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diff --git a/sys-apps/kexec-tools/files/README.Gentoo b/sys-apps/kexec-tools/files/README.Gentoo new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ad88924cbb23 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-apps/kexec-tools/files/README.Gentoo @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +Usage +===== + +Do + $ man 8 kexec +for full understanding of the underlying kexec command. +Gentoo offers a wrapper to the bare kexec command through +/etc/init.d/kexec. + +Configuration +------------- + +Configuration is done in /etc/conf.d/kexec, which is self-documented. + +Usage +----- + +In Gentoo, kexec is invoked, i.e., the new kernel will be booted when +rebooting, by reboot (8) command or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. + +If you want to use kexec once, just run + $ /etc/init.d/kexec start + +It'll reserve kexec call at reboot. Later on, you can reboot anytime, +letting kexec starts another (or the same) kernel. When all is done in +the runlevel 6 - killing processes, unmounting volumes, etc - kexec +starts the new kernel instead of doing the normal hardware reboot. + +If you want kexec to be run every time you reboot, add it to a runlevel: + $ rc-update add kexec <runlevel> + +If you want to reboot in the normal way this time, do: + $ touch /nokexec |