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docs: kdump: Update the crashkernel description for arm64
Now arm64 has added support for "crashkernel=X,high" and "crashkernel=Y,low". Unlike x86, crash low memory is not allocated if "crashkernel=Y,low" is not specified. Signed-off-by: Zhen Lei <[email protected]> Acked-by: Baoquan He <[email protected]> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected] Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <[email protected]>
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Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

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Documentation/admin-guide/kdump/kdump.rst for an example.
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crashkernel=size[KMG],high
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[KNL, X86-64] range could be above 4G. Allow kernel
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[KNL, X86-64, ARM64] range could be above 4G. Allow kernel
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to allocate physical memory region from top, so could
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be above 4G if system have more than 4G ram installed.
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Otherwise memory region will be allocated below 4G, if
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that require some amount of low memory, e.g. swiotlb
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requires at least 64M+32K low memory, also enough extra
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low memory is needed to make sure DMA buffers for 32-bit
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devices won't run out. Kernel would try to allocate at
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devices won't run out. Kernel would try to allocate
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at least 256M below 4G automatically.
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This one let user to specify own low range under 4G
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for second kernel instead.
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0: to disable low allocation.
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It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used
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or memory reserved is below 4G.
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[KNL, ARM64] range in low memory.
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This one lets the user specify a low range in the
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DMA zone for the crash dump kernel.
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It will be ignored when crashkernel=X,high is not used.
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cryptomgr.notests
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[KNL] Disable crypto self-tests
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