Re: [PATCH rc v4 3/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Skip EVTQ/PRIQ setup in kdump kernel
From: Nicolin Chen
Date: Sat May 09 2026 - 03:45:15 EST
On Fri, May 08, 2026 at 07:41:20AM +0000, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> > From: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:21 PM
> >
> > In kdump cases, the crashed kernel's CDs and page tables can be corrupted,
> > which could trigger event spamming. Also, we cannot serve page requests.
> >
> > Skip the EVTQ/PRIQ setup entirely rather than enabling then disabling them.
>
> this is a refactoring to achieve the same goal as before...
>
> >
> > Skip the IRQ setup and guard their thread functions as well.
>
> ... while this sounds a new enforcement (then better in a separate patch?)
In v5, I split it into two patches and kept your Reviewed-by:
- iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Skip EVTQ/PRIQ setup in kdump kernel
- iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Suppress EVTQ/PRIQ events in kdump kernel
Thanks
Nicolin