Allow linux to directly load another operating system. #4 kexec.alpha ====================================================================== - Add alpha kexec support #3 kexec.x86 ====================================================================== - Add x86 kexec support #2 kexec.generic ====================================================================== - Add the kexec syscall This just patch just adds the generic support. Until the architecture specific code is added nothing useful can be done with it. #1 kexec.reboot ====================================================================== - Reset local apic to virtual wire compatibility mode on reboot - Move apic initialization into the common reboot shutdown path - x86 SMP make certain we reboot with the bootstrap processor. - Remove horrible inconsistent cludge that didn't know which cpu it was rebooting on.