linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/11] kexec-bzImage: Support for loading bzImage using 64bit entry

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Message-ID: <530CE320.6000808@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:38:24 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kexec@...ts.infradead.org
CC:	ebiederm@...ssion.com, mjg59@...f.ucam.org, greg@...ah.com,
	jkosina@...e.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/11] kexec-bzImage: Support for loading bzImage using
 64bit entry

On 01/27/2014 10:57 AM, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> This is loader specific code which can load bzImage and set it up for
> 64bit entry. This does not take care of 32bit entry or real mode entry
> yet.

Is there any use in that?  Real mode entry especially is more than a bit
scary when coming from another kernel already...

	-hpa


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