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diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/Kconfig b/kernel/liveupdate/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9b2515f31afb --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/liveupdate/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only + +menu "Live Update and Kexec HandOver" + depends on !DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT + +config KEXEC_HANDOVER + bool "kexec handover" + depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_KEXEC_HANDOVER && ARCH_SUPPORTS_KEXEC_FILE + depends on !DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT + select MEMBLOCK_KHO_SCRATCH + select KEXEC_FILE + select LIBFDT + select CMA + help + Allow kexec to hand over state across kernels by generating and + passing additional metadata to the target kernel. This is useful + to keep data or state alive across the kexec. For this to work, + both source and target kernels need to have this option enabled. + +config KEXEC_HANDOVER_DEBUG + bool "Enable Kexec Handover debug checks" + depends on KEXEC_HANDOVER + help + This option enables extra sanity checks for the Kexec Handover + subsystem. Since, KHO performance is crucial in live update + scenarios and the extra code might be adding overhead it is + only optionally enabled. + +config KEXEC_HANDOVER_DEBUGFS + bool "kexec handover debugfs interface" + default KEXEC_HANDOVER + depends on KEXEC_HANDOVER + select DEBUG_FS + help + Allow to control kexec handover device tree via debugfs + interface, i.e. finalize the state or aborting the finalization. + Also, enables inspecting the KHO fdt trees with the debugfs binary + blobs. + +config KEXEC_HANDOVER_ENABLE_DEFAULT + bool "Enable kexec handover by default" + depends on KEXEC_HANDOVER + help + Enable Kexec Handover by default. This avoids the need to + explicitly pass 'kho=on' on the kernel command line. + + This is useful for systems where KHO is a prerequisite for other + features, such as Live Update, ensuring the mechanism is always + active. + + The default behavior can still be overridden at boot time by + passing 'kho=off'. + +config LIVEUPDATE + bool "Live Update Orchestrator" + depends on KEXEC_HANDOVER + help + Enable the Live Update Orchestrator. Live Update is a mechanism, + typically based on kexec, that allows the kernel to be updated + while keeping selected devices operational across the transition. + These devices are intended to be reclaimed by the new kernel and + re-attached to their original workload without requiring a device + reset. + + Ability to handover a device from current to the next kernel depends + on specific support within device drivers and related kernel + subsystems. + + This feature primarily targets virtual machine hosts to quickly update + the kernel hypervisor with minimal disruption to the running virtual + machines. + + If unsure, say N. + +endmenu |