> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Young [mailto:dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 11:29 AM > To: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@xxxxxxx> > Cc: bhe@xxxxxxxxxx; vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx; corbet@xxxxxxx; > kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; takahiro.akashi@xxxxxxxxxx; panand@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH] kexec/kdump: Minor Documentation updates for > arm64 and Image > > Add Takahiro and Pratyush, they should be able to review the arm64 part. > > On 05/18/17 at 11:03am, Bharat Bhushan wrote: > > This patch have minor updates in Documentation for arm64i as > > relocatable kernel. > > Also this patch updates documentation for using uncompressed image > > "Image" which is used for ARM64. > > > > Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <Bharat.Bhushan@xxxxxxx> > > --- > > Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt | 10 ++++++++-- > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt > > b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt index 615434d..522ce13 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt > > +++ b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt > > @@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ There are two possible methods of using Kdump. > > 2) Or use the system kernel binary itself as dump-capture kernel and there > is > > no need to build a separate dump-capture kernel. This is possible > > only with the architectures which support a relocatable kernel. As > > - of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64, ia64 and arm architectures support > relocatable > > - kernel. > > + of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64, ia64, arm and arm64 architectures support > > + relocatable kernel. > > > > Building a relocatable kernel is advantageous from the point of view > > that one does not have to build a second kernel for capturing the > > dump. But @@ -361,6 +361,12 @@ to load dump-capture kernel. > > --dtb=<dtb-for-dump-capture-kernel> \ > > --append="root=<root-dev> <arch-specific-options>" > > > > +If you are using a uncompressed Image, then use following command > > s/a/an > > > +to load dump-capture kernel. > > + > > + kexec -p <dump-capture-kernel-Image> \ > > + --initrd=<initrd-for-dump-capture-kernel> \ > > + --append="root=<root-dev> <arch-specific-options>" > > For uncompressed Image, dtb is not necessary? Yes dtb is not necessary, it works for me without giving dtb. Thanks -Bharat > > > > > Please note, that --args-linux does not need to be specified for ia64. > > It is planned to make this a no-op on that architecture, but for now > > -- > > 1.9.3 > > > > Thanks > Dave -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
