Remove the 'bzImage' warning from manpage
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PATCH 1/1 Remove the 'bzImage' warning from manpage
This patch removes the warning
Compressed kernel images such as bzImage are not supported by kexec. Use the uncompressed vmlinux.
from the manual page as this is wrong now. Contrary, the usage of bzImage for kdump is recommended because on x86_64 it's the only way to use a relocatable kernel for dumping.
--- kexec/kexec.8 | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
kexec/kexec.8 +0 -4
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ where .I kernel\-image is the kernel file that you intend to reboot to. .PP -Note: Compressed kernel images such as bzImage are not supported by -.BR kexec . -Use the uncompressed vmlinux. -.PP Insert the command-line parameters that must be passed to the new kernel into .IR command\-line\-options .
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AppliedQuoted 11 lines · Bernhard Walle
This patch removes the warning
Compressed kernel images such as bzImage are not supported by kexec. Use the uncompressed vmlinux.
from the manual page as this is wrong now. Contrary, the usage of bzImage for kdump is recommended because on
x86_64it's the only way to use a relocatable kernel for dumping.Signed-off-by Bernhard Walle <[email protected]>
Thanks, applied.
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