kexec.c File Reference

#include <interrupt.h>
#include <kernel.h>
#include <kexec.h>
#include <string.h>

Macros
#define	COPY_KERNEL_ADDR   ((void*)(0x8000 - sizeof(copy_kernel)))

Functions
void	stop_mmu (void)
void	invalidate_tlbs (void)
syscall	kexec (const void *kernel, uint size)

Function Documentation

syscall kexec	(	const void *	kernel,
		uint	size
	)

Kernel execute - Transfer control to a new kernel.

This is the Raspberry Pi implementation. In this implementation, the new kernel must be valid for the Raspberry Pi, including being linked to run at and having an entry point at address 0x8000.

Parameters

kernel	Pointer to the new kernel image loaded anywhere in memory.
size	Size of the new kernel image in bytes.

Returns

This function never returns. If it somehow does, then something has gone horribly wrong.