Expanded rationale for using kexec and make it less x86* specific.
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kexec | {{DISPLAYTITLE:kexec}} | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kexec kexec] is a system call that enables loading and booting into another kernel. This is useful for faster reboots that skip the firmware initialisation process and the bootloader. | |||
==Installing kexec-tools== | ==Installing kexec-tools== | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kexec/kexec-tools.git/log/ kexec-tools changelog] | |||
* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kexec Gentoo Wiki: Kexec] | * [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kexec Gentoo Wiki: Kexec] | ||
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kexec ArchWiki: Kexec] | * [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kexec ArchWiki: Kexec] | ||
[[Category: Booting]] | [[Category: Booting]] | ||
[[Category: Kernel]] | [[Category: Kernel]] | ||
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