Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc/kexec: Switch to a static PACA on the way out

2010-07-23 Thread Michael Ellerman
On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 17:55 +1000, Matt Evans wrote: With dynamic PACAs, the kexecing CPU's PACA won't lie within the kernel static data and there is a chance that something may stomp it when preparing to kexec. This patch switches this final CPU to a static PACA just before we pull the

[PATCH v2] powerpc/kexec: Switch to a static PACA on the way out

2010-07-08 Thread Matt Evans
With dynamic PACAs, the kexecing CPU's PACA won't lie within the kernel static data and there is a chance that something may stomp it when preparing to kexec. This patch switches this final CPU to a static PACA just before we pull the switch. Signed-off-by: Matt Evans m...@ozlabs.org --- v2: