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diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/vmcoreinfo.rst b/Documentation/kdump/vmcoreinfo.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 007a6b86e0ee..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/kdump/vmcoreinfo.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,488 +0,0 @@ -========== -VMCOREINFO -========== - -What is it? -=========== - -VMCOREINFO is a special ELF note section. It contains various -information from the kernel like structure size, page size, symbol -values, field offsets, etc. These data are packed into an ELF note -section and used by user-space tools like crash and makedumpfile to -analyze a kernel's memory layout. - -Common variables -================ - -init_uts_ns.name.release ------------------------- - -The version of the Linux kernel. Used to find the corresponding source -code from which the kernel has been built. For example, crash uses it to -find the corresponding vmlinux in order to process vmcore. - -PAGE_SIZE ---------- - -The size of a page. It is the smallest unit of data used by the memory -management facilities. It is usually 4096 bytes of size and a page is -aligned on 4096 bytes. Used for computing page addresses. - -init_uts_ns ------------ - -The UTS namespace which is used to isolate two specific elements of the -system that relate to the uname(2) system call. It is named after the -data structure used to store information returned by the uname(2) system -call. - -User-space tools can get the kernel name, host name, kernel release -number, kernel version, architecture name and OS type from it. - -node_online_map ---------------- - -An array node_states[N_ONLINE] which represents the set of online nodes -in a system, one bit position per node number. Used to keep track of -which nodes are in the system and online. - -swapper_pg_dir --------------- - -The global page directory pointer of the kernel. Used to translate -virtual to physical addresses. - -_stext ------- - -Defines the beginning of the text section. In general, _stext indicates -the kernel start address. Used to convert a virtual address from the -direct kernel map to a physical address. - -vmap_area_list --------------- - -Stores the virtual area list. makedumpfile gets the vmalloc start value -from this variable and its value is necessary for vmalloc translation. - -mem_map -------- - -Physical addresses are translated to struct pages by treating them as -an index into the mem_map array. Right-shifting a physical address -PAGE_SHIFT bits converts it into a page frame number which is an index -into that mem_map array. - -Used to map an address to the corresponding struct page. - -contig_page_data ----------------- - -Makedumpfile gets the pglist_data structure from this symbol, which is -used to describe the memory layout. - -User-space tools use this to exclude free pages when dumping memory. - -mem_section|(mem_section, NR_SECTION_ROOTS)|(mem_section, section_mem_map) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -The address of the mem_section array, its length, structure size, and -the section_mem_map offset. - -It exists in the sparse memory mapping model, and it is also somewhat -similar to the mem_map variable, both of them are used to translate an -address. - -page ----- - -The size of a page structure. struct page is an important data structure -and it is widely used to compute contiguous memory. - -pglist_data ------------ - -The size of a pglist_data structure. This value is used to check if the -pglist_data structure is valid. It is also used for checking the memory -type. - -zone ----- - -The size of a zone structure. This value is used to check if the zone -structure has been found. It is also used for excluding free pages. - -free_area ---------- - -The size of a free_area structure. It indicates whether the free_area -structure is valid or not. Useful when excluding free pages. - -list_head ---------- - -The size of a list_head structure. Used when iterating lists in a -post-mortem analysis session. - -nodemask_t ----------- - -The size of a nodemask_t type. Used to compute the number of online -nodes. - -(page, flags|_refcount|mapping|lru|_mapcount|private|compound_dtor|compound_order|compound_head) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -User-space tools compute their values based on the offset of these -variables. The variables are used when excluding unnecessary pages. - -(pglist_data, node_zones|nr_zones|node_mem_map|node_start_pfn|node_spanned_pages|node_id) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -On NUMA machines, each NUMA node