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diff --git a/Documentation/arch/powerpc/firmware-assisted-dump.rst b/Documentation/arch/powerpc/firmware-assisted-dump.rst index 7e37aadd1f77..7e266e749cd5 100644 --- a/Documentation/arch/powerpc/firmware-assisted-dump.rst +++ b/Documentation/arch/powerpc/firmware-assisted-dump.rst @@ -120,6 +120,28 @@ to ensure that crash data is preserved to process later. e.g. # echo 1 > /sys/firmware/opal/mpipl/release_core +-- Support for Additional Kernel Arguments in Fadump + Fadump has a feature that allows passing additional kernel arguments + to the fadump kernel. This feature was primarily designed to disable + kernel functionalities that are not required for the fadump kernel + and to reduce its memory footprint while collecting the dump. + + Command to Add Additional Kernel Parameters to Fadump: + e.g. + # echo "nr_cpus=16" > /sys/kernel/fadump/bootargs_append + + The above command is sufficient to add additional arguments to fadump. + An explicit service restart is not required. + + Command to Retrieve the Additional Fadump Arguments: + e.g. + # cat /sys/kernel/fadump/bootargs_append + +Note: Additional kernel arguments for fadump with HASH MMU is only + supported if the RMA size is greater than 768 MB. If the RMA + size is less than 768 MB, the kernel does not export the + /sys/kernel/fadump/bootargs_append sysfs node. + Implementation details: ----------------------- |