kdump: add is_vmcore_usable() and vmcore_unusable()
[linux-2.6/kvm.git] / include / linux / crash_dump.h
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1 #ifndef LINUX_CRASH_DUMP_H
2 #define LINUX_CRASH_DUMP_H
4 #ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
5 #include <linux/kexec.h>
6 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
7 #include <linux/device.h>
8 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
10 #define ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX (-1ULL)
11 #define ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR (-2ULL)
13 extern unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr;
15 extern ssize_t copy_oldmem_page(unsigned long, char *, size_t,
16 unsigned long, int);
17 extern const struct file_operations proc_vmcore_operations;
18 extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_vmcore;
20 /* Architecture code defines this if there are other possible ELF
21 * machine types, e.g. on bi-arch capable hardware. */
22 #ifndef vmcore_elf_check_arch_cross
23 #define vmcore_elf_check_arch_cross(x) 0
24 #endif
26 #define vmcore_elf_check_arch(x) (elf_check_arch(x) || vmcore_elf_check_arch_cross(x))
29 * is_kdump_kernel() checks whether this kernel is booting after a panic of
30 * previous kernel or not. This is determined by checking if previous kernel
31 * has passed the elf core header address on command line.
33 * This is not just a test if CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP is enabled or not. It will
34 * return 1 if CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y and if kernel is booting after a panic of
35 * previous kernel.
38 static inline int is_kdump_kernel(void)
40 return (elfcorehdr_addr != ELFCORE_ADDR_MAX) ? 1 : 0;
43 /* is_vmcore_usable() checks if the kernel is booting after a panic and
44 * the vmcore region is usable.
46 * This makes use of the fact that due to alignment -2ULL is not
47 * a valid pointer, much in the vain of IS_ERR(), except
48 * dealing directly with an unsigned long long rather than a pointer.
51 static inline int is_vmcore_usable(void)
53 return is_kdump_kernel() && elfcorehdr_addr != ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR ? 1 : 0;
56 /* vmcore_unusable() marks the vmcore as unusable,
57 * without disturbing the logic of is_kdump_kernel()
60 static inline void vmcore_unusable(void)
62 if (is_kdump_kernel())
63 elfcorehdr_addr = ELFCORE_ADDR_ERR;
65 #else /* !CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
66 static inline int is_kdump_kernel(void) { return 0; }
67 #endif /* CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
69 extern unsigned long saved_max_pfn;
70 #endif /* LINUX_CRASHDUMP_H */