On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:57:03 -0800 [email protected] (Eric W. Biederman) wrote:
> Andrew Morton <[email protected]> writes: > > > Is there any way in which we can move some of this logic into the > > kernel? In this case, add some kernel code which uses PageBuddy() on > > behalf of makedumpfile, rather than replicating the PageBuddy() logic > > in userspace? > > All that exists when makedumpfile runs is a core file. So it would have > to be something like a share library that builds with the kernel and > then makedumpfile loads. Can we omit free pages from that core file? And/or add a section to that core file which flags free pages? _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list [email protected] http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec
