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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] powerpc: Add kexec/kdump support for ppc32
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:28:34 -0500
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On Apr 24, 2008, at 10:42 AM, Dale Farnsworth wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 07:50:52AM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
>> On Nov 22, 2007, at 9:42 AM, Dale Farnsworth wrote:
>>> This patch series adds kexec and kdump support for ppc32 in arch/
>>> powerpc.
>>> It has been successfully tested on the mpc8548_cds and prpmc2800
>>> platforms.
>>> Mark Greer and I are preparing patches to the kexec-tools package as
>>> well.
>>
>> Dale, can you look at updating your patchset now that we've made some
>> progress on other patches.
>
> Yes.  It'll take a couple of weeks for me to fit it in though.

no problem.  I figure we are aiming for 2.6.27 for this functionality.

- k