From: Albert Herranz The following patch places KEXEC Kconfig ppc option in a more convenient menu, like in the i386 tree. It seems that it got again misplaced (in the current -mm tree it appears within the IBM 40x options menu). Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- 25-akpm/arch/ppc/Kconfig | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/ppc/Kconfig~kexec-ppc-kexec-kconfig-misplacement arch/ppc/Kconfig --- 25/arch/ppc/Kconfig~kexec-ppc-kexec-kconfig-misplacement Mon Aug 30 16:20:09 2004 +++ 25-akpm/arch/ppc/Kconfig Mon Aug 30 16:20:09 2004 @@ -245,6 +245,26 @@ config NOT_COHERENT_CACHE source "drivers/perfctr/Kconfig" +config KEXEC + bool "kexec system call (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + 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 indepedent of the system firmware. And like a reboot + you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux. + + The name comes from the similiarity 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. It may help to enable device hotplugging + support. As of this writing the exact hardware interface is + strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be made. + + In the GameCube implementation, kexec allows you to load and + run DOL files, including kernel and homebrew DOLs. + endmenu menu "Platform options" @@ -1222,26 +1242,6 @@ config SERIAL_SICC_CONSOLE depends on SERIAL_SICC && UART0_TTYS1 default y -config KEXEC - bool "kexec system call (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on EXPERIMENTAL - 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 indepedent of the system firmware. And like a reboot - you can start any kernel with it, not just Linux. - - The name comes from the similiarity 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. It may help to enable device hotplugging - support. As of this writing the exact hardware interface is - strongly in flux, so no good recommendation can be made. - - In the GAMECUBE implementation, kexec allows you to load and - run DOL files, including kernel and homebrew DOLs. - endmenu source "lib/Kconfig" _