linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Kexec jump: Kexec jump

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Message-Id: <200707122158.39024.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:58:38 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, nigel@...el.suspend2.net,
	Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jbms@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Kexec jump: Kexec jump

On Wednesday, 11 July 2007 17:30, Huang, Ying wrote:
> This patch provide the kexec based implementation of hibernation image
> operation. Now, only jumping between original kernel and kexeced
> kernel is supported, real image write/read/check will be provided in
> next patches.

I know a little about kexec.

Could you please tell me what I should know/read to understand this patch?

Greetings,
Rafael 


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