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kho: document kexec-metadata tracking feature
authorBreno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:54:36 +0000 (04:54 -0700)
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:10:49 +0000 (00:10 -0700)
commite524feaad5467f39a56d2697f7db31f02796dc7d
treedd2e96fbc14553f733ad5d8ec123fa232de3edb6
parent76aa46b9e4049247858309c6e3527d477da2b2fe
kho: document kexec-metadata tracking feature

Add documentation for the kexec-metadata feature that tracks the previous
kernel version and kexec boot count across kexec reboots.  This helps
diagnose bugs that only reproduce when kexecing from specific kernel
versions.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260316-kho-v9-6-ed6dcd951988@debian.org
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Suggested-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>
Cc: Alexander Graf <graf@amazon.com>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Cc: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
Cc: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Documentation/admin-guide/mm/kho.rst