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| author |   powtrix | 2012-04-20 22:20:50 +0200 |
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| committer |   dsomero | 2012-04-20 22:20:50 +0200 |
| commit | 694935d32771a52926a5d6a2c4a03c002d342ecb (patch) | |
| tree | 42fb196a45fefac6bd53e718a3c6f543dbee723f /system/kexec-tools/slack-desc | |
| parent | e8417c3243273c4ebe3a8df6413e2265a1ce90b4 (diff) | |
| download | slackbuilds-694935d32771a52926a5d6a2c4a03c002d342ecb.tar.gz | |
system/kexec-tools: Added (Reboot and Crash Analysis for Linux)
Signed-off-by: dsomero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/system/kexec-tools/slack-desc b/system/kexec-tools/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6ede3cfeaa --- /dev/null +++ b/system/kexec-tools/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +kexec-tools: kexec-tools (Soft-Reboot and Crash-Dump Analysis for Linux and Xen) +kexec-tools: +kexec-tools: kexec is a system call that enables you to load and booy into +kexec-tools: another kernel from the currently running kernel. kexec performs +kexec-tools: the function of the boot loader from within the kernel. The +kexec-tools: Primary difference between a standard system boot and a kexec boot +kexec-tools: is that the hardware initialization normally performed by the BIOS +kexec-tools: or firmware is not performed during a kexec boot. This has the +kexec-tools: the effect of reducing the time required for a reboot. +kexec-tools: Make sure you have selected CONFIG_KEXEC=y when configuring the +kexec-tools: kernel. The CONFIG_KEXEC option enables the kexec system call. |