In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 10:35:08AM +0900, Horms wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:32:15AM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote:
> > > > >Is there a kexec-tools patch too? How does second kernel know about
> > > > >the location of the first kernel's initrd to
On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 10:35:08AM +0900, Horms wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:32:15AM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote:
> > > >Is there a kexec-tools patch too? How does second kernel know about
> > > >the location of the first kernel's initrd to be reused?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > kexec-tools has
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:32:15AM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote:
> > >Is there a kexec-tools patch too? How does second kernel know about
> > >the location of the first kernel's initrd to be reused?
> > >
> > >
> > kexec-tools has to be modified to pass the first kernel initrd. On
> > powerpc, i
> >Is there a kexec-tools patch too? How does second kernel know about
> >the location of the first kernel's initrd to be reused?
> >
> >
> kexec-tools has to be modified to pass the first kernel initrd. On
> powerpc, initrd locations are exported using device-tree. At present,
> kexec-tool ign
Vivek Goyal wrote:
On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 02:36:18PM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote:
I would have to agree with this; it also seems a bit odd to me to have
this at all (kexec provides a new kernel image, surely it also
provides a new initrd image???)
Yes, kexec provides the option --
On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 02:36:18PM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote:
> > I would have to agree with this; it also seems a bit odd to me to have
> > this at all (kexec provides a new kernel image, surely it also
> > provides a new initrd image???)
>
Yes, kexec provides the option --initrd, so that a u
On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:42:57 +1100 Michael Neuling wrote:
> Index: linux-2.6-ozlabs/init/initramfs.c
> ===
> --- linux-2.6-ozlabs.orig/init/initramfs.c
> +++ linux-2.6-ozlabs/init/initramfs.c
> @@ -487,6 +487,17 @@ static char * __ini
On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:42:57 +1100 Michael Neuling wrote:
> Add retain_initrd option to control freeing of initrd memory after
> extraction. By default, free memory as previously.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ---
> Updated based on comments from akpm.
> Added docume
Michael Neuling wrote:
Add free_initrd= option to control freeing of initrd memory after
extraction. By default, free memory as previously.
Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
Useful for kexec when you want to reuse the same initrd. Testing on
POWERPC with CPIOs
This
Add retain_initrd option to control freeing of initrd memory after
extraction. By default, free memory as previously.
Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
Updated based on comments from akpm.
Added documentation and changed option name to "retain_initrd"
Tested on POWERPC with
> I would have to agree with this; it also seems a bit odd to me to have
> this at all (kexec provides a new kernel image, surely it also
> provides a new initrd image???)
The first boot will need to hold a copy of the in memory fs for the
second boot. This image can be large (much larger than th
Andrew Morton wrote:
I'd have thought that an option `retain_initrd' would make more sense.
Please always update Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt when adding boot
options.
I would have to agree with this; it also seems a bit odd to me to have
this at all (kexec provides a new kernel imag
On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:18:43 +1100
Michael Neuling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Add free_initrd= option to control freeing of initrd memory after
> extraction. By default, free memory as previously.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ---
> Useful for kexec when you want to
On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:18:43 +1100 Michael Neuling wrote:
> Add free_initrd= option to control freeing of initrd memory after
> extraction. By default, free memory as previously.
Please add doc. for this in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.
> Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Add free_initrd= option to control freeing of initrd memory after
extraction. By default, free memory as previously.
Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
Useful for kexec when you want to reuse the same initrd. Testing on
POWERPC with CPIOs
init/initramfs.c | 18 ++
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