1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index 490afc03627e..d0d8fca54065 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",
@@ -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();