Re: [PATCH] kdump: Save parameter segment in protected mode (x86)

2005-07-28 Thread Eric W. Biederman
Ack. This is a simple fix to a very practical problem, for using the kernel from a reserved area of memory. Vivek Goyal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > o With introduction of kexec as boot-loader, the assumption that parameter > segment will always be loaded at lower address than kernel and wil

[PATCH] kdump: Save parameter segment in protected mode (x86)

2005-07-28 Thread Vivek Goyal
o With introduction of kexec as boot-loader, the assumption that parameter segment will always be loaded at lower address than kernel and will be addressable by early bootup page tables is no longer valid. In kexec on panic case parameter segment might well be loaded beyond kernel image a