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From: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13][V3] kexec: A new system call to allow in
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On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 07:45:17AM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> On 06/05/2014 04:04 PM, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 04, 2014 at 09:39:10PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> >> Vivek,
> >>
> >> As per Documentation/SubmitChecklist , please CC linux-api@ on patces
> >> that change the ABI/API. See
> >> https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/linux-api-ml.html.
> > 
> > Hi Michael,
> > 
> > Sorry, I did not notice that. I will CC linux-api@ in next version of
> > patches in patches which introduce new systemcal..
> > 
> >>
> >> Also, is there some draft man page for this new system call?
> > 
> > No, there is none yet. In fact I don't see a man page for old kexec
> > system call either kexec_load().
> 
> Is this not what you are meaning:
> http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/kexec_load.2.html
> ?
> (It probably could be improved...)

Yep. I missed it.

> 
> > Do you want me to write man page for this new syscall?
> 
> These days, that's considered a desirable accompaniment to new 
> syscall proposals.

Ok, I will write one for kexec_file_load() too. Or extend the existing
one to include both syscalls.

Thanks
Vivek

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