linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5424: add reserved memory region for bootloader

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Message-ID: <174198247898.1604753.10368894978381616370.b4-ty@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:01:07 -0500
From: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>
To: konradybcio@...nel.org,
	robh@...nel.org,
	krzk+dt@...nel.org,
	conor+dt@...nel.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Manikanta Mylavarapu <quic_mmanikan@...cinc.com>
Cc: quic_varada@...cinc.com,
	quic_srichara@...cinc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5424: add reserved memory region for bootloader


On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:19:48 +0530, Manikanta Mylavarapu wrote:
> In IPQ5424, the bootloader collects the system RAM contents upon a crash
> for post-morterm analysis. If we don't reserve the memory region used by
> the bootloader, linux will consume it. Upon the next boot after a crash,
> the bootloader will be loaded in the same region, which could lead to the
> loss of some data. sometimes, we may miss out critical information.
> Therefore, let's reserve the region used by the bootloader.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] arm64: dts: qcom: ipq5424: add reserved memory region for bootloader
      commit: 4001b1bffd21d5cdbdc84d6b97213e68fed9c785

Best regards,
-- 
Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>