Re: [PATCH v1] virtio-mem: only mark the device ready in kdump mode with vmcore support
From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 15:39:16 EST
On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 07:46:50PM -0400, Yuho Choi wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Oct 2026 at 09:05, David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Which kdump kernel exists that does not enable CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE?
> >
> > IOW, why should this be stable material?
>
> I tagged it because a9403425b3cf has been in releases since v6.14 and
> PROC_VMCORE can still be turned off with CRASH_DUMP enabled, so the
> -EBUSY path is reachable in a valid configuration. But as no practical
> kdump kernel disables it, I'll drop the Cc: stable in v2.
still did not get v2.
> > LGTM, but I am pretty sure it does not make any difference in practice?
>
> Right, nothing is queued on that path, so the device has nothing to
> access.