[PATCH v2 2/4] powerpc/perf/hv-24x7: Avoid loading hv-24x7 during dump kernel

kernel test robot lkp at intel.com
Sun Mar 2 23:20:39 AEDT 2025


Hi Madhavan,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on powerpc/next]
[also build test ERROR on powerpc/fixes linus/master v6.14-rc4 next-20250228]
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url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Madhavan-Srinivasan/powerpc-perf-hv-24x7-Avoid-loading-hv-24x7-during-dump-kernel/20250302-022531
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git next
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250301182310.6832-2-maddy%40linux.ibm.com
patch subject: [PATCH v2 2/4] powerpc/perf/hv-24x7: Avoid loading hv-24x7 during dump kernel
config: powerpc64-randconfig-001-20250302 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250302/202503021908.Ed1gO0Gi-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: powerpc64-linux-gcc (GCC) 14.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250302/202503021908.Ed1gO0Gi-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp at intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202503021908.Ed1gO0Gi-lkp@intel.com/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

   arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c: In function 'hv_24x7_init':
>> arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c:1701:13: error: implicit declaration of function 'is_kdump_kernel' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
    1701 |         if (is_kdump_kernel() || is_fadump_active())
         |             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


vim +/is_kdump_kernel +1701 arch/powerpc/perf/hv-24x7.c

  1693	
  1694	static int hv_24x7_init(void)
  1695	{
  1696		int r;
  1697		unsigned long hret;
  1698		unsigned int pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
  1699		struct hv_perf_caps caps;
  1700	
> 1701		if (is_kdump_kernel() || is_fadump_active())
  1702			return 0;
  1703	
  1704		if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR)) {
  1705			pr_debug("not a virtualized system, not enabling\n");
  1706			return -ENODEV;
  1707		}
  1708	
  1709		/* POWER8 only supports v1, while POWER9 only supports v2. */
  1710		if (PVR_VER(pvr) == PVR_POWER8 || PVR_VER(pvr) == PVR_POWER8E ||
  1711		    PVR_VER(pvr) == PVR_POWER8NVL)
  1712			interface_version = 1;
  1713		else {
  1714			interface_version = 2;
  1715	
  1716			/* SMT8 in POWER9 needs to aggregate result elements. */
  1717			if (threads_per_core == 8)
  1718				aggregate_result_elements = true;
  1719		}
  1720	
  1721		hret = hv_perf_caps_get(&caps);
  1722		if (hret) {
  1723			pr_debug("could not obtain capabilities, not enabling, rc=%ld\n",
  1724					hret);
  1725			return -ENODEV;
  1726		}
  1727	
  1728		hv_page_cache = kmem_cache_create("hv-page-4096", 4096, 4096, 0, NULL);
  1729		if (!hv_page_cache)
  1730			return -ENOMEM;
  1731	
  1732		/* sampling not supported */
  1733		h_24x7_pmu.capabilities |= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_INTERRUPT;
  1734	
  1735		r = create_events_from_catalog(&event_group.attrs,
  1736					   &event_desc_group.attrs,
  1737					   &event_long_desc_group.attrs);
  1738	
  1739		if (r)
  1740			return r;
  1741	
  1742		/* init cpuhotplug */
  1743		r = hv_24x7_cpu_hotplug_init();
  1744		if (r)
  1745			return r;
  1746	
  1747		r = perf_pmu_register(&h_24x7_pmu, h_24x7_pmu.name, -1);
  1748		if (r)
  1749			return r;
  1750	
  1751		read_24x7_sys_info();
  1752	
  1753		return 0;
  1754	}
  1755	

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