crash_dump.h

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#ifndef LINUX_CRASH_DUMP_H
#define LINUX_CRASH_DUMP_H

#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
#include <linux/kexec.h>
#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
#include <linux/elf.h>

#define ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX    (-1ULL)
#define ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR    (-2ULL)

extern unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr;
extern unsigned long long elfcorehdr_size;

extern ssize_t copy_oldmem_page(unsigned long, char *, size_t,
                        unsigned long, int);

/* Architecture code defines this if there are other possible ELF
 * machine types, e.g. on bi-arch capable hardware. */
#ifndef vmcore_elf_check_arch_cross
#define vmcore_elf_check_arch_cross(x) 0
#endif

/*
 * Architecture code can redefine this if there are any special checks
 * needed for 64-bit ELF vmcores. In case of 32-bit only architecture,
 * this can be set to zero.
 */
#ifndef vmcore_elf64_check_arch
#define vmcore_elf64_check_arch(x) (elf_check_arch(x) || vmcore_elf_check_arch_cross(x))
#endif

/*
 * is_kdump_kernel() checks whether this kernel is booting after a panic of
 * previous kernel or not. This is determined by checking if previous kernel
 * has passed the elf core header address on command line.
 *
 * This is not just a test if CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP is enabled or not. It will
 * return 1 if CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y and if kernel is booting after a panic of
 * previous kernel.
 */

static inline int is_kdump_kernel(void)
{
    return (elfcorehdr_addr != ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX) ? 1 : 0;
}

/* is_vmcore_usable() checks if the kernel is booting after a panic and
 * the vmcore region is usable.
 *
 * This makes use of the fact that due to alignment -2ULL is not
 * a valid pointer, much in the vain of IS_ERR(), except
 * dealing directly with an unsigned long long rather than a pointer.
 */

static inline int is_vmcore_usable(void)
{
    return is_kdump_kernel() && elfcorehdr_addr != ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR ? 1 : 0;
}

/* vmcore_unusable() marks the vmcore as unusable,
 * without disturbing the logic of is_kdump_kernel()
 */

static inline void vmcore_unusable(void)
{
    if (is_kdump_kernel())
        elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR;
}

#define HAVE_OLDMEM_PFN_IS_RAM 1
extern int register_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(int (*fn)(unsigned long pfn));
extern void unregister_oldmem_pfn_is_ram(void);

#else /* !CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
static inline int is_kdump_kernel(void) { return 0; }
#endif /* CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */

extern unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
#endif /* LINUX_CRASHDUMP_H */