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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 01/21] kexec: consolidate kexec and crash options into
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On 6/14/23 10:24, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 01:27:53PM -0400, Eric DeVolder wrote:
> ...
>> +config KEXEC_FILE
>> +	bool "Enable kexec file based system call"
>> +	depends on ARCH_HAS_KEXEC_FILE
>> +	select KEXEC_CORE
>> +	help
>> +	  This is new version of kexec system call. This system call is
>> +	  file based and takes file descriptors as system call argument
>> +	  for kernel and initramfs as opposed to list of segments as
>> +	  accepted by previous system call.
> 
> Which "previous"? I guess, "by kexec system call" would sound clear.
> 
> Thanks!

OK, will make that change!
eric