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From: Bernhard Walle <bernhard.walle@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:03:35 +0000
Subject: Re: [Patch 0/8] V3 Implement crashkernel=auto
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To: Amerigo Wang <amwang@redhat.com>
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* Amerigo Wang <amwang@redhat.com> [2009-08-13 10:19]:
> Sure.
> 
> But if we disable CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE, that means
> crashkernel=auto will be invalid, this is the same as it is now.

Ok, but since 'crashkernel=auto' is not used today, nobody has
'crashkernel=auto' in the bootloader configuration. So I don't see any
practial advantage of that config option.

Eric, what's your opinion on that, do we need a config option
CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE or could we just implement that feature
unconditionally (if CONFIG_KEXEC is enabled, of course).


Regards,
Bernhard