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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index 2a74f307c5e..d0d8fca5406 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ u32 vmcoreinfo_note[VMCOREINFO_NOTE_SIZE/4];
size_t vmcoreinfo_size;
size_t vmcoreinfo_max_size = sizeof(vmcoreinfo_data);
+/* Flag to indicate we are going to kexec a new kernel */
+bool kexec_in_progress = false;
+
/* Location of the reserved area for the crash kernel */
struct resource crashk_res = {
.name = "Crash kernel",
@@ -921,7 +924,7 @@ static int kimage_load_segment(struct kimage *image,
* reinitialize them.
*
* - A machine specific part that includes the syscall number
- * and the copies the image to it's final destination. And
+ * and then copies the image to it's final destination. And
* jumps into the image at entry.
*
* kexec does not sync, or unmount filesystems so if you need
@@ -1675,6 +1678,7 @@ int kernel_kexec(void)
} else
#endif
{
+ kexec_in_progress = true;
kernel_restart_prepare(NULL);
printk(KERN_EMERG "Starting new kernel\n");
machine_shutdown();