr_pages: number of pages to free.
+ *
+ * This routine will release memory that had been previously
+ * lmb_reserved in early boot. The released memory becomes
+ * available for genreal use.
+ */
+static void
+release_memory_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
+{
+ struct page *rpage;
+ unsigned long end_pfn;
+ long i;
+
+ end_pfn = start_pfn + nr_pages;
+
+ for (i=start_pfn; i <= end_pfn; i++) {
+ rpage = pfn_to_page(i);
+ if (PageReserved(rpage)) {
+ ClearPageReserved(rpage);
+ init_page_count(rpage);
+ __free_page(rpage);
+ totalram_pages++;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static int __init phyp_dump_setup(void)
+{
+ unsigned long start_pfn, nr_pages;
+
+ /* If no memory was reserved in early boot, there is nothing to do */
+ if (phyp_dump_info->init_reserve_size == 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* Release memory that was reserved in early boot */
+ start_pfn = PFN_DOWN(phyp_dump_info->init_reserve_start);
+ nr_pages = PFN_DOWN(phyp_dump_info->init_reserve_size);
+ release_memory_range(start_pfn, nr_pages);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+subsys_initcall(phyp_dump_setup);
Index: 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Makefile
===================================================================
--- 2.6.24-rc5.orig/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Makefile 2008-01-18 07:37:28.000000000 -0600
+++ 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Makefile 2008-01-18 07:37:33.000000000 -0600
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) += hotplug-cpu
obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE) += hvconsole.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HVCS) += hvcserver.o
obj-$(CONFIG_HCALL_STATS) += hvCall_inst.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PHYP_DUMP) += phyp_dump.o
Index: 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
===================================================================
--- 2.6.24-rc5.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c 2008-01-18 07:37:28.000000000 -0600
+++ 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c 2008-01-18 07:37:33.000000000 -0600
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
#include <asm/machdep.h>
#include <asm/pSeries_reconfig.h>
#include <asm/pci-bridge.h>
+#include <asm/phyp_dump.h>
#include <asm/kexec.h>
#ifdef DEBUG
@@ -1011,6 +1012,48 @@ static void __init early_reserve_mem(voi
#endif
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_PHYP_DUMP
+
+/**
+ * reserve_crashed_mem() - reserve all not-yet-dumped mmemory
+ *
+ * This routine will reserve almost all of the memory in the
+ * system, except for a few hundred megabytes used to boot the
+ * new kernel. As the reserved memory is dumped to the dump
+ * device (by userland tools), it will be freed and made available.
+ */
+static void __init reserve_crashed_mem(void)
+{
+ unsigned long base, size;
+
+ if (phyp_dump_info->phyp_dump_is_active) {
+ /* Reserve *everything* above RMR. We'll free this real soon.*/
+ base = PHYP_DUMP_RMR_END;
+ size = lmb_end_of_DRAM() - base;
+
+ /* XXX crashed_ram_end is wrong, since it may be beyond
+ * the memory_limit, it will need to be adjusted. */
+ lmb_reserve(base, size);
+
+ phyp_dump_info->init_reserve_start = base;
+ phyp_dump_info->init_reserve_size = size;
+ }
+ else {
+ size = phyp_dump_info->cpu_state_size +
+ phyp_dump_info->hpte_region_size +
+ PHYP_DUMP_RMR_END;
+ base = lmb_end_of_DRAM() - size;
+ printk(KERN_ERR "Manish reserve regular kernel space is %ld %ld\n", base, size);
+ lmb_reserve(base, size);
+ phyp_dump_info->init_reserve_start = base;
+ phyp_dump_info->init_reserve_size = size;
+ }
+}
+#else
+static inline void __init reserve_crashed_mem(void) {}
+#endif /* CONFIG_PHYP_DUMP */
+
+
void __init early_init_devtree(void *params)
{
DBG(" -> early_init_devtree(%p)\n", params);
@@ -1022,6 +1065,8 @@ void __init early_init_devtree(void *par
/* Some machines might need RTAS info for debugging, grab it now. */
of_scan_flat_dt(early_init_dt_scan_rtas, NULL);
#endif
+ /* scan tree to see if dump occured during last boot */
+ of_scan_flat_dt(early_init_dt_scan_phyp_dump, NULL);
/* Retrieve various informations from the /chosen node of the
* device-tree, including the platform type, initrd location and
@@ -1043,6 +1088,7 @@ void __init early_init_devtree(void *par
reserve_kdump_trampoline();
reserve_crashkernel();
early_reserve_mem();
+ reserve_crashed_mem();
lmb_enforce_memory_limit(memory_limit);
lmb_analyze();
Index: 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
===================================================================
--- 2.6.24-rc5.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c 2008-01-18 07:37:28.000000000 -0600
+++ 2.6.24-rc5/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c 2008-01-18 07:37:33.000000000 -0600
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
#include <asm/syscalls.h>
#include <asm/smp.h>
#include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <asm/phyp_dump.h>
struct rtas_t rtas = {
.lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED
@@ -883,6 +884,32 @@ void __init rtas_initialize(void)
#endif
}
+int __init early_init_dt_scan_phyp_dump(unsigned long node,
+ const char *uname, int depth, void *data)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PHYP_DUMP
+ const unsigned int *sizes;
+
+ phyp_dump_info->phyp_dump_is_active = 0;
+ if (depth != 1 || strcmp(uname, "rtas") != 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "ibm,dump-kernel", NULL))
+ phyp_dump_info->phyp_dump_is_active++;
+
+ sizes = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "ibm,configure-kernel-dump-sizes", NULL);
+ if (!sizes)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (sizes[0] == 1)
+ phyp_dump_info->cpu_state_size = *((unsigned long *)&sizes[1]);
+
+ if (sizes[3] == 2)
+ phyp_dump_info->hpte_region_size = *((unsigned long *)&sizes[4]);
+#endif
+ return 1;
+}
+
int __init early_init_dt_scan_rtas(unsigned long node,
const char *uname, int depth, void *data)
{
Index: 2.6.24-rc5/include/asm/rtas.h
===================================================================
--- 2.6.24-rc5.orig/include/asm/rtas.h 2008-01-18 07:37:28.000000000 -0600
+++ 2.6.24-rc5/include/asm/rtas.h 2008-01-18 07:37:33.000000000 -0600
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ extern unsigned int rtas_busy_delay(int
extern int early_init_dt_scan_rtas(unsigned long node,
const char *uname, int depth, void *data);
+int early_init_dt_scan_phyp_dump(unsigned long node,
+ const char *uname, int depth, void *data);
+
extern void pSeries_log_error(char *buf, unsigned int err_type, int fatal);
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