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| author | Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> | 2013-08-20 22:51:47 +0200 |
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| committer | Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> | 2013-12-08 11:01:47 +0100 |
| commit | 7d5f5fa276efbbe45f0ed270b3f4e4a2816398c2 (patch) | |
| tree | 34e7ba2d35c238bd80bfdbacbc03f209da587942 /arch/m68k/Kconfig | |
| parent | 6cf30b35475435f453d87838fb14ad3483955a19 (diff) | |
m68k: Add kexec support
Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/m68k/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/m68k/Kconfig | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig index 75f25a8e3001..178dffa9de80 100644 --- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig +++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig @@ -87,6 +87,23 @@ config MMU_SUN3 bool depends on MMU && !MMU_MOTOROLA && !MMU_COLDFIRE +config KEXEC + bool "kexec system call" + depends on M68KCLASSIC + help + kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your + current kernel, and to start another kernel. It is like a reboot + but it is independent of the system firmware. And like a reboot + you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux. + + The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call. + + It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine + is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not + initially work for you. As of this writing the exact hardware + interface is strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be + made. + menu "Platform setup" source arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu |