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kexec_load.2: Note rationale for kexec_file_load() 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2014-11-01 12:26:17 +01:00
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@ -207,6 +207,15 @@ The required constants are in the Linux kernel source file
which is not currently exported to glibc.
Therefore, these constants must be defined manually.
.\" FIXME(kexec_file_load):
.\" Is the following rationale accurate? Does it need expanding?
The
.BR kexec_file_load ()
.\" See also http://lwn.net/Articles/603116/
system call was added to provide support for systems
where "kexec" loading should be restricted to
only kernels that are signed.
The
.BR kexec_load ()
system call is available only if the kernel was configured with