[PATCH REPOST] kexec: return error of machine_kexec() fails
Zhang Yanfei
zhangyanfei at cn.fujitsu.com
Tue Jul 9 21:14:45 EDT 2013
于 2013/7/10 0:16, Stephen Warren 写道:
> From: Stephen Warren <swarren at nvidia.com>
>
> Prior to commit 3ab8352 "kexec jump", if machine_kexec() returned,
> sys_reboot() would return -EINVAL. This patch restores this behaviour
> for the non-KEXEC_JUMP case, where machine_kexec() is not expected to
> return.
>
> This situation can occur on ARM, where kexec requires disabling all but
> one CPU using CPU hotplug. However, if hotplug isn't supported by the
> particular HW the kernel is running on, then kexec cannot succeed.
I don't have an ARM machine, but I believe you are right by reading the
code. So
Acked-by: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei at cn.fujitsu.com>
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren at nvidia.com>
> Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon at arm.com>
> ---
> kernel/kexec.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
> index 59f7b55..bde1190 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec.c
> @@ -1702,6 +1702,8 @@ int kernel_kexec(void)
> pm_restore_console();
> unlock_system_sleep();
> }
> +#else
> + error = -EINVAL;
> #endif
>
> Unlock:
>
--
Thanks.
Zhang Yanfei
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