Horms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 10:18:46PM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> Horms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> 
>> > On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 10:37:45AM +0100, Heiko Carstens wrote:
>> >> From: Heiko Carstens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> 
>> >> Set KEXEC_ARCH_S390 in order to make sure that kexec works also in compat
>> >> mode on s390.
>> >
>> > That seems fine to me, but could you explain a little more about it?
>> 
>> If you call sys_kexec_load in compat mode, you are required to pass
>> the architecture your kernel is actually running.  The kexec kernel
>> code only supports one switching to one mode.  So a 32bit user space
>> must be prepared to accept a 64bit handoff.  The flag reports
>> that you can do that.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I have applied this patch to kexec-tools-testing

I'm actually confused a little on this patch.  Because usually
a flag like that to be useful requires things be conditional.
One flag for a 32bit kernel and a different flag for a 64bit kernel.

Does S390 not support a 32bit kernel?

Eric
_______________________________________________
fastboot mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/fastboot

Reply via email to