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authorJason Miu <jasonmiu@google.com>2026-01-05 18:58:38 +0200
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>2026-01-26 19:07:12 -0800
commitac2d8102c4b88713a8fa371d5d802fcff131d6ac (patch)
treebbda04b00ee45d65b2510824d86de899faa2a9b9 /include
parent5e1ea1e27b6ff237122ac6cb30e0b8ea4618f75f (diff)
kho: relocate vmalloc preservation structure to KHO ABI header
The `struct kho_vmalloc` defines the in-memory layout for preserving vmalloc regions across kexec. This layout is a contract between kernels and part of the KHO ABI. To reflect this relationship, the related structs and helper macros are relocated to the ABI header, `include/linux/kho/abi/kexec_handover.h`. This move places the structure's definition under the protection of the KHO_FDT_COMPATIBLE version string. The structure and its components are now also documented within the ABI header to describe the contract and prevent ABI breaks. [rppt@kernel.org: update comment, per Pratyush] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/aW_Mqp6HcqLwQImS@kernel.org Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260105165839.285270-6-rppt@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jason Miu <jasonmiu@google.com> Co-developed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org> Cc: Alexander Graf <graf@amazon.com> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com> Cc: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'include')
-rw-r--r--include/linux/kexec_handover.h27
-rw-r--r--include/linux/kho/abi/kexec_handover.h78
-rw-r--r--include/linux/kho/abi/memfd.h2
3 files changed, 81 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/kexec_handover.h b/include/linux/kexec_handover.h
index 5f7b9de97e8d..a56ff3ffaf17 100644
--- a/include/linux/kexec_handover.h
+++ b/include/linux/kexec_handover.h
@@ -11,34 +11,11 @@ struct kho_scratch {
phys_addr_t size;
};
+struct kho_vmalloc;
+
struct folio;
struct page;
-#define DECLARE_KHOSER_PTR(name, type) \
- union { \
- phys_addr_t phys; \
- type ptr; \
- } name
-#define KHOSER_STORE_PTR(dest, val) \
- ({ \
- typeof(val) v = val; \
- typecheck(typeof((dest).ptr), v); \
- (dest).phys = virt_to_phys(v); \
- })
-#define KHOSER_LOAD_PTR(src) \
- ({ \
- typeof(src) s = src; \
- (typeof((s).ptr))((s).phys ? phys_to_virt((s).phys) : NULL); \
- })
-
-struct kho_vmalloc_chunk;
-struct kho_vmalloc {
- DECLARE_KHOSER_PTR(first, struct kho_vmalloc_chunk *);
- unsigned int total_pages;
- unsigned short flags;
- unsigned short order;
-};
-
#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER
bool kho_is_enabled(void);
bool is_kho_boot(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/kho/abi/kexec_handover.h b/include/linux/kho/abi/kexec_handover.h
index af9fa8c134c7..2201a0d2c159 100644
--- a/include/linux/kho/abi/kexec_handover.h
+++ b/include/linux/kho/abi/kexec_handover.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
#ifndef _LINUX_KHO_ABI_KEXEC_HANDOVER_H
#define _LINUX_KHO_ABI_KEXEC_HANDOVER_H
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
/**
* DOC: Kexec Handover ABI
*
@@ -82,4 +84,80 @@
/* The FDT property for sub-FDTs. */
#define KHO_FDT_SUB_TREE_PROP_NAME "fdt"
+/**
+ * DOC: Kexec Handover ABI for vmalloc Preservation
+ *
+ * The Kexec Handover ABI for preserving vmalloc'ed memory is defined by
+ * a set of structures and helper macros. The layout of these structures is a
+ * stable contract between kernels and is versioned by the KHO_FDT_COMPATIBLE
+ * string.
+ *
+ * The preservation is managed through a main descriptor &struct kho_vmalloc,
+ * which points to a linked list of &struct kho_vmalloc_chunk structures. These
+ * chunks contain the physical addresses of the preserved pages, allowing the
+ * next kernel to reconstruct the vmalloc area with the same content and layout.
+ * Helper macros are also defined for storing and loading pointers within
+ * these structures.
+ */
+
+/* Helper macro to define a union for a serializable pointer. */
+#define DECLARE_KHOSER_PTR(name, type) \
+ union { \
+ u64 phys; \
+ type ptr; \
+ } name
+
+/* Stores the physical address of a serializable pointer. */
+#define KHOSER_STORE_PTR(dest, val) \
+ ({ \
+ typeof(val) v = val; \
+ typecheck(typeof((dest).ptr), v); \
+ (dest).phys = virt_to_phys(v); \
+ })
+
+/* Loads the stored physical address back to a pointer. */
+#define KHOSER_LOAD_PTR(src) \
+ ({ \
+ typeof(src) s = src; \
+ (typeof((s).ptr))((s).phys ? phys_to_virt((s).phys) : NULL); \
+ })
+
+/*
+ * This header is embedded at the beginning of each `kho_vmalloc_chunk`
+ * and contains a pointer to the next chunk in the linked list,
+ * stored as a physical address for handover.
+ */
+struct kho_vmalloc_hdr {
+ DECLARE_KHOSER_PTR(next, struct kho_vmalloc_chunk *);
+};
+
+#define KHO_VMALLOC_SIZE \
+ ((PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(struct kho_vmalloc_hdr)) / \
+ sizeof(u64))
+
+/*
+ * Each chunk is a single page and is part of a linked list that describes
+ * a preserved vmalloc area. It contains the header with the link to the next
+ * chunk and a zero terminated array of physical addresses of the pages that
+ * make up the preserved vmalloc area.
+ */
+struct kho_vmalloc_chunk {
+ struct kho_vmalloc_hdr hdr;
+ u64 phys[KHO_VMALLOC_SIZE];
+};
+
+static_assert(sizeof(struct kho_vmalloc_chunk) == PAGE_SIZE);
+
+/*
+ * Describes a preserved vmalloc memory area, including the
+ * total number of pages, allocation flags, page order, and a pointer to the
+ * first chunk of physical page addresses.
+ */
+struct kho_vmalloc {
+ DECLARE_KHOSER_PTR(first, struct kho_vmalloc_chunk *);
+ unsigned int total_pages;
+ unsigned short flags;
+ unsigned short order;
+};
+
#endif /* _LINUX_KHO_ABI_KEXEC_HANDOVER_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/kho/abi/memfd.h b/include/linux/kho/abi/memfd.h
index c211c31334a3..68cb6303b846 100644
--- a/include/linux/kho/abi/memfd.h
+++ b/include/linux/kho/abi/memfd.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
#define _LINUX_KHO_ABI_MEMFD_H
#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/kexec_handover.h>
+#include <linux/kho/abi/kexec_handover.h>
/**
* DOC: memfd Live Update ABI