------- Comment From [email protected] 2026-02-12 05:15 EDT-------
Hi,

Verified and Tested the upstream patch: 
https://lists.crash-utility.osci.io/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/FJGIVQ5K5NSTT2U7TY4GUQZKEDUBGZRV/
Test Report: 
https://lists.crash-utility.osci.io/archives/list/[email protected]/2026/2/

Environment:
Platform: IBM PowerPC 64LE (PPC64LE)
Architecture: ppc64le
Host Kernel: 6.18.0-8-generic
Guest Kernel: 6.18.0-8-generic
OS: Ubuntu 26.04 (Resolute Raccoon)
Crash version: 9.0.1 (upstream patched)
Compiler: gcc 15.2.0
GDB version: 16.2 (embedded)

Test Cases Verfied:
1. virsh dump --memory-only (elf, kdump-zlib compression)
2. virsh dump --memory-only --bypass-cache (elf, kdump-zlib compression)

Thanks,
Misbah Anjum N

============================ Logs =================================
# patch -p1 < vmcoreinfo-fallback.patch
patching file defs.h
Hunk #1 succeeded at 6225 (offset -10 lines).
patching file diskdump.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 2430 (offset -4 lines).
patching file kernel.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 99 (offset -1 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 11894 (offset -65 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 11905 (offset -65 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 11968 (offset -65 lines).
patching file netdump.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 2015 (offset -5 lines).

# virsh dump ubuntu2604 vmcore-mem --memory-only
Domain 'ubuntu2604' dumped to vmcore-mem

# crash /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-6.18.0-8-generic vmcore-mem
crash 9.0.1
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please wait... (gathering module symbol data)
WARNING: cannot access vmalloc'd module memory

KERNEL: /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-6.18.0-8-generic
DUMPFILE: vmcore-mem
CPUS: 10
DATE: Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 UTC 1970
UPTIME: 00:11:46
LOAD AVERAGE: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
TASKS: 252
NODENAME: localhost
RELEASE: 6.18.0-8-generic
VERSION: #8-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Dec 17 15:52:06 UTC 2025
MACHINE: ppc64le  (3450 Mhz)
MEMORY: 19.8 GB
PANIC: ""
PID: 0
COMMAND: "swapper/0"
TASK: c0000000038b1580  (1 of 10)  [THREAD_INFO: c0000000038b1580]
CPU: 0
STATE: TASK_RUNNING (ACTIVE)
WARNING: panic task not found

crash> bt
PID: 0        TASK: c0000000038b1580  CPU: 0    COMMAND: "swapper/0"
R0:  0000000044042888    R1:  c000000003c77c60    R2:  c00000000275a700
R3:  0000000000000000    R4:  c000000003bd0600    R5:  0000000000000001
R6:  00000004ec8c0000    R7:  00000001e6569fb8    R8:  0000000000000000
R9:  0000000000000000    R10: 0000000000000000    R11: 0000000000000000
R12: c000000001ae5c70    R13: c000000003ec0000    R14: 0000000000000000
R15: 0000000000000000    R16: 0000000000002cc8    R17: 0000000031ed68dc
R18: 0000000000000000    R19: 0000000000000001    R20: 0000000000210000
R21: 0000000000000001    R22: 0000000000000000    R23: 00000000001c18f0
R24: 000000a465b03f5a    R25: c000000000000000    R26: 0000000000000000
R27: 0000000000000001    R28: c000000003bd0600    R29: 0000000000000001
R30: c0000000031e20a0    R31: c0000000031e20a8
NIP: c0000000001e94d4    MSR: 800000000290a033    OR3: 0000000000000000
CTR: c000000001ae5c70    LR:  c000000001ae5a58    XER: 0000000000000006
CCR: 0000000044042888    MQ:  0000000000000000    DAR: 0000000000000000
DSISR: 0000000000000000     Syscall Result: 0000000000000000
[NIP  : plpar_hcall_norets_notrace+24]
[LR   : check_and_cede_processor+72]
#0 [c000000003c77c60] (null) at 0  (unreliable)
#1 [c000000003c77cc0] shared_cede_loop at c000000001ae5ce0
#2 [c000000003c77d00] cpuidle_enter_state at c000000001ae4e90
#3 [c000000003c77dd0] cpuidle_enter at c00000000157dac0
#4 [c000000003c77e10] call_cpuidle at c0000000003111e8
#5 [c000000003c77e30] cpuidle_idle_call at c000000000328c00
#6 [c000000003c77e90] do_idle at c000000000328df0
#7 [c000000003c77ed0] cpu_startup_entry at c0000000003291a8
#8 [c000000003c77f00] rest_init at c0000000000117b8
#9 [c000000003c77f40] do_initcalls at c00000000300f150
#10 [c000000003c77fe0] start_here_common at c00000000000e998
crash>

===================================================================

------- Comment From [email protected] 2026-02-12 05:16 EDT-------
Hi,

Updating the test report link: https://lists.crash-
utility.osci.io/archives/list/[email protected]
utility.osci.io/thread/RYFOXYGP5ZHVTEZQAU3FWBOUXE3QPWN3/

Thanks,
Misbah Anjum N

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