Re: Feedback on Qualcomm's minidump (debug) solution for end user device crash

From: Brian Masney
Date: Mon Jul 24 2023 - 13:01:17 EST


+ linux-arm-kernel list

On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 08:32:24PM +0530, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
> Hi Samsung/MTK/Any other SOC vendors,
>
> This is to bring to your notice that, we (Qualcomm) are working on
> upstreaming our minidump solution which is to address the problem of
> debugging on field device crashes where collecting entire ddr dump
> would not be feasible and collecting minimal data from the ddr would
> help in debug direction or even help in root causing issue.
>
> We have recently posted v4 version here [1]
>
> Based on comments[2], community is more worried about, if each SOC
> vendor come up with their own dumping method today or in future and
> whether it can have a common solution to a similar problem faced by
> other SOC vendor.
>
> We wanted to take your feedback if you also encounter a similar problem
> or maintain something similar solution in downstream which can be
> upstreamed. This will help us in a way to have a common solution in
> upstream.
>
> [1]
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/10dd2ead-758a-89f0-cda4-70ae927269eb@xxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> [2]
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAL_JsqLO9yey2-4FcWsaGxijiS6hGL0SH9VoMuiyei-u9=Cv=w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Adding the main ARM list to solicit feedback from other silicon
manufacturers.

The cover sheet on the v4 patch set is available at:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1687955688-20809-1-git-send-email-quic_mojha@xxxxxxxxxxx/

Brian