Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] kexec: Avoid overwriting the current pgd (x86_64) | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | 02 May 2006 08:45:59 +0200 |
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Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp> writes:
> --===============82697867595349228== > > kexec: Avoid overwriting the current pgd (x86_64) > > This patch upgrades the x86_64-specific kexec code to avoid overwriting the > current pgd. Overwriting the current pgd is bad when CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP is used > to start a secondary kernel that dumps the memory of the previous kernel.
Why is it bad?
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