X-Git-Url: http://pileus.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=arch%2Fm68k%2FKconfig;h=dbdd2231c75ddc9fab61fd1b2dca7c1cc60a3e3e;hb=d4a63a83933bcd1ef4f3ff6e8637e187dea25632;hp=75f25a8e300170ce85130da8fd2f739faa983059;hpb=cf969677945e6e19810d616873617320da002e32;p=~andy%2Flinux diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig index 75f25a8e300..dbdd2231c75 100644 --- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig +++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig @@ -87,6 +87,30 @@ config MMU_SUN3 bool depends on MMU && !MMU_MOTOROLA && !MMU_COLDFIRE +config KEXEC + bool "kexec system call" + depends on M68KCLASSIC + help + kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your + current kernel, and to start another kernel. It is like a reboot + but it is independent of the system firmware. And like a reboot + you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux. + + The name comes from the similarity to the exec system call. + + It is an ongoing process to be certain the hardware in a machine + is properly shutdown, so do not be surprised if this code does not + initially work for you. As of this writing the exact hardware + interface is strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be + made. + +config BOOTINFO_PROC + bool "Export bootinfo in procfs" + depends on KEXEC && M68KCLASSIC + help + Say Y to export the bootinfo used to boot the kernel in a + "bootinfo" file in procfs. This is useful with kexec. + menu "Platform setup" source arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu