[oe] Impending Kexec interface change

[Justin Patrin]

On 2/20/07, Richard Purdie <rpurdie at rpsys.net> wrote:
> Anyone watching mainline kernels will note that ARM kexec support got
> merged and will be in 2.6.21 which is good. The issue is that the
> syscall number had to change since the one its using at the moment is a
> big hack.
>
> This means we will have to change kexec-tools and at that point it
> becomes incompatible with older kernels.
>
> We can wait a bit and change when 2.6.21 is released, or update all our
> patches now to use the new proper syscall number and update OE now.
>
> I know the NSLU2 people are users of this and would value their input.
>

I use kexec on my Zaurus to test new kernels (and run multiple "ROM"s)
so I'd be ineterested in the fix as well. I don't particularly care
how it's done, though. Please let the list know again once something
is decided and done. :-)

-- 
Justin Patrin