linux-kernel - [ PATCH ] fix to documentation for kexec

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Message-ID: <20070201181955.GE5825@shell0.pdx.osdl.net>
Date:	Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:19:55 -0800
From:	Judith Lebzelter <judith@...l.org>
To:	ebiederm@...ssion.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, fastboot@...l.org
Subject: [ PATCH ] fix to documentation for kexec

Hello,

I've noticed that the boot options are not correct for in 
the documentation for kdump. The "init" keyword is not 
necessary, and causes a kernel panic when booting with an 
initrd on Fedora 5.

Thanks;
Judith Lebzelter

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Signed-off-by: Judith Lebzelter <judith@...l.org>
---


Index: linux/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
+++ linux/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ the following command:
 
    kexec -p <dump-capture-kernel> \
    --initrd=<initrd-for-dump-capture-kernel> --args-linux \
-   --append="root=<root-dev> init 1 irqpoll"
+   --append="root=<root-dev> 1 irqpoll"
 
 
 Notes on loading the dump-capture kernel:
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ Notes on loading the dump-capture kernel
 * You must specify <root-dev> in the format corresponding to the root
   device name in the output of mount command.
 
-* "init 1" boots the dump-capture kernel into single-user mode without
-  networking. If you want networking, use "init 3."
+* Boot parameter "1" boots the dump-capture kernel into single-user mode 
+  without networking. If you want networking, use "3".
 
 
 Kernel Panic
-
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