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diff --git a/system/kexec-tools/slack-desc b/system/kexec-tools/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6ede3cfeaa --- /dev/null +++ b/system/kexec-tools/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +kexec-tools: kexec-tools (Soft-Reboot and Crash-Dump Analysis for Linux and Xen) +kexec-tools: +kexec-tools: kexec is a system call that enables you to load and booy into +kexec-tools: another kernel from the currently running kernel. kexec performs +kexec-tools: the function of the boot loader from within the kernel. The +kexec-tools: Primary difference between a standard system boot and a kexec boot +kexec-tools: is that the hardware initialization normally performed by the BIOS +kexec-tools: or firmware is not performed during a kexec boot. This has the +kexec-tools: the effect of reducing the time required for a reboot. +kexec-tools: Make sure you have selected CONFIG_KEXEC=y when configuring the +kexec-tools: kernel. The CONFIG_KEXEC option enables the kexec system call. |