Martin Michlmayr wrote:
* David Given <dg@cowlark.com> [2009-05-27 10:14]:(Doesn't Linux have a system call to allow kernel chain-loading? Would this allow a basic kernel to be loaded from flash that then invokes a kernel read from a file system elsewhere?)Yes, it's called kexec.
Alas, it doesn't seem to work on the SheevaPlug --- after installing testing's armel version, trying to use it produces:
Unsupported machine type: armv5telWorth keeping an eye on in case it starts working in the future, though. Thanks!
-- David Given dg@cowlark.com