From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
To: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortel.com>
Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Subject: Re: kexec on SMP mips64?
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 09:32:09 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080201093209.GA18195@linux-mips.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <47A21286.3020009@nortel.com>
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:25:10PM -0600, Chris Friesen wrote:
> We're starting work on an embedded highly-available product using dual
> Octeon cpus, and I'm looking into the possibility of using kexec/kdump as a
> "flight recorder" to dump fault information to a persistant storage
> location.
>
> I saw the patch adding initial support for kexec, but I was curious about
> the current status. Is anyone using kexec for mips64 SMP systems? Is it
> known to be broken? I'm just trying to get a feel for how much work might
> be involved.
I would classify the code as untested and suspect.
Ralf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-01 9:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-31 18:25 kexec on SMP mips64? Chris Friesen
2008-02-01 9:32 ` Ralf Baechle [this message]
2008-02-01 12:21 ` Nicolas Schichan
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