@@ -365,6 +365,11 @@ static unsigned long __init get_fadump_area_size(void)
size += fw_dump.cpu_state_data_size;
size += fw_dump.hpte_region_size;
+ /*
+ * Account for pagesize alignment of boot memory area destination address.
+ * This faciliates in mmap reading of first kernel's memory.
+ */
+ size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
size += fw_dump.boot_memory_size;
size += sizeof(struct fadump_crash_info_header);
size += sizeof(struct elfhdr); /* ELF core header.*/
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ static u64 rtas_fadump_init_mem_struct(struct fw_dump *fadump_conf)
fdm.hpte_region.destination_address = cpu_to_be64(addr);
addr += fadump_conf->hpte_region_size;
+ /*
+ * Align boot memory area destination address to page boundary to
+ * be able to mmap read this area in the vmcore.
+ */
+ addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr);
+
/* RMA region section */
fdm.rmr_region.request_flag = cpu_to_be32(RTAS_FADUMP_REQUEST_FLAG);
fdm.rmr_region.source_data_type =
On crash, boot memory area is copied to a destination address by f/w. This region is setup as separate PT_LOAD segment with appropriate offset to handle the different physical address and offset in vmcore. If this destination address is not page aligned, reading the vmcore with mmap is likely to fail forcing tools like makedumpfile to fall back to regular read. Avoid mmap read failure by ensuring that the destination address is always page aligned. Signed-off-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com> --- arch/powerpc/kernel/fadump.c | 5 +++++ arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/rtas-fadump.c | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)