From 03d3963464a43654703938a66503cd686c5fc54e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pasha Tatashin Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 10:23:17 -0400 Subject: kho: make debugfs interface optional Patch series "liveupdate: Rework KHO for in-kernel users", v9. This series refactors the KHO framework to better support in-kernel users like the upcoming LUO. The current design, which relies on a notifier chain and debugfs for control, is too restrictive for direct programmatic use. The core of this rework is the removal of the notifier chain in favor of a direct registration API. This decouples clients from the shutdown-time finalization sequence, allowing them to manage their preserved state more flexibly and at any time. In support of this new model, this series also: - Makes the debugfs interface optional. - Introduces APIs to unpreserve memory and fixes a bug in the abort path where client state was being incorrectly discarded. Note that this is an interim step, as a more comprehensive fix is planned as part of the stateless KHO work [1]. - Moves all KHO code into a new kernel/liveupdate/ directory to consolidate live update components. This patch (of 9): Currently, KHO is controlled via debugfs interface, but once LUO is introduced, it can control KHO, and the debug interface becomes optional. Add a separate config CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER_DEBUGFS that enables the debugfs interface, and allows to inspect the tree. Move all debugfs related code to a new file to keep the .c files clear of ifdefs. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251101142325.1326536-1-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251101142325.1326536-2-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251020100306.2709352-1-jasonmiu@google.com [1] Co-developed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav Cc: Alexander Graf Cc: Christian Brauner Cc: Jason Gunthorpe Cc: Jonathan Corbet Cc: Masahiro Yamada Cc: Miguel Ojeda Cc: Randy Dunlap Cc: Tejun Heo Cc: Changyuan Lyu Cc: Jason Gunthorpe Cc: Simon Horman Cc: Zhu Yanjun Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- kernel/Makefile | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'kernel/Makefile') diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile index 9fe722305c9b..2cf7909a74e5 100644 --- a/kernel/Makefile +++ b/kernel/Makefile @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE) += kexec_file.o obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_ELF) += kexec_elf.o obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER) += kexec_handover.o obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER_DEBUG) += kexec_handover_debug.o +obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER_DEBUGFS) += kexec_handover_debugfs.o obj-$(CONFIG_BACKTRACE_SELF_TEST) += backtracetest.o obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += compat.o obj-$(CONFIG_CGROUPS) += cgroup/ -- cgit v1.2.3