[PATH 1/1] Kexec jump - v2 - kexec jump

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> This patch implement the functionality of jumping from kexeced kernel
> to original kernel.
> 
> A new reboot command named LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_KJUMP is defined to
> trigger the jumping to (executing) the new kernel or jumping back to
> the original kernel.

Could we get two reboot commands? Exec loaded kernel seems to be quite
different operation than "jump back".

How do I test these patches? kexec -p <bzImage>, then kexec -j?


> +static unsigned long kexec_backup_addr = ~0UL;
> +
> +/* kexec_backup= specifies the location of backuped 0~640k memory of
> + * crashed kernel.
> + */
> +static int __init parse_kexec_backup(char *arg)
> +{
> +	if (!arg)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	kexec_backup_addr = memparse(arg, &arg);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +early_param("kexec_backup", parse_kexec_backup);

New kernel parameters should be documented. (Plus I do not know how to
use this one, please help :-).


> +int kexec_flags;
> +
> +static unsigned long kexec_jump_buf_pfn;
> +
> +static int __init parse_kexec_jump_buf_pfn(char *arg)
> +{
> +	if (!arg)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	kexec_jump_buf_pfn = memparse(arg, &arg);
> +	kexec_flags |= KEXEC_FLAGS_IS_KEXECED_KERNEL;
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +early_param("kexec_jump_buf_pfn", parse_kexec_jump_buf_pfn);

This one should be documented, too, I'd guess. (Is that internal,
kernel-to-kernel communication?)

									Pavel

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