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To: Quentin SCHWERKOLT <develloper.unix@hotmail.fr>
Subject: Re: Reboot by reloading kernel (reboot without reset hardware)
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on 16/01/2013 20:23 Quentin SCHWERKOLT said the following:
> Hi,
> 
> I would know if FreeBSD kernel has a functionality or a syscall which allow rebooting without resetting hardware like kexec on Linux.
> If there are an equivalent, how can I use it?
> Otherwise there are any plan for implement it?

Please see the following thread which includes a patch:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.freebsd.current/145897/focus=145899

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Andriy Gapon