From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]) by merlin.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1WIMz9-0003hF-GC for kexec@lists.infradead.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:44:08 +0000 Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:43:42 -0500 From: Vivek Goyal Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/11] kexec-bzImage: Support for loading bzImage using 64bit entry Message-ID: <20140225184342.GF2701@redhat.com> References: <1390849071-21989-1-git-send-email-vgoyal@redhat.com> <1390849071-21989-9-git-send-email-vgoyal@redhat.com> <530CE320.6000808@zytor.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <530CE320.6000808@zytor.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "kexec" Errors-To: kexec-bounces+dwmw2=twosheds.infradead.org@lists.infradead.org To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: mjg59@srcf.ucam.org, jkosina@suse.cz, kexec@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ebiederm@xmission.com, greg@kroah.com On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:38:24AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 01/27/2014 10:57 AM, Vivek Goyal wrote: > > This is loader specific code which can load bzImage and set it up for > > 64bit entry. This does not take care of 32bit entry or real mode entry > > yet. > > Is there any use in that? Real mode entry especially is more than a bit > scary when coming from another kernel already... I think 64bit entry should be good for x86_64. When we start supporting this new system call on x86(32bit), then we can implement 32bit entry support (which should not be hard). I have no plans to implement 16bit entry support. I just wanted to mention explicitly what is currently supported. Thanks Vivek _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list kexec@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec