Re: [Fastboot] [PATCH] free initrds boot option

2007-02-08 Thread Michael Neuling
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 10:35:08AM +0900, Horms wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:32:15AM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote: > > > > >Is there a kexec-tools patch too? How does second kernel know about > > > > >the location of the first kernel's initrd to

Re: [Fastboot] [PATCH] free initrds boot option

2007-02-08 Thread Horms
On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 10:35:08AM +0900, Horms wrote: > On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:32:15AM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote: > > > >Is there a kexec-tools patch too? How does second kernel know about > > > >the location of the first kernel's initrd to be reused? > > > > > > > > > > > kexec-tools has

Re: [Fastboot] [PATCH] free initrds boot option

2006-12-12 Thread Horms
On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:32:15AM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote: > > >Is there a kexec-tools patch too? How does second kernel know about > > >the location of the first kernel's initrd to be reused? > > > > > > > > kexec-tools has to be modified to pass the first kernel initrd. On > > powerpc, i

Re: [Fastboot] [PATCH] free initrds boot option

2006-12-07 Thread Haren Myneni
Vivek Goyal wrote: On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 02:36:18PM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote: I would have to agree with this; it also seems a bit odd to me to have this at all (kexec provides a new kernel image, surely it also provides a new initrd image???) Yes, kexec provides the option --

Re: [Fastboot] [PATCH] free initrds boot option

2006-12-07 Thread Vivek Goyal
On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 02:36:18PM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote: > > I would have to agree with this; it also seems a bit odd to me to have > > this at all (kexec provides a new kernel image, surely it also > > provides a new initrd image???) > Yes, kexec provides the option --initrd, so that a u