Subject: Re: kexec on netbsd?
To: pancake <sergipop@mx3.redestb.es>
From: Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl@beer.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/07/2004 06:38:21
On May 7, 2004, at 6:30 AM, pancake wrote:

> I think that would be nice to import ibm-linux kexec feature to netbsd.
>
> take a look:
>
> http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-kexec.html? 
> ca=dgr-lnxw04RebootFast
>
err, "importing" something so 'linux specific' seems a bit  
"enthusiastic"...

But this does remind me of the /dev/reload feature someone (Brad  
Grantham?) put into NetBSD/Amiga a few years ago...

I'm hazy on the details, but it effectively did do that.   It was seen  
to be a "bad idea(tm)" and was taken away.