From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mxout-08.mxes.net ([216.86.168.183]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.69 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1O25y9-0007vp-4j for kexec@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:01:42 +0000 Received: from [192.168.0.52] (unknown [71.112.172.53]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9315B509DC for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:01:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <4BC5F4E9.2000808@anabaptists.org> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:01:29 -0700 From: Brian Smucker MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Kexec for ARM: Is it expected to load old kernels? References: <4BBFC9F5.3070105@anabaptists.org> <4BC3339C.9040903@anabaptists.org> In-Reply-To: <4BC3339C.9040903@anabaptists.org> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Sender: kexec-bounces@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: kexec-bounces+dwmw2=infradead.org@lists.infradead.org To: kexec@lists.infradead.org Hello, Is there someone who can answer these questions out there? Perhaps you could give a name of someone who could help. Thanks, Brian Brian Smucker wrote: > Hi > > So it appears I cannot load pre-2.6.24 kernels ARM kernels. I have > some further questions. > > Is this an ARM-only thing? > > If I want to load an arbitrary kernel, am I out of luck? > > I thought theoretically kexec was able to execute arbitrary elf > binaries, non-kernals, etc. Is this true, or only my own misconception? > > Or is it true in general, but not for ARM? > > If it is not true for ARM, can I fix it? > > I would like kexec to be able to boot old,old kernels, of the 2.4.16 > vintage. > > Can you help answer these questions? > > Thanks, > > Brian _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list kexec@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec