Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc/kexec_file: Restore FDT size estimation for kdump kernel

From: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian
Date: Tue Mar 09 2021 - 21:32:04 EST


On 3/9/21 6:08 PM, Rob Herring wrote:

Hi Rob,

On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 6:52 PM Thiago Jung Bauermann
<bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Commit 2377c92e37fe ("powerpc/kexec_file: fix FDT size estimation for kdump
kernel") fixed how elf64_load() estimates the FDT size needed by the
crashdump kernel.

At the same time, commit 130b2d59cec0 ("powerpc: Use common
of_kexec_alloc_and_setup_fdt()") changed the same code to use the generic
function of_kexec_alloc_and_setup_fdt() to calculate the FDT size. That
change made the code overestimate it a bit by counting twice the space
required for the kernel command line and /chosen properties.

Therefore change kexec_fdt_totalsize_ppc64() to calculate just the extra
space needed by the kdump kernel, and change the function name so that it
better reflects what the function is now doing.

Signed-off-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h | 2 +-
arch/powerpc/kexec/elf_64.c | 2 +-
arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c | 26 ++++++++------------------
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

I ended up delaying the referenced series til 5.13, but have applied
it now. Can I get an ack from the powerpc maintainers on this one?
I'll fixup the commit log to make sense given the commit id's aren't
valid.

I checked the change applied in linux-next branch and also Device Tree's for-next branch - it looks like v1 of Thiago's patch has been applied. Could you please pick up the v2 patch?

thanks,
-lakshmi