Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH -mm] kexec jump -v9 | From | "Huang, Ying" <> | Date | Fri, 16 May 2008 09:48:34 +0800 |
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On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 16:09 -0400, Vivek Goyal wrote: [...] > Ok, You want to make BIOS calls. We already do that using vm86 mode and > use bios real mode interrupts. So why do we need this interface? Or, IOW, > how is this interface better?
It can call code in 32-bit physical mode in addition to real mode. So It can be used to call EFI runtime service, especially call EFI 64 runtime service under 32-bit kernel or vice versa.
The main purpose of kexec jump is for hibernation. But I think if the effort is small, why not support general 32-bit physical mode code call at same time.
Best Regards, Huang Ying
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