Re: Hibernation Redesign

[Oliver Neukum]

Am Montag, 9. Juli 2007 schrieb Jeremy Maitin-Shepard:
> Oliver Neukum <oliver@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > Hm, once the new kernel is booted, this decision is irrevocable, isn't it?
> > Is there any way to deal with errors by handing control back?
> 
> Returning to the old kernel can be done by telling drivers to set the
> hardware to the appropriate state, then copying the backed up memory
> back to the beginning of physical memory, and finally jumping to the old
> kernel. ÂIt would be much like what is done to resume from hibernation.

If you can do that, why load a new kernel image?

	Regards
		Oliver

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