linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH v2 01/29] kmemdump: introduce kmemdump

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Message-ID: <0fa9e4e7-1247-4c82-8c0b-fa65b7fbb56d@infradead.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:36:18 -0700
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@...aro.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-mm@...ck.org, tglx@...utronix.de, andersson@...nel.org,
 pmladek@...e.com
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
 corbet@....net, mojha@....qualcomm.com, rostedt@...dmis.org,
 jonechou@...gle.com, tudor.ambarus@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH v2 01/29] kmemdump: introduce kmemdump

Hi,

On 7/24/25 6:54 AM, Eugen Hristev wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/debug/Kconfig b/drivers/debug/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..b86585c5d621
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/debug/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +menu "Generic Debug Options"
> +
> +config KMEMDUMP
> +	bool "Allow the kernel to register memory regions for dumping purpose"
> +	help
> +	  Kmemdump mechanism allows any driver to register a specific memory
> +	  area for later dumping purpose, depending on the functionality
> +	  of the attached backend. The backend would interface any hardware
> +	  mechanism that will allow dumping to happen regardless of the
> +	  state of the kernel (running, frozen, crashed, or any particular
> +	  state).
> +
> +	  Note that modules using this feature must be rebuilt if option
> +	  changes.

It seems to me that this (all of the KMEMDUMP Kconfig options) could live in
mm/Kconfig.debug instead of creating a new subdir for it.

-- 
~Randy