[PATCH] powerpc: add `cur_cpu_spec` symbol to vmcoreinfo

[Aditya Gupta]

On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 11:22:01PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Aditya Gupta <adityag at linux.ibm.com> writes:
> > Presently, while reading a vmcore, makedumpfile uses
> > `cur_cpu_spec.mmu_features` to decide whether the crashed system had
> > RADIX MMU or not.
> >
> > Currently, makedumpfile fails to get the `cur_cpu_spec` symbol (unless
> > a vmlinux is passed with the `-x` flag to makedumpfile), and hence
> > assigns offsets and shifts (such as pgd_offset_l4) incorrecly considering
> > MMU to be hash MMU.
> >
> > Add `cur_cpu_spec` symbol and offset of `mmu_features` in the
> > `cpu_spec` struct, to VMCOREINFO, so that the symbol address and offset
> > is accessible to makedumpfile, without needing the vmlinux file
> 
> This looks fine.
> 
> Seems like cpu_features would be needed or at least pretty useful too?
> 
> cheers

Sure, that can be added too, to the vmcoreinfo. Not sure if it's used now, but
sure it can help to identify features in makedumpfile.

Will add it, in next version.

Thanks
- Aditya Gupta