linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] dt-bindings: ramoops: Add support to get the region dynamically

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqKV6EEpsDNdj1BTN6nODb=hsHkzsdkCzzWwnTrygn0K-A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 3 Feb 2023 08:59:38 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@...cinc.com>
Cc:     linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, tony.luck@...el.com, gpiccoli@...lia.com,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, corbet@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] dt-bindings: ramoops: Add support to get the
 region dynamically

On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 2:20 AM Mukesh Ojha <quic_mojha@...cinc.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 2/3/2023 5:29 AM, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 02, 2023 at 02:58:00PM +0530, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
> >> The reserved memory region for ramoops is assumed to be at a
> >> fixed and known location when read from the devicetree. This
> >> is not desirable in an environment where it is preferred the
> >> region to be dynamically allocated at runtime, as opposed to
> >> being fixed at compile time.
> >>
> >> So, update the ramoops binding by using some reserve memory
> >> property to allocate the ramoops region dynamically.
> >
> > Sorry, but I still don't think this belongs in DT as I commented on v4
> Do you mean, we should not even document this here ? or are you against
> the size property mentioned in this patch.

I don't think dynamic ramoops location should be defined in DT.

Rob