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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 11/12] x86, boot: add fields to support load bzImage and ramdisk high
On 11/24/2012 01:30 PM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>
>> So, given the mess we now have on our hands... any suggestions how to best
>> solve it? There is the option of simply declaring old kexec binaries
>> broken; they will then not work reliably with newer kernels, if they even
>> work reliably now -- it is hard to know for certain.
>
> yes, if the user updates kernel to be kexeced, then would be
> reasonable to ask them to
> update kexec-tools.
>

Careful... consider the people who use a kexec-based solution as
bootloaders.

-hpa

--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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