Re: [PATCH v3] powerpc/fadump: Add timeout to RTAS busy-wait loops

From: Madhavan Srinivasan

Date: Fri Jun 19 2026 - 17:59:55 EST


On Thu, 07 May 2026 00:20:23 +0200, Adriano Vero wrote:
> The ibm,configure-kernel-dump RTAS call sites in
> rtas_fadump_register(), rtas_fadump_unregister(), and
> rtas_fadump_invalidate() polled indefinitely while firmware returned
> a busy status. A misbehaving or hung firmware could stall these paths
> forever, blocking fadump registration at boot or preventing clean
> teardown.
>
> [...]

Applied to powerpc/next.

[1/1] powerpc/fadump: Add timeout to RTAS busy-wait loops
https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/b3580dd1c68cec23d44a39c439e18b4686c13480

cheers