Re: [PATCH 0/2] Kexec jump: The first step to kexec base hibernation

[Al Boldi]

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> We have quite an efficient restoration code in the kernel right now.  It's
> able to upload big images (something like total RAM minus the size of the
> boot kernel, initrd and, optionally, the resume application), which is
> much more than we're able to save. :-)
>
> It can work with images uploaded via /dev/snapshot from the user space
> (specific image format is required, but that can be changed easily).

Then all that is need is to dump /dev/oldmem under the hibernate kernel and 
then feed it into /dev/snapshot when booting the normal kernel.

Or is there more to it?


Thanks!

--
Al

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