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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:39:57 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:39:57 +0000 |
commit | dc50eab76b709d68175a358d6e23a5a3890764d3 (patch) | |
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parent | Adding debian version 6.6.15-2. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 6.7.7.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst index a748e7eb44..5762e7477a 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ You can use common commands, such as cp, scp or makedumpfile to copy the memory image to a dump file on the local disk, or across the network to a remote system. -Kdump and kexec are currently supported on the x86, x86_64, ppc64, ia64, +Kdump and kexec are currently supported on the x86, x86_64, ppc64, s390x, arm and arm64 architectures. When the system kernel boots, it reserves a small section of memory for @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ There are two possible methods of using Kdump. 2) Or use the system kernel binary itself as dump-capture kernel and there is no need to build a separate dump-capture kernel. This is possible only with the architectures which support a relocatable kernel. As - of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64, ia64, arm and arm64 architectures support + of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64, arm and arm64 architectures support relocatable kernel. Building a relocatable kernel is advantageous from the point of view that @@ -236,24 +236,6 @@ Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ppc64) Make and install the kernel and its modules. -Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ia64) ----------------------------------------------------------- - -- No specific options are required to create a dump-capture kernel - for ia64, other than those specified in the arch independent section - above. This means that it is possible to use the system kernel - as a dump-capture kernel if desired. - - The crashkernel region can be automatically placed by the system - kernel at runtime. This is done by specifying the base address as 0, - or omitting it all together:: - - crashkernel=256M@0 - - or:: - - crashkernel=256M - Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, arm) ---------------------------------------------------------- @@ -348,11 +330,6 @@ Boot into System Kernel On ppc64, use "crashkernel=128M@32M". - On ia64, 256M@256M is a generous value that typically works. - The region may be automatically placed on ia64, see the - dump-capture kernel config option notes above. - If use sparse memory, the size should be rounded to GRANULE boundaries. - On s390x, typically use "crashkernel=xxM". The value of xx is dependent on the memory consumption of the kdump system. In general this is not dependent on the memory size of the production system. @@ -383,10 +360,6 @@ For ppc64: - Use vmlinux -For ia64: - - - Use vmlinux or vmlinuz.gz - For s390x: - Use image or bzImage @@ -428,14 +401,10 @@ to load dump-capture kernel:: --initrd=<initrd-for-dump-capture-kernel> \ --append="root=<root-dev> <arch-specific-options>" -Please note, that --args-linux does not need to be specified for ia64. -It is planned to make this a no-op on that architecture, but for now -it should be omitted - Following are the arch specific command line options to be used while loading dump-capture kernel. -For i386, x86_64 and ia64: +For i386 and x86_64: "1 irqpoll nr_cpus=1 reset_devices" |