[PATCH] Let kexec work on IBM QS2x blade servers

[Mohan Kumar M]

Maxim Shchetynin wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> please have a look at the following patch. This patch allows kexec to work
> on IBM QS2x blades. Would it be possible to apply this patch to a next
> kexec version?
> 
> From: Maxim Shchetynin <maxim at de.ibm.com>.
> Signed-off-by: Maxim Shchetynin <maxim at de.ibm.com>
> ---
> 
> diff -Nuar
> kexec-tools-testing-20070330/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-elf-rel-ppc64.c
> kexec-tools-testing-20070330-fixed/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-elf-rel-ppc64.c
> --- kexec-tools-testing-20070330/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-elf-rel-ppc64.c
> 2007-03-30 06:34:36.000000000 +0200
> +++
> kexec-tools-testing-20070330-fixed/kexec/arch/ppc64/kexec-elf-rel-ppc64.c
> 2008-06-19 17:35:23.000000000 +0200
> @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
>             break;
> 

Hi Maxim,

>       case R_PPC64_ADDR64:
> +     case R_PPC64_REL64::

Why do we need to process R_PPC64_REL64 relocation type specially for 
QS2x blades? Is it specific to tool chain version or platform?


>             /* Simply set it */
>             *(uint64_t *)location = value;
>             break;
> 

Regards,
Mohan.


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