[PATCH] ppc64: Add elf-ppc64 file types/options and an arch specific flag to man page
Sourabh Jain
sourabhjain at linux.ibm.com
Tue Mar 7 22:32:03 PST 2023
On 01/03/23 14:28, Gautam Menghani wrote:
> Document the elf-ppc64 file options and the "--dt-no-old-root" arch
> specific flag in the man page.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gautam Menghani <gautam at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> kexec/kexec.8 | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kexec/kexec.8 b/kexec/kexec.8
> index 66453b8..3a344c5 100644
> --- a/kexec/kexec.8
> +++ b/kexec/kexec.8
> @@ -335,6 +335,37 @@ with command-line arguments
> .I "arg1 arg2 ..."
> This parameter can be specified multiple times.
> .RE
> +.PP
> +.B elf-ppc64
> +.RS
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-reuse-cmdline
> +Use the kernel command line from the running system.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-command\-line= string
> +Set the kernel command line to
> +.IR string.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-append= string
> +Set the kernel command line to
> +.IR string.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-ramdisk= file
> +Use
> +.IR file
> +as the initial RAM disk.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-initrd= file
> +Use
> +.IR file
> +as the initial RAM disk.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-devicetreeblob= file
> +Specify device tree blob file. Not applicable while using --kexec-file-syscall.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-dtb= file
> +Specify device tree blob file. Not applicable while using --kexec-file-syscall.
> +.RE
>
> .SH ARCHITECTURE OPTIONS
> .TP
> @@ -362,3 +393,7 @@ for debug output.
> Specify the
> .I baud rate
> of the serial port.
> +.TP
> +.BI \-\-dt\-no\-old\-root
> +Do not reuse old kernel root=<device>
> +param while creating flatten device tree.
Thanks for the patch Gautam.
- Sourabh Jain
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