Re: [PATCH -mm 2/2] Hibernation: Arbitrary boot kernel support on x86_64

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

On Friday, 24 August 2007 22:46, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Make it possible to restore a hibernation image on x86_64 with the help of a
> > kernel different from the one in the image.
> > 
> > The idea is to split the core restoration code into two separate parts and to
> > place each of them in a different page.  The first part belongs to the boot
> 
> What happens in case where both parts want to be
> at the same place? (Like kernel being restored is 4KB smaller, so that
> routines now collide?)

Bad things, but I can't see how to avoid that reliably.

Greetings,
Rafael
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