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@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ SETUP
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c) Enable "/proc/vmcore support" (Optional, in Pseudo filesystems).
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CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE=y
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d) Disable SMP support and build a UP kernel (Until it is fixed).
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- CONFIG_SMP=n
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+ CONFIG_SMP=n
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e) Enable "Local APIC support on uniprocessors".
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- CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=y
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+ CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=y
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f) Enable "IO-APIC support on uniprocessors"
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- CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=y
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+ CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=y
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Note: i) Options a) and b) depend upon "Configure standard kernel features
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(for small systems)" (under General setup).
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@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ SETUP
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hence have memory less than 4GB.
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iii) Specify "irqpoll" as command line parameter. This reduces driver
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initialization failures in second kernel due to shared interrupts.
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+ iv) <root-dev> needs to be specified in a format corresponding to
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+ the root device name in the output of mount command.
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+ v) If you have built the drivers required to mount root file
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+ system as modules in <second-kernel>, then, specify
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+ --initrd=<initrd-for-second-kernel>.
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5) System reboots into the second kernel when a panic occurs. A module can be
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written to force the panic or "ALT-SysRq-c" can be used initiate a crash
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