From: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v2 2/6] crash: Notify pre-kdump callbacks before switching kernels
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:55:36 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9ef573cdbbf5e659eea16fa23afeaf2488049198.1790014793.git.zack.rusin@broadcom.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1790014793.git.zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
Fatal x86 oopses can call crash_kexec() without reaching panic(). Run the
pre-kdump chain from __crash_kexec() as well, after finding a loaded image
under the kexec lock and capturing the original registers.
This covers direct crash entry without moving all panic notifiers ahead
of kdump. A missing image or failed trylock leaves callbacks uncalled;
the shared guard skips callbacks already invoked by panic().
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/aquttpMVKX8e6zGB@pathway.suse.cz
Signed-off-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@broadcom.com>
---
New in v2: cover direct crash-kexec entry in a separate core patch.
kernel/crash_core.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/crash_core.c b/kernel/crash_core.c
index 2b36aa9fade0..5d9fe9e00f39 100644
--- a/kernel/crash_core.c
+++ b/kernel/crash_core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/objtool.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/panic.h>
+#include <linux/panic_notifier.h>
#include <asm/page.h>
#include <asm/sections.h>
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ void __noclone __crash_kexec(struct pt_regs *regs)
struct pt_regs fixed_regs;
crash_setup_regs(&fixed_regs, regs);
+ panic_notify_pre_kdump(NULL);
crash_save_vmcoreinfo();
machine_crash_shutdown(&fixed_regs);
crash_cma_clear_pending_dma();
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-28 17:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-28 17:55 [PATCH v2 0/6] panic, x86/vmware: Preserve crash logs before kdump Zack Rusin
2026-09-28 17:55 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] panic: Add a notifier chain for pre-kdump callbacks Zack Rusin
2026-09-28 18:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 17:55 ` Zack Rusin [this message]
2026-09-28 18:08 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] crash: Notify pre-kdump callbacks before switching kernels sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 18:40 ` Zack Rusin
2026-09-28 17:55 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] panic: Allow postponing pre-kdump notifiers Zack Rusin
2026-09-28 18:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 17:55 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] x86/vmware: Add a bounded pre-kdump log sender Zack Rusin
2026-09-28 18:07 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 17:55 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] x86/vmware: Add the vmware_record_panic_msg sysctl Zack Rusin
2026-09-28 18:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 17:55 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] x86/vmware: Report guest crashes after kmsg dumpers Zack Rusin
2026-09-28 18:03 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 20:39 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] panic, x86/vmware: Preserve crash logs before kdump Bradley Morgan
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