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Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Kexec

from [Keir Fraser]

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To:	Andrew Mendelsohn <amendelsohn@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [Xen-devel] Xen and Kexec
From:	Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:59:11 +0000
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> Hi,
>    I understand that kexec can boot xen and a dom0 kernel with a 
> multiboot patch.  Is it possible to reboot a dom0 kernel with kexec?  I 
> suspect the answer is "no," since the dom0 kernel is actually running 
> under xen, but I do not understand the code well enough to answer.  If 
> the answer is "yes," how can one get the kexec option to appear in the 
> kernel config file (for linux) of an arch=xen kernel.
> 
> Thanks,
> Andy

No. kexec would need to be ported for XenLinux, and would reboot Xen
rathe rthan just DOM0.

 -- Keir


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