Re: [PATCH v1 01/21] kexec: consolidate kexec and crash options into kernel/Kconfig.kexec

From: Alexander Gordeev
Date: Wed Jun 14 2023 - 11:27:33 EST


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!