From: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
To: Alexander Graf <graf@amazon.com>, Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>,
Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kexec@lists.infradead.org,
linux-mm@kvack.org, usamaarif642@gmail.com, rmikey@meta.com,
clm@fb.com, riel@surriel.com, Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>,
kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] kexec: history: track kexec boot counter
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:53:24 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260102-kho-v2-2-1747b1a3a1d6@debian.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260102-kho-v2-0-1747b1a3a1d6@debian.org>
Track and display the number of kexec boots since the last cold reboot
when CONFIG_KEXEC_HISTORY is enabled.
This extends the previous kernel release tracking feature by adding
a counter that increments with each kexec boot. The counter provides
visibility into the kexec chain depth, which is useful for understanding
boot history in production environments.
Add a new property, "kexec-count" in KHO FDT alongside the existing
"previous-release" property. The counter is:
- Initialized to 0 when kho_in is instantiated.
- Incremented by 1 on each subsequent kexec.
- Printed alongside the previous kernel release version.
The counter is stored as a 32-bit unsigned integer in FDT format and is
only active when CONFIG_KEXEC_HISTORY is enabled.
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Suggested-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
---
kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c b/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c
index 06d99627bb3c..fe5a2c5c4c86 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/kexec_handover.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
#define PROP_PRESERVED_MEMORY_MAP "preserved-memory-map"
#define PROP_SUB_FDT "fdt"
#define PROP_PREVIOUS_RELEASE "previous-release"
+#define PROP_KEXEC_COUNT "kexec-count"
#define KHO_PAGE_MAGIC 0x4b484f50U /* ASCII for 'KHOP' */
@@ -1257,6 +1258,7 @@ struct kho_in {
phys_addr_t scratch_phys;
#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_HISTORY
char previous_release[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
+ u32 kexec_count;
#endif
struct kho_debugfs dbg;
};
@@ -1330,6 +1332,9 @@ static __init int kho_out_fdt_setup(void)
void *root = kho_out.fdt;
u64 empty_mem_map = 0;
int err;
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_HISTORY
+ u32 kexec_count;
+#endif
err = fdt_create(root, PAGE_SIZE);
err |= fdt_finish_reservemap(root);
@@ -1340,6 +1345,10 @@ static __init int kho_out_fdt_setup(void)
#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_HISTORY
err |= fdt_property_string(root, PROP_PREVIOUS_RELEASE,
init_uts_ns.name.release);
+ /* kho_in.kexec_count is set to 0 on cold boot */
+ kexec_count = cpu_to_fdt32(kho_in.kexec_count + 1);
+ err |= fdt_property(root, PROP_KEXEC_COUNT, &kexec_count,
+ sizeof(kexec_count));
#endif
err |= fdt_end_node(root);
err |= fdt_finish(root);
@@ -1468,6 +1477,7 @@ void __init kho_memory_init(void)
static void __init kho_print_previous_kernel(const void *fdt)
{
const char *prev_release;
+ const u32 *count_ptr;
int len;
prev_release = fdt_getprop(fdt, 0, PROP_PREVIOUS_RELEASE, &len);
@@ -1476,8 +1486,19 @@ static void __init kho_print_previous_kernel(const void *fdt)
strscpy(kho_in.previous_release, prev_release,
sizeof(kho_in.previous_release));
- pr_info("This kernel was kexec'ed from kernel release: %s\n",
- kho_in.previous_release);
+
+ /* Read the kexec count from the previous kernel */
+ count_ptr = fdt_getprop(fdt, 0, PROP_KEXEC_COUNT, &len);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!count_ptr || len <= 0))
+ /*
+ * PROP_KEXEC_COUNT should exist if PROP_PREVIOUS_RELEASE
+ * exists.
+ */
+ return;
+ kho_in.kexec_count = fdt32_to_cpu(*count_ptr);
+
+ pr_info("This kernel was kexec'ed from kernel release: %s (kexec count: %u)\n",
+ kho_in.previous_release, kho_in.kexec_count);
}
#else
static void __init kho_print_previous_kernel(const void *fdt) { }
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-02 14:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-02 14:53 [PATCH v2 0/2] kexec: history: track previous kernel version and kexec boot count Breno Leitao
2026-01-02 14:53 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] kexec: history: track previous kernel version Breno Leitao
2026-01-02 15:02 ` Usama Arif
2026-01-02 15:14 ` Breno Leitao
2026-01-02 15:33 ` Usama Arif
2026-01-02 16:18 ` Pasha Tatashin
2026-01-02 14:53 ` Breno Leitao [this message]
2026-01-02 15:09 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] kexec: history: track kexec boot counter Usama Arif
2026-01-02 15:24 ` Breno Leitao
2026-01-02 15:31 ` Usama Arif
2026-01-02 16:20 ` Pasha Tatashin
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