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SubjectRe: [PATCH v24 6/6] docs: kdump: Update the crashkernel description for arm64
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On 2022/5/7 7:14, Baoquan He wrote:
> On 05/06/22 at 07:44pm, Zhen Lei wrote:
>> Now arm64 has added support for "crashkernel=X,high" and
>> "crashkernel=Y,low". Unlike x86, crash low memory is not allocated if
>> "crashkernel=Y,low" is not specified.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@huawei.com>
>> ---
>> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 9 +++++++--
>> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
>> index 3f1cc5e317ed4a5..aa44c61114aa4b8 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
>> @@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
>> Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst for an example.
>>
>> crashkernel=size[KMG],high
>> - [KNL, X86-64] range could be above 4G. Allow kernel
>> + [KNL, X86-64, ARM64] range could be above 4G. Allow kernel
>> to allocate physical memory region from top, so could
>> be above 4G if system have more than 4G ram installed.
>> Otherwise memory region will be allocated below 4G, if
>> @@ -821,7 +821,7 @@
>> that require some amount of low memory, e.g. swiotlb
>> requires at least 64M+32K low memory, also enough extra
>> low memory is needed to make sure DMA buffers for 32-bit
>> - devices won't run out. Kernel would try to allocate at
>> + devices won't run out. Kernel would try to allocate
>> at least 256M below 4G automatically.
>> This one let user to specify own low range under 4G
>> for second kernel instead.
>> @@ -829,6 +829,11 @@
>> It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used
>> or memory reserved is below 4G.
>>
>> + [KNL, ARM64] range in low memory.
>> + This one let user to specify a low range in DMA zone for
> ^ not needed,
> Maybe Catalin can fix it when merging.

Delete "This one let user to" or the entire sentence? I understand it to be the former.

>
> Other than this, LGTM,
>
> Acked-by: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
>
>> + crash dump kernel.
>> + It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used.
>> +
>> cryptomgr.notests
>> [KNL] Disable crypto self-tests
>>
>> --
>> 2.25.1
>>
>
> .
>

--
Regards,
Zhen Lei

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