Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 16th Oct 2008 22:08 UTC, submitted by diegocg
Kexec is a feature that allows to boot kernels from a working kernel. It was originally intended for use by kernel and system developers who had to reboot several times a day. Soon, system administrators for high-availability servers found use for it as well. As systems get more and more advanced, and boot times get longer, end users can now benefit from it.
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Wow, so OpenSolaris announces Fast Reboot (which was in the works and available internally for a while) and whoop Linux suddenly releases their internal stuff, too. What a coincidence.
Edited 2008-10-17 10:19 UTC