From: Torrey Hoffman <thoffman@arnor.net>
To: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>,
Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: "Hearty AOL" for kexec
Date: 23 Oct 2002 09:58:01 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1035392282.30561.85.camel@rivendell.arnor.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m1hefdrycl.fsf@frodo.biederman.org>
On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 08:03, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> writes:
[...]
> > I really want to see this feature in the kernel. It is very useful in
> > embedded systems. Just imagine loading the bootstrap kernel, then
> > downloading the new kernel over anything - HDLC, 802.11, USB, decrypting
> > it from flash etc. Possibilities are infinite.
>
> Yay!!!! My first embedded developer who doesn't think it is silly to
> use a kernel as a bootloader :) Or at least the first to admit they
> embedded developer.
Yeah, another AOL "Me Too" here - I'm an embedded linux developer and
think would be useful. Being able to network boot the device, download
software to a flash, and then directly "kexec" boot from the kernel on
the flash would be nice.
Anything that reduces dependencies on the BIOS is good. I'd use this
feature if it was available.
Torrey Hoffman
thoffman@arnor.net
torrey.hoffman@myrio.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-23 16:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-23 13:47 Pavel Roskin
2002-10-23 15:03 ` Eric W. Biederman
2002-10-23 16:58 ` Torrey Hoffman [this message]
2002-10-23 17:31 ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-10-23 17:43 ` Torrey Hoffman
2002-10-23 18:29 ` Pavel Roskin
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