Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] pstore/ramoops: Add ramoops.mem_name= command line option

[Kees Cook]

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 10:49:13AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add a method to find a region specified by reserve_mem=nn:align:name for
> ramoops. Adding a kernel command line parameter:
> 
>   reserve_mem=12M:4096:oops ramoops.mem_name=oops
> 
> Will use the size and location defined by the memmap parameter where it
> finds the memory and labels it "oops". The "oops" in the ramoops option
> is used to search for it.
> 
> This allows for arbitrary RAM to be used for ramoops if it is known that
> the memory is not cleared on kernel crashes or soft reboots.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx>

Let me know if this should go via the pstore tree, if you'd rather carry
it?

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Kees Cook