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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=387601


           Summary: automatic kexec on reboot
           Product: openSUSE 11.0
           Version: Beta 1
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Basesystem
        AssignedTo: tiwai@xxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: lnussel@xxxxxxxxxx
         QAContact: qa@xxxxxxx
                CC: bwalle@xxxxxxxxxx
          Found By: ---


What about adding the following code to the reboot/halt script so it
automatically kexec's a new kernel if there is one loaded?

--- /etc/init.d/halt.orig       2008-05-07 10:55:30.000000000 +0200
+++ /etc/init.d/halt    2008-05-07 09:21:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -235,5 +235,13 @@
 # Set system console back to intial value
 test -n "$REDIRECT" -a -n "$CONSOLE" && setconsole $REDIRECT < $CONSOLE

+if test "$command" = 'reboot' -a -x /sbin/kexec; then
+    read loaded < /sys/kernel/kexec_loaded
+    if test "$loaded" = 1; then
+       echo "Trying kexec..."
+       /sbin/kexec -e
+       echo "kexec failed, using normal reboot"
+    fi
+fi
 # Now talk to kernel
 exec $command -d -f -n $opts


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