On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:30:17 +0100, Alessandro wrote in message <c6a57701-9fda-0bfb-6fef-56b7ed907...@linux.com>:
> On 20/12/18 at 15:32, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:59:35 +1100, Ralph wrote in message > > <c8fde44f-6df4-4e28-08a5-059b97887...@gmail.com>: > > > >> There is this notion of "kexec boot"; I've never tried it, but it's > >> documentation claims "kexec is a system call that enables you to > >> load and boot into another kernel from the currently running > >> kernel." > >> > >> Maybe it comes with too many ifs and buts to be a viable approach. > >> > >> Ralph. > > ..I used to "kexec reboot" a lot in my pre-systemd Debian days, > > AFAIR, bought me nice long uptimes with new kernels. ;o) > > > AFAIR, uptime is not maintained through a kexec. ..I agree it shouldn't be, and I'm not sure what went wrong, it's like 10 years ago, but I do have the hardware in one of my 3 20-feeters and I need a lawsuit win in mid february to find a place to live and reproduce this bug. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
