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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] Xen Guest Kexec

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] Xen Guest Kexec
From: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:19:53 +0100
Cc: Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Horms <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Actually a clear-trap-table call is quite easy to add: I checked in a
> patch that will clear the entire trap table if you pass a NULL pointer
> to the set_trap_table hypercall. With that patch in place, if you take a
> fault you will get a register dump in Xen as desired.

Thanks.

For now I have a different problem: get the userspace bits right.  Not
sure whenever it is easier to teach kexec-tools what xen is or teach
libxc what kexec is.  On a quick check the later looks easier.

stay tuned ;)

  Gerd

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Gerd 'just married' Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>
I'm the hacker formerly known as Gerd Knorr.
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