[PATCH v4 00/14] kexec: introduce Kexec HandOver (KHO)

Andrew Morton akpm at linux-foundation.org
Thu Feb 6 16:29:39 PST 2025


On Thu,  6 Feb 2025 15:27:40 +0200 Mike Rapoport <rppt at kernel.org> wrote:

> This a next version of Alex's "kexec: Allow preservation of ftrace buffers"
> series (https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240117144704.602-1-graf@amazon.com),
> just to make things simpler instead of ftrace we decided to preserve
> "reserve_mem" regions.
> 
> The patches are also available in git:
> https://git.kernel.org/rppt/h/kho/v4
> 
> 
> Kexec today considers itself purely a boot loader: When we enter the new
> kernel, any state the previous kernel left behind is irrelevant and the
> new kernel reinitializes the system.

I tossed this into mm.git for some testing and exposure.

What merge path are you anticipating?

Review activity seems pretty thin thus far?



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