linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] [PATCH 2/3] kexec: split kexec

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:50:54 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kexec@...ts.infradead.org" <kexec@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>, ptesarik@...e.cz,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] [PATCH 2/3] kexec: split kexec_load syscall from
 kexec core code

Hi Dave,

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com> wrote:
>> > diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> > index 1c50210..20c48b3 100644
>> > --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> > +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> > @@ -2001,10 +2001,14 @@ config XIP_PHYS_ADDR
>> >           be linked for and stored to.  This address is dependent on your
>> >           own flash usage.
>> >
>> > +config KEXEC_CORE
>> > +       bool
>> > +
>> >  config KEXEC
>> >         bool "Kexec system call (EXPERIMENTAL)"
>> >         depends on (!SMP || PM_SLEEP_SMP)
>> >         depends on !CPU_V7M
>> > +       select KEXEC_CORE
>> >         help
>> >           kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
>> >           current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
>>
>> As this KEXEC_CORE is appearing in all arch/*/Kconfig files, I think it's
>> time to add an ARCH_HAS_KEXEC symbol (to a common Kconfig file),
>> and let arch/*/Kconfig select that if the architecture has kexec support.
>>
>> Then KEXEC and KEXEC_CORE can live in the common Kconfig file,
>> without the need to duplicate it.
>
> I'm not sure I understand your idea well, do you means like
> in arch/Kconfig add ARCH_HAS_KEXEC which depends on KEXEC_CORE?

No, ARCH_HAS_KEXEC and all other KEXEC config options in arch/Kconfig.
All other KEXEC config options should depend on ARCH_HAS_KEXEC,
which can be selected by architectures that support kexec.

> How about simply move below chunk to arch/Kconfig instead of introducing
> another ARCH_HAS_KEXEC:
> config KEXEC_CORE
>         bool

Not all architectures support kexec, hence my proposed dependency on
ARCH_HAS_KEXEC.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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