linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Kexec jump: The first step to kexec base hibernation

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Message-Id: <200707131828.54094.a1426z@gawab.com>
Date:	Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:28:54 +0300
From:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Kexec jump: The first step to kexec base hibernation

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> We have quite an efficient restoration code in the kernel right now.  It's
> able to upload big images (something like total RAM minus the size of the
> boot kernel, initrd and, optionally, the resume application), which is
> much more than we're able to save. :-)
>
> It can work with images uploaded via /dev/snapshot from the user space
> (specific image format is required, but that can be changed easily).

Then all that is need is to dump /dev/oldmem under the hibernate kernel and 
then feed it into /dev/snapshot when booting the normal kernel.

Or is there more to it?


Thanks!

--
Al

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