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+What: /sys/kernel/fadump/*
+Date: Dec 2019
+Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
+Description:
+ The /sys/kernel/fadump/* is a collection of FADump sysfs
+ file provide information about the configuration status
+ of Firmware Assisted Dump (FADump).
+
+What: /sys/kernel/fadump/enabled
+Date: Dec 2019
+Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
+Description: read only
+ Primarily used to identify whether the FADump is enabled in
+ the kernel or not.
+User: Kdump service
+
+What: /sys/kernel/fadump/registered
+Date: Dec 2019
+Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
+Description: read/write
+ Helps to control the dump collect feature from userspace.
+ Setting 1 to this file enables the system to collect the
+ dump and 0 to disable it.
+User: Kdump service
+
+What: /sys/kernel/fadump/release_mem
+Date: Dec 2019
+Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
+Description: write only
+ This is a special sysfs file and only available when
+ the system is booted to capture the vmcore using FADump.
+ It is used to release the memory reserved by FADump to
+ save the crash dump.
+
+What: /sys/kernel/fadump/mem_reserved
+Date: Dec 2019
+Contact: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
+Description: read only
+ Provide information about the amount of memory reserved by
+ FADump to save the crash dump in bytes.