Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: [KEXEC][PATCH] Modified (smaller) x86 kexec hwfixes patch | From | (Eric W. Biederman) | Date | 14 Feb 2003 01:32:08 -0700 |
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"Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@aracnet.com> writes:
> Running on my 4-way P3 test box (just SMP, not NUMA) kexec_test > prints this: > > Synchronizing SCSI caches: > Shutting down devices > Starting new kernel > kexec_test 1.8 starting... > eax: 0E1FB007 ebx: 0000011C ecx: 00000000 edx: 00000000 > esi: 00000000 edi: 00000000 esp: 00000000 ebp: 00000000 > idt: 00000000 C0000000 > gdt: 0000006F 000000A0 > Switching descriptors. > Descriptors changed. > Legacy pic setup. > In real mode. > > Without that I just get: > > Synchronizing SCSI caches: > Shutting down devices > Starting new kernel > > Can someone interpret?
Besides the fact that you cannot make BIOS calls, and kexec is working there is not much to say. You cannot kexec another kernel?
Eric
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