[PATCH v2 0/2] mm: only mark/clear KHO scratch memory when needed

From: Usama Arif

Date: Thu Nov 27 2025 - 15:37:39 EST


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

CONFIG_MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH is also removed as its only selected
by KEXEC_HANDOVER.

v1 -> v2:
- Remove CONFIG_MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH (Kiryl Shutsemau)
- Move memblock_mark/clear_kho_scratch under alread existing
CONFIG_KEXEC_HANDOVER in memblock.c.

Usama Arif (2):
mm/memblock: remove CONFIG_MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH option
mm/memblock: only mark/clear KHO scratch memory when needed

include/linux/memblock.h | 2 +-
kernel/Kconfig.kexec | 1 -
mm/Kconfig | 4 ---
mm/memblock.c | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
4 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

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