Most of the documentation on the Internet claims that kexec doesn't
handle a proper shutdown. I suggest the following patch:
--- kexec.8 2009-01-28 01:37:05.000000000 +0200
+++ kexec.8.mod 2009-01-28 01:41:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-e\ (\-\-exec)
-Run the currently loaded kernel.
+Run the currently loaded kernel. Note that it calls shutdown.8.
.TP
.B \-f\ (\-\-force)
Force an immediate
.B kexec
-call, do not call shutdown.
+call, do not call shutdown.8. Note that \-e\ and \-f\ are mutually
+exclusive.
.TP
.B \-h\ (\-\-help)
Open a help file for
As an aside, I am using kexec because, while rebooting, the firmware of
my Dell laptop shuts the machine off when the lid is closed, even though
I issued a shutdown -r command. Apparently there is no BIOS option to
prevent the firmware from doing that.
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