linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] kexec: Remove unnecessary arch hook

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Date:   Sat, 17 Dec 2022 17:48:51 +0800
From:   Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        kexec@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] kexec: Remove unnecessary arch hook

On 12/15/22 at 12:23pm, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> From: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> 
> There are no arch-specific things in arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(), so
> remove it and just use the generic version.

I ever posted below patch to do the same thing, Andrew only picked the
memory leak fixing patch.

[PATCH v2 2/2] kexec_file: clean up arch_kexec_kernel_image_load
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220223113225.63106-3-bhe@redhat.com/T/#u

> 
> Bjorn Helgaas (2):
>   x86/kexec: Remove unnecessary arch_kexec_kernel_image_load()
>   kexec: Remove unnecessary arch_kexec_kernel_image_load()
> 
>  arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h       |  3 ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c | 11 -----------
>  include/linux/kexec.h              |  8 --------
>  kernel/kexec_file.c                |  6 +++---
>  4 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 
> 
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