[TESTING ON ARM64 HARDWARE]
$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS \n \l
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:manjo/kexec-tools $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install kexec-tools $ kexec --version kexec-tools 2.0.10 released 26 January 2017
$ ls /boot abi-4.7.0-2-generic grub System.map-4.7.0-2-generic config-4.7.0-2-generic initrd.img vmlinuz efi initrd.img-4.7.0-2-generic vmlinuz-4.7.0-2-generic
$ cat /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.7.0-2-generic root=UUID=4f520e6e-6b21-460e-9c2b-332b188e393b ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7
$ sudo kexec -l /boot/vmlinuz-4.7.0-2-generic --initrd=/boot/initrd.img-4.7.0-2-generic --command-line="root=UUID=4f520e6e-6b21-460e-9c2b-332b188e393b ro vt.handoff=7"
$ sudo kexec -e [ 76.658975] kexec_core: Starting new kernel [ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x200 [ 0.000000] Linux version 4.7.0-2-generic (buildd@bos01-arm64-008) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu/Linaro 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4) ) #5~pdaw1.1+<redacted>.2-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 13 18:38:31 UTC 2017 (Ubuntu 4.7.0-2.5~pdaw1.1+<redacted>.2-generic 4.7.0) [ 0.000000] Boot CPU: AArch64 Processor [510f8000]
$ uname -a Linux pdaw1 4.7.0-2-generic #5~pdaw1.1+<redacted>.2-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 13 18:38:31 UTC 2017 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux
$ cat /proc/cmdline root=UUID=4f520e6e-6b21-460e-9c2b-332b188e393b ro vt.handoff=7
[TESTING ON ARM64 HARDWARE]
$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS \n \l
$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:manjo/ kexec-tools
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install kexec-tools
$ kexec --version
kexec-tools 2.0.10 released 26 January 2017
$ ls /boot map-4.7. 0-2-generic 4.7.0-2- generic initrd.img vmlinuz img-4.7. 0-2-generic vmlinuz- 4.7.0-2- generic
abi-4.7.0-2-generic grub System.
config-
efi initrd.
$ cat /proc/cmdline /boot/vmlinuz- 4.7.0-2- generic root=UUID= 4f520e6e- 6b21-460e- 9c2b-332b188e39 3b ro splash quiet vt.handoff=7
BOOT_IMAGE=
$ sudo kexec -l /boot/vmlinuz- 4.7.0-2- generic --initrd= /boot/initrd. img-4.7. 0-2-generic --command- line="root= UUID=4f520e6e- 6b21-460e- 9c2b-332b188e39 3b ro vt.handoff=7"
$ sudo kexec -e bos01-arm64- 008) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu/Linaro 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~ 16.04.4) ) #5~pdaw1. 1+<redacted> .2-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 13 18:38:31 UTC 2017 (Ubuntu 4.7.0-2. 5~pdaw1. 1+<redacted> .2-generic 4.7.0)
[ 76.658975] kexec_core: Starting new kernel
[ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x200
[ 0.000000] Linux version 4.7.0-2-generic (buildd@
[ 0.000000] Boot CPU: AArch64 Processor [510f8000]
$ uname -a 1+<redacted> .2-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 13 18:38:31 UTC 2017 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux
Linux pdaw1 4.7.0-2-generic #5~pdaw1.
$ cat /proc/cmdline 4f520e6e- 6b21-460e- 9c2b-332b188e39 3b ro vt.handoff=7
root=UUID=