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From: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am.sony.com>
To: Sven Anders <anders@anduras.de>
Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: kexec kernel with embedded initrd?
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:20:31 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <494BD7DF.8080101@am.sony.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49498F24.7040000@anduras.de>

Sven Anders wrote:
> I want to boot a kernel (bzImage) with an embedded initrd (CPIO archive using
> the CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE option).
> 
> Can I simply load the kernel with kexec or do I have to extract the initrd
> first and load them using the --initrd option?
> 
> If I have to extract them first, is there a tool for this?

You should be able to just load the bzImage.  The kernel image should know
how to then use the initramfs.  I know it works for powepc64 at least.

-Geoff 


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  reply	other threads:[~2008-12-19 17:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-17 23:45 kexec kernel with embedded initrd? Sven Anders
2008-12-19 17:20 ` Geoff Levand [this message]
2008-12-19 18:21   ` Sven Anders

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