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+++ 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"