[PATCHv2 0/3] kexec: Add support for UKI format kernel

[Simon Horman]

On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 07:34:12PM +0800, Pingfan Liu wrote:
> As a UEFI PE format kernel image becomes more popular, there is a need
> for kexec to reboot those kinds of images.
> 
> After the introduction of the UKI (another PE), at present, there are
> three competitive methods to support that goal, but all of them have
> pros and cons.[1] It seems that none of them can be accepted in the near
> future.  Therefore, we are resorting to the user space kexec-tools to
> parse the UKI format for the time being.
> 
> By parsing the UKI, systemd-stub is stepped around and PCM will not affect
> the boot up of the second system.
> 
> [1]: https://github.com/rhkdump/kexec_uefi/blob/main/overview.md#the-competitive-solutions

Thanks,

Series applied.

Please see my request for a follow-up for patch 2/3 [1].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/kexec/20241021101646.GA402847@kernel.org/