[PATCH v3 1/3] power: reset: pscrr: add kernel panic reason tracking
From: Faruque Ansari
Date: Tue Aug 04 2026 - 05:32:45 EST
Kernel panic resets are not recorded in NVMEM, causing subsequent
boots to report PSCR_UNKNOWN and making post-mortem analysis more
difficult.
Register a panic notifier to preserve the shutdown reason across
panic-triggered resets. Add PSCR_KERNEL_PANIC as a dedicated reset
reason code and its corresponding reason string to identify kernel
panic resets on subsequent boots.
Signed-off-by: Faruque Ansari <faruque.ansari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/power/reset/pscrr/pscrr.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/power/power_on_reason.h | 1 +
include/linux/reboot.h | 3 +++
kernel/reboot.c | 1 +
4 files changed, 32 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/power/reset/pscrr/pscrr.c b/drivers/power/reset/pscrr/pscrr.c
index 6f23f4c4f590..8c45b84059a9 100644
--- a/drivers/power/reset/pscrr/pscrr.c
+++ b/drivers/power/reset/pscrr/pscrr.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/notifier.h>
#include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/panic_notifier.h>
#include <linux/pscrr.h>
#include <linux/reboot.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -519,6 +520,29 @@ static struct notifier_block pscrr_reboot_nb = {
.notifier_call = pscrr_reboot_notifier,
};
+/*
+ * Panic notifier: record that the machine went down through a kernel panic, so
+ * the cause is visible on the next boot. Runs in atomic panic context, so the
+ * provider list is walked without pscrr_lock - providers no longer come or go
+ * once the machine is going down.
+ */
+static int pscrr_panic_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
+ unsigned long action, void *unused)
+{
+ struct pscrr_provider_dir *dir;
+
+ set_psc_reason(PSCR_KERNEL_PANIC);
+
+ list_for_each_entry(dir, &pscrr_dirs, node)
+ pscrr_do_record(dir, get_psc_reason());
+
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block pscrr_panic_nb = {
+ .notifier_call = pscrr_panic_notifier,
+};
+
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Built-in provider: device-tree /chosen/reset-source */
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -611,6 +635,8 @@ static int __init pscrr_core_init(void)
return ret;
}
+ atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &pscrr_panic_nb);
+
pscrr_register_reset_source();
return 0;
@@ -619,6 +645,7 @@ static int __init pscrr_core_init(void)
static void __exit pscrr_core_exit(void)
{
pscrr_provider_unregister(&pscrr_reset_source_provider);
+ atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list, &pscrr_panic_nb);
unregister_reboot_notifier(&pscrr_reboot_nb);
kobject_put(pscrr_root);
pscrr_root = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/power/power_on_reason.h b/include/linux/power/power_on_reason.h
index 13e61ace14f5..8c99bdd75021 100644
--- a/include/linux/power/power_on_reason.h
+++ b/include/linux/power/power_on_reason.h
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
#define POWER_ON_REASON_OVER_TEMPERATURE "over temperature"
#define POWER_ON_REASON_EC_PANIC "EC panic"
#define POWER_ON_REASON_EXTERNAL "external reset"
+#define POWER_ON_REASON_KERNEL_PANIC "kernel panic"
#endif /* POWER_ON_REASON_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/reboot.h b/include/linux/reboot.h
index 13f004ad1066..a117dd5eaecd 100644
--- a/include/linux/reboot.h
+++ b/include/linux/reboot.h
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ extern void orderly_reboot(void);
*
* @PSCR_XTAL_FAIL: Reset caused by a crystal oscillator failure.
*
+ * @PSCR_KERNEL_PANIC: Reset that followed a kernel panic.
+ *
* @PSCR_REASON_COUNT: Number of defined power state change reasons. This
* value is useful for range checking and potential future extensions
* while maintaining compatibility.
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ enum psc_reason {
PSCR_RESET_BUTTON,
PSCR_CPU_CLK_FAIL,
PSCR_XTAL_FAIL,
+ PSCR_KERNEL_PANIC,
/* Number of reasons */
PSCR_REASON_COUNT,
diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index 75af5d763465..979ecf3b093c 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ static const struct psc_reason_desc psc_reason_descs[] = {
[PSCR_RESET_BUTTON] = { "reset-button", POWER_ON_REASON_RST_BTN },
[PSCR_CPU_CLK_FAIL] = { "cpu-clock-failure", POWER_ON_REASON_CPU_CLK_FAIL },
[PSCR_XTAL_FAIL] = { "crystal-failure", POWER_ON_REASON_XTAL_FAIL },
+ [PSCR_KERNEL_PANIC] = { "kernel-panic", POWER_ON_REASON_KERNEL_PANIC },
};
/**
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