Hi,
A clarification about implementation.
The initial putback for SPARC fast reboot does NOT implement the full
functionality that exists on the x86 side. At this time the scope of
the project did not allow a full implementation. SPARC fast reboot
shortens boot time by skipping some POST tests (which ones depends
on the platform firmware).
The interface is the same. If we implement the full functionality
(there are plans for that), then it will use the same interface: ie
reboot -f.
Thanks,
> > Could you elaborate a bit more on what POST tests are skipped
> > for fast reboot on SPARC, and what are not?
>
> If it works like x86 fast reboot, I'd expect "all of them" are skipped.
>
> In x86, the old kernel directly loads and executes the new one. The system
> firmware (including POST and BIOS or OBP in the case of SPARC) would never
> realize that a different kernel was executing.
>
> - Garrett
>
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