[PATCH] mm/memblock: only mark/clear KHO scratch memory when needed

From: Usama Arif

Date: Wed Nov 26 2025 - 02:21:05 EST


The scratch memory for kexec handover is used to bootstrap the
kexec'ed kernel. It is only needed when CONFIG_MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH
is enabled (selected by KHO) and if it is a KHO boot. Add checks
to prevent marking a KHO scratch region unless needed.

kexec_handover.h is now unconditionally included for is_kho_boot.

Fixes: a2daf83e10378 ("x86/e820: temporarily enable KHO scratch for memory below 1M")
Reported-by: Vlad Poenaru <thevlad@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usamaarif642@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/memblock.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index e23e16618e9b3..5c85d575bb61c 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@

#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER
#include <linux/libfdt.h>
-#include <linux/kexec_handover.h>
#endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER */
+#include <linux/kexec_handover.h>

#include <asm/sections.h>
#include <linux/io.h>
@@ -1126,8 +1126,11 @@ int __init_memblock memblock_reserved_mark_noinit(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t
*/
__init int memblock_mark_kho_scratch(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size)
{
- return memblock_setclr_flag(&memblock.memory, base, size, 1,
- MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH);
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH) && is_kho_boot())
+ return memblock_setclr_flag(&memblock.memory, base, size, 1,
+ MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH);
+ else
+ return 0;
}

/**
@@ -1140,8 +1143,11 @@ __init int memblock_mark_kho_scratch(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size)
*/
__init int memblock_clear_kho_scratch(phys_addr_t base, phys_addr_t size)
{
- return memblock_setclr_flag(&memblock.memory, base, size, 0,
- MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH);
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH) && is_kho_boot())
+ return memblock_setclr_flag(&memblock.memory, base, size, 0,
+ MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH);
+ else
+ return 0;
}

static bool should_skip_region(struct memblock_type *type,
--
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