+ ia64-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

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The patch titled
     Subject: ia64/kexec: refactor for kernel/Kconfig.kexec
has been added to the -mm mm-nonmm-unstable branch.  Its filename is
     ia64-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/ia64-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-nonmm-unstable branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: ia64/kexec: refactor for kernel/Kconfig.kexec
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 18:20:18 -0400

The kexec and crash kernel options are provided in the common
kernel/Kconfig.kexec.  Utilize the common options and provide the
ARCH_SUPPORTS_ and ARCH_SELECTS_ entries to recreate the equivalent set of
KEXEC and CRASH options.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230706222027.189117-5-eric.devolder@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 arch/ia64/Kconfig |   28 +++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig~ia64-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec
+++ a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -362,31 +362,13 @@ config IA64_HP_AML_NFW
 	  the "force" module parameter, e.g., with the "aml_nfw.force"
 	  kernel command line option.
 
-config KEXEC
-	bool "kexec system call"
-	depends on !SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU
-	select KEXEC_CORE
-	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.
+endmenu
 
-config CRASH_DUMP
-	  bool "kernel crash dumps"
-	  depends on IA64_MCA_RECOVERY && (!SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU)
-	  help
-	    Generate crash dump after being started by kexec.
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_KEXEC
+	def_bool !SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU
 
-endmenu
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_CRASH_DUMP
+	def_bool IA64_MCA_RECOVERY && (!SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU)
 
 menu "Power management and ACPI options"
 
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from eric.devolder@xxxxxxxxxx are

kexec-consolidate-kexec-and-crash-options-into-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
x86-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
arm-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
ia64-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
arm64-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
loongarch-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
m68k-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
mips-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
parisc-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
powerpc-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
riscv-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
s390-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch
sh-kexec-refactor-for-kernel-kconfigkexec.patch




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