linux-kernel - Re: Failover Kernel

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Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:50:50 +0100
From:	Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>
To:	Tarkan Erimer <tarkan.erimer@...knet.net.tr>
Cc:	Diego Calleja <diegocg@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Failover Kernel


On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 17:32 +0200, Tarkan Erimer wrote:
> Diego Calleja wrote:
> > Isn't this what kdump does right now? http://lwn.net/Articles/108595/
> >   
> 
> Yep, very similar to "kdump". But, kdump is too simple. Backup kernel is 
> just so minimal and only to handle crash dump thing. With "Failover 
> kernel", I'm talking about fully functional backup kernel like primary 
> one. Not just too minimally functioning crash dump kernel.

How is the backup kernel minimal? It is usually the very same kernel as
the "primary" one. You can use the same initrd as well and do a full
multiuser boot.

-- 
Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>

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