has a pg_data_t to describe its memory -layout. On UMA machines there is a single pglist_data which describes the -whole memory. - -These values are used to check the memory type and to compute the -virtual address for memory map. - -(zone, free_area|vm_stat|spanned_pages) ---------------------------------------- - -Each node is divided into a number of blocks called zones which -represent ranges within memory. A zone is described by a structure zone. - -User-space tools compute required values based on the offset of these -variables. - -(free_area, free_list) ----------------------- - -Offset of the free_list's member. This value is used to compute the number -of free pages. - -Each zone has a free_area structure array called free_area[MAX_ORDER]. -The free_list represents a linked list of free page blocks. - -(list_head, next|prev) ----------------------- - -Offsets of the list_head's members. list_head is used to define a -circular linked list. User-space tools need these in order to traverse -lists. - -(vmap_area, va_start|list) --------------------------- - -Offsets of the vmap_area's members. They carry vmalloc-specific -information. Makedumpfile gets the start address of the vmalloc region -from this. - -(zone.free_area, MAX_ORDER) ---------------------------- - -Free areas descriptor. User-space tools use this value to iterate the -free_area ranges. MAX_ORDER is used by the zone buddy allocator. - -log_first_idx -------------- - -Index of the first record stored in the buffer log_buf. Used by -user-space tools to read the strings in the log_buf. - -log_buf -------- - -Console output is written to the ring buffer log_buf at index -log_first_idx. Used to get the kernel log. - -log_buf_len ------------ - -log_buf's length. - -clear_idx ---------- - -The index that the next printk() record to read after the last clear -command. It indicates the first record after the last SYSLOG_ACTION -_CLEAR, like issued by 'dmesg -c'. Used by user-space tools to dump -the dmesg log. - -log_next_idx ------------- - -The index of the next record to store in the buffer log_buf. Used to -compute the index of the current buffer position. - -printk_log ----------- - -The size of a structure printk_log. Used to compute the size of -messages, and extract dmesg log. It encapsulates header information for -log_buf, such as timestamp, syslog level, etc. - -(printk_log, ts_nsec|len|text_len|dict_len) -------------------------------------------- - -It represents field offsets in struct printk_log. User space tools -parse it and check whether the values of printk_log's members have been -changed. - -(free_area.free_list, MIGRATE_TYPES) ------------------------------------- - -The number of migrate types for pages. The free_list is described by the -array. Used by tools to compute the number of free pages. - -NR_FREE_PAGES -------------- - -On linux-2.6.21 or later, the number of free pages is in -vm_stat[NR_FREE_PAGES]. Used to get the number of free pages. - -PG_lru|PG_private|PG_swapcache|PG_swapbacked|PG_slab|PG_hwpoision|PG_head_mask ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Page attributes. These flags are used to filter various unnecessary for -dumping pages. - -PAGE_BUDDY_MAPCOUNT_VALUE(~PG_buddy)|PAGE_OFFLINE_MAPCOUNT_VALUE(~PG_offline) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -More page attributes. These flags are used to filter various unnecessary for -dumping pages. - - -HUGETLB_PAGE_DTOR ------------------ - -The HUGETLB_PAGE_DTOR flag denotes hugetlbfs pages. Makedumpfile -excludes these pages. - -x86_64 -====== - -phys_base ---------- - -Used to convert the virtual address of an exported kernel symbol to its -corresponding physical address. - -init_top_pgt ------------- - -Used to walk through the whole page table and convert virtual addresses -to physical addresses. The init_top_pgt is somewhat similar to -swapper_pg_dir, but it is only used in x86_64. - -pgtable_l5_enabled ------------------- - -User-space tools need to know whether the crash kernel was in 5-level -paging mode. - -node_data ---------- - -This is a struct pglist_data array and stores all NUMA nodes -information. Makedumpfile gets the pglist_data structure from it. - -(node_data, MAX_NUMNODES) -------------------------- - -The maximum number of nodes in system. - -KERNELOFFSET ------------- - -The kernel randomization offset. Used to compute the page offset. If -KASLR is disabled, this value is zero. - -KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE ------------------ - -Currently unused by Makedumpfile. Used to compute the module virtual -address by Crash. - -sme_mask --------- - -AMD-specific with SME support: it indicates the secure memory encryption -mask. Makedumpfile tools need to know whether the crash kernel was -encrypted. If SME is enabled in the first kernel, the crash kernel's -page table entries (pgd/pud/pmd/pte) contain the memory encryption -mask. This is used to remove the SME mask and obtain the true physical -address. - -Currently, sme_mask stores the value of the C-bit position. If needed, -additional SME-relevant info can be placed in that variable. - -For example:: - - [ misc ][ enc bit ][ other misc SME info ] - 0000_0000_0000_0000_1000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_..._0000 - 63 59 55 51 47 43 39 35 31 27 ... 