linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v18 01/11] powerpc: Rename kexec elfcorehdr_addr to elf_load

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Date:   Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:31:00 -0300
From:   Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v18 01/11] powerpc: Rename kexec elfcorehdr_addr to
 elf_load_addr


Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com> writes:

> From: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
>
> The architecture specific field, elfcorehdr_addr in struct kimage_arch,
> that holds the address of the buffer in memory for ELF core header for
> powerpc has a different name than the one used for x86_64.  This makes
> it hard to have a common code for setting up the device tree for
> kexec system call.
>
> Rename elfcorehdr_addr to elf_load_addr to align with x86_64 name so
> common code can use it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h  | 2 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load.c    | 4 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c | 4 ++--
>  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>

-- 
Thiago Jung Bauermann
IBM Linux Technology Center