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  1. Bug #1662554
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Comment 0 for bug 1662554

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Manoj Iyer (manjo) wrote : [Yakkety] Enable KEXEC support in ARM64

[Impact]
 * If the kernel is not built with CONFIG_KEXEC support, kexec-tools will not be able to live boot a new kernel over the running one.
 * Our partners/customers have requested this feature.

[Test Case]
 * Install a version of kexec-tools that supports ARM64
 * Run the command: sudo kexec -l /boot/<kernel> --initrd=/boot/<initrd> --append="<append string>
 * You should see the message: kexec_load failed: Function not implemented

[Regression Potential]
 * The proposed config changes are limited to ARM64 architecture, overall risk of regression is low.

[Other Info]
 * Please note that kexec-tools currently is not built for ARM64
 * I have an SRU to enable that bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1659618
 * I am working with dannf to get kexec-tools to support ARM64 in yakkety.