diff options
| author | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> | 2014-01-29 09:07:00 -0800 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> | 2014-01-29 09:07:00 -0800 |
| commit | 4064e0ea3c0e9427e6c22392c4b69b4bfa1b7125 (patch) | |
| tree | 888b52771f540552a9dc85521d8dddf66eba9aeb /arch/m68k/Kconfig | |
| parent | 9b3965f7401b0cc3ed2c228085a4c13b1c9243b1 (diff) | |
| parent | f4bcd8ccddb02833340652e9f46f5127828eb79d (diff) | |
| download | lwn-4064e0ea3c0e9427e6c22392c4b69b4bfa1b7125.tar.gz lwn-4064e0ea3c0e9427e6c22392c4b69b4bfa1b7125.zip | |
Merge commit 'f4bcd8ccddb02833340652e9f46f5127828eb79d' into x86/build
Bring in upstream merge of x86/kaslr for future patches.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/m68k/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/m68k/Kconfig | 24 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig index 75f25a8e3001..dbdd2231c75d 100644 --- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig +++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig @@ -87,6 +87,30 @@ config MMU_SUN3 bool depends on MMU && !MMU_MOTOROLA && !MMU_COLDFIRE +config KEXEC + bool "kexec system call" + depends on M68KCLASSIC + help + kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your + current kernel, and to start another kernel. It is like a reboot + but it is independent of the system firmware. And like a reboot + you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux. + + The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call. + + It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine + is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not + initially work for you. As of this writing the exact hardware + interface is strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be + made. + +config BOOTINFO_PROC + bool "Export bootinfo in procfs" + depends on KEXEC && M68KCLASSIC + help + Say Y to export the bootinfo used to boot the kernel in a + "bootinfo" file in procfs. This is useful with kexec. + menu "Platform setup" source arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu |