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Package: kexec-tools
Version: 1.101-kdump10-2
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hello,
I found it quite useful to use a configuration, which automatically loads the
default kernel loaded by grub during a normal reboot.
To achieve this, I substituded the packaged /etc/default/kexec by this one:
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# Defaults for kexec initscript
# sourced by /etc/init.d/kexec and /etc/init.d/kexec-load
# Don't use it by default (1 = use it; 0 = don't)
USE_KEXEC=1
#get default kernel and default initrd from grub config
function read_grub (){
grep ^$1 /boot/grub/menu.lst | sed -n "$2"p | awk '{print $2}'
}
# Kernel and initrd image
BOOTENTRY=$(($(read_grub default 1) + 1))
KERNEL_IMAGE=$(read_grub kernel $BOOTENTRY)
INITRD=$(read_grub initrd $BOOTENTRY)
# If empty, use current /proc/cmdline
APPEND=""
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It primarily looks in /boot/grub/menu.lst, which kernel would be loaded
during a normal reboot and selects that kernel.
I think it would be useful if this (or something similar) would be the default
configuration (with USE_KEXEC=0), as it should simplify the first steps with
kexec.
Besides that, it is very useful on servers when the kernel ABI changes
(as it has recently been with 2.6.18-4 -> 2.6.18-5): The new kernel is
installed via "aptitude upgrade" and grub ia automatically configured to use
the new kernel, but the default kexec configuration has to be updated manually.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-k7
Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Versions of packages kexec-tools depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
kexec-tools recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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This bug is invalid and does not need to be fixed as agreed to by the
submitter.
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Khalid
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