linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/5] soc/arm64: qcom: add initial version of memory dump

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Message-ID: <10848e69-b994-b562-d5d3-25a7ca40cb97@quicinc.com>
Date:   Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:18:58 +0800
From:   Zhenhua Huang <quic_zhenhuah@...cinc.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        <agross@...nel.org>, <andersson@...nel.org>,
        <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>, <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>, <conor+dt@...nel.org>
CC:     <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kernel@...cinc.com>,
        <quic_tingweiz@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/5] soc/arm64: qcom: add initial version of memory
 dump



On 2023/10/23 17:25, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 23/10/2023 11:20, Zhenhua Huang wrote:
>> Qualcomm memory dump driver is to cooperate with firmware, providing the
>> hints(id and size) of storing useful debugging information into pre-allocated
>> memory. Firmware then does the real data capture. The debugging information
>> includes cache contents, internal memory, registers.
>>
>> The driver dynamically reserves memory and provides the hints(dump id and size)
>> following specified protocols with firmware. After crash and warm reboot,
>> firmware scans these information and stores contents into reserved memory
>> accordingly. Firmware then enters into full dump mode which dumps whole DDR
>> to host through USB.
> 
> How does it relate to minidump?

Minidump is used for dumping *software* related data/information. While 
the memory dump is used to communicate with firmware to dump *hardware* 
related information.

> 
>>
>> User then get full dump using PCAT and can parse out these informations.
>>
>> Dump id and size are provided by bootconfig. The expected format of a
>> bootconfig file is as follows:-
>> memory_dump_config {
>> 	<node name> {
>> 		id = <id of HW component>
>> 		size = <dump size of HW component>
>> 	}
>> }
>>
>> for example:
>> memory_dump_config {
>>          c0_context_dump {
>> 		id = 0
>> 		size = 0x800
>>          }
>> }
>>
>> Test based on 6.6-rc1.
> 
> I don't think so (or you miss yamllint).
> 
> $ git checkout v6.6-rc1
> $ b4 am...
> $ dt_binding_chec

Apologize for this. I actually run it but seems some mistakes here, will 
be more careful next time.

> 
> qcom,mem-dump.yaml:5:10: [error] string value is redundantly quoted with
> any quotes (quoted-strings)
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof
> 

Thanks,
Zhenhua