linux-kernel - RE: kexec crash on OVMF i386 + x86_64 kernel (Re: [PATCH v4] x86/boot: Use efi_setup_data for searching RSDP on kexec-ed kernel)

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Date:   Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:57:20 +0000
From:   "Prakhya, Sai Praneeth" <sai.praneeth.prakhya@...el.com>
To:     Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>,
        Junichi Nomura <j-nomura@...jp.nec.com>
CC:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>,
        Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>, Kairui Song <kasong@...hat.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "kexec@...ts.infradead.org" <kexec@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Subject: RE: kexec crash on OVMF i386 + x86_64 kernel (Re: [PATCH v4]
 x86/boot: Use efi_setup_data for searching RSDP on kexec-ed kernel)

> Added efi people.
> 
> I remember previously Sai did some efi32 tests for kexec, but I'm not sure if he
> tested EFI32 + 64bit kernel.
> 
> Kexec status is not certain because I'm not sure anyone tesed and reported
> issues for that.

No.. I didn't test kexec on EFI32 + 64bit kernel and I also haven't tested kexec'ing from 
kexec'd kernel.

Regards,
Sai