3 - -x86_32 -====== - -X86_PAE -------- - -Denotes whether physical address extensions are enabled. It has the cost -of a higher page table lookup overhead, and also consumes more page -table space per process. Used to check whether PAE was enabled in the -crash kernel when converting virtual addresses to physical addresses. - -ia64 -==== - -pgdat_list|(pgdat_list, MAX_NUMNODES) -------------------------------------- - -pg_data_t array storing all NUMA nodes information. MAX_NUMNODES -indicates the number of the nodes. - -node_memblk|(node_memblk, NR_NODE_MEMBLKS) ------------------------------------------- - -List of node memory chunks. Filled when parsing the SRAT table to obtain -information about memory nodes. NR_NODE_MEMBLKS indicates the number of -node memory chunks. - -These values are used to compute the number of nodes the crashed kernel used. - -node_memblk_s|(node_memblk_s, start_paddr)|(node_memblk_s, size) ----------------------------------------------------------------- - -The size of a struct node_memblk_s and the offsets of the -node_memblk_s's members. Used to compute the number of nodes. - -PGTABLE_3|PGTABLE_4 -------------------- - -User-space tools need to know whether the crash kernel was in 3-level or -4-level paging mode. Used to distinguish the page table. - -ARM64 -===== - -VA_BITS -------- - -The maximum number of bits for virtual addresses. Used to compute the -virtual memory ranges. - -kimage_voffset --------------- - -The offset between the kernel virtual and physical mappings. Used to -translate virtual to physical addresses. - -PHYS_OFFSET ------------ - -Indicates the physical address of the start of memory. Similar to -kimage_voffset, which is used to translate virtual to physical -addresses. - -KERNELOFFSET ------------- - -The kernel randomization offset. Used to compute the page offset. If -KASLR is disabled, this value is zero. - -arm -=== - -ARM_LPAE --------- - -It indicates whether the crash kernel supports large physical address -extensions. Used to translate virtual to physical addresses. - -s390 -==== - -lowcore_ptr ------------ - -An array with a pointer to the lowcore of every CPU. Used to print the -psw and all registers information. - -high_memory ------------ - -Used to get the vmalloc_start address from the high_memory symbol. - -(lowcore_ptr, NR_CPUS) ----------------------- - -The maximum number of CPUs. - -powerpc -======= - - -node_data|(node_data, MAX_NUMNODES) ------------------------------------ - -See above. - -contig_page_data ----------------- - -See above. - -vmemmap_list ------------- - -The vmemmap_list maintains the entire vmemmap physical mapping. Used -to get vmemmap list count and populated vmemmap regions info. If the -vmemmap address translation information is stored in the crash kernel, -it is used to translate vmemmap kernel virtual addresses. - -mmu_vmemmap_psize ------------------ - -The size of a page. Used to translate virtual to physical addresses. - -mmu_psize_defs --------------- - -Page size definitions, i.e. 4k, 64k, or 16M. - -Used to make vtop translations. - -vmemmap_backing|(vmemmap_backing, list)|(vmemmap_backing, phys)|(vmemmap_backing, virt_addr) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -The vmemmap virtual address space management does not have a traditional -page table to track which virtual struct pages are backed by a physical -mapping. The virtual to physical mappings are tracked in a simple linked -list format. - -User-space tools need to know the offset of list, phys and virt_addr -when computing the count of vmemmap regions. - -mmu_psize_def|(mmu_psize_def, shift) ------------------------------------- - -The size of a struct mmu_psize_def and the offset of mmu_psize_def's -member. - -Used in vtop translations. - -sh -== - -node_data|(node_data, MAX_NUMNODES) ------------------------------------ - -See above. - -X2TLB ------ - -Indicates whether the crashed kernel enabled SH extended mode. |