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Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:00:07 -0400
From: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com>
To: Michael Ellerman <michael@ellerman.id.au>
Subject: Re: [Fastboot] Documentation feedback request.
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On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 09:44:31AM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> > Load the Dump-capture Kernel
> > ============================
> > 
> > After booting to the system kernel, load the dump-capture kernel using
> > the following command:
> > 
> >    kexec -p <dump-capture-kernel> \
> >    --initrd=<initrd-for-dump-capture-kernel> --args-linux \
> >    --append="root=<root-dev> init 1 irqpoll"
> 
> I've never tested irqpoll on powerpc, I'm not sure we want to recommend
> it, has someone tested it?
> 

We have tested it on x86 & x86_64 and it works fine. Not sure about powerpc.
Dave, Mohan and Mike have been doing some testing on powerpc. Guys any
inputs?

-vivek