Re: + handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64.patch added to -mm tree

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:04:28 -0700 akpm@linux-foundation.org wrote:

> 
> The patch titled
>      Handle kernelcore= boot parameter in common code to avoid boot problem on IA64
> has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
>      handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64.patch
> 
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> 
> See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find
> out what to do about this
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Subject: Handle kernelcore= boot parameter in common code to avoid boot problem on IA64
> From: Yasunori Goto <y-goto@jp.fujitsu.com>
> 
> When "kernelcore" boot option is specified, kernel can't boot up on ia64
> because of an infinite loop.  In addition, the parsing code can be handled
> in an architecture-independent manner.

Is this boot option documented anywhere in the kernel source tree?


> This patch patches uses common code to handle the kernelcore= parameter. 
> It is only available to architectures that support arch-independent
> zone-sizing (i.e.  define CONFIG_ARCH_POPULATES_NODE_MAP).  Other
> architectures will ignore the boot parameter.
> 
> This effectively removes the following arch-specific patches;
> 
> ia64-specify-amount-of-kernel-memory-at-boot-time.patch
> ppc-and-powerpc-specify-amount-of-kernel-memory-at-boot-time.patch
> x86_64-specify-amount-of-kernel-memory-at-boot-time.patch
> x86-specify-amount-of-kernel-memory-at-boot-time.patch
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yasunori Goto <y-goto@jp.fujitsu.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie>
> Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> ---
> 
>  arch/i386/kernel/setup.c   |    1 -
>  arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c     |    2 --
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c |    1 -
>  arch/ppc/mm/init.c         |    2 --
>  arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c  |    1 -
>  include/linux/mm.h         |    1 -
>  mm/page_alloc.c            |    3 +++
>  7 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/setup.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64 arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
> --- a/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64
> +++ a/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ static int __init parse_mem(char *arg)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  early_param("mem", parse_mem);
> -early_param("kernelcore", cmdline_parse_kernelcore);
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE
>  /* elfcorehdr= specifies the location of elf core header
> diff -puN arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64 arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
> --- a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64
> +++ a/arch/ia64/kernel/efi.c
> @@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ efi_init (void)
>  			mem_limit = memparse(cp + 4, &cp);
>  		} else if (memcmp(cp, "max_addr=", 9) == 0) {
>  			max_addr = GRANULEROUNDDOWN(memparse(cp + 9, &cp));
> -		} else if (memcmp(cp, "kernelcore=",11) == 0) {
> -			cmdline_parse_kernelcore(cp+11);
>  		} else if (memcmp(cp, "min_addr=", 9) == 0) {
>  			min_addr = GRANULEROUNDDOWN(memparse(cp + 9, &cp));
>  		} else {
> diff -puN arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64 arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64
> +++ a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
> @@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static int __init early_parse_mem(char *
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  early_param("mem", early_parse_mem);
> -early_param("kernelcore", cmdline_parse_kernelcore);
>  
>  /*
>   * The device tree may be allocated below our memory limit, or inside the
> diff -puN arch/ppc/mm/init.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64 arch/ppc/mm/init.c
> --- a/arch/ppc/mm/init.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64
> +++ a/arch/ppc/mm/init.c
> @@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ void MMU_setup(void)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> -early_param("kernelcore", cmdline_parse_kernelcore);
> -
>  /*
>   * MMU_init sets up the basic memory mappings for the kernel,
>   * including both RAM and possibly some I/O regions,
> diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64 arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
> --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64
> +++ a/arch/x86_64/kernel/e820.c
> @@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ static int __init parse_memopt(char *p)
>  	return 0;
>  } 
>  early_param("mem", parse_memopt);
> -early_param("kernelcore", cmdline_parse_kernelcore);
>  
>  static int userdef __initdata;
>  
> diff -puN include/linux/mm.h~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64 include/linux/mm.h
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64
> +++ a/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -988,7 +988,6 @@ extern unsigned long find_max_pfn_with_a
>  extern void free_bootmem_with_active_regions(int nid,
>  						unsigned long max_low_pfn);
>  extern void sparse_memory_present_with_active_regions(int nid);
> -extern int cmdline_parse_kernelcore(char *p);
>  #ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_EARLY_PFN_TO_NID
>  extern int early_pfn_to_nid(unsigned long pfn);
>  #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_EARLY_PFN_TO_NID */
> diff -puN mm/page_alloc.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64 mm/page_alloc.c
> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c~handle-kernelcore=-boot-parameter-in-common-code-to-avoid-boot-problem-on-ia64
> +++ a/mm/page_alloc.c
> @@ -3542,6 +3542,9 @@ int __init cmdline_parse_kernelcore(char
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> +
> +early_param("kernelcore", cmdline_parse_kernelcore);
> +
>  #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_POPULATES_NODE_MAP */
>  
>  /**
> _


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~Randy
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