[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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