[PATCH] kexec: add kexec syscalls
This patch introduces the architecture independent implementation the
sys_kexec_load, the compat_sys_kexec_load system calls.
Kexec on panic support has been integrated into the core patch and is
relatively clean.
In addition the hopefully architecture independent option
crashkernel=size@location has been docuemented. It's purpose is to reserve
space for the panic kernel to live, and where no DMA transfer will ever be
setup to access.
Signed-off-by: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Nyberg <alexn@telia.com>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index dac1016..9a24374 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/highuid.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kexec.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/key.h>
@@ -439,6 +441,24 @@
machine_restart(buffer);
break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
+ case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_KEXEC:
+ {
+ struct kimage *image;
+ image = xchg(&kexec_image, 0);
+ if (!image) {
+ unlock_kernel();
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_RESTART, NULL);
+ system_state = SYSTEM_RESTART;
+ device_shutdown();
+ printk(KERN_EMERG "Starting new kernel\n");
+ machine_shutdown();
+ machine_kexec(image);
+ break;
+ }
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND
case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_SW_SUSPEND:
{