[RFC PATCH 19/20] kexec: export kexec_in_progress for modules

From: Jork Loeser

Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 20:45:20 EST


Modules that register reboot notifiers may need to distinguish a
kexec from a regular reboot. Export kexec_in_progress so they can
check without requiring a built-in wrapper.

Signed-off-by: Jork Loeser <jloeser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/kexec_core.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index a43d2da0fe3e..68efbba52fbd 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ atomic_t __kexec_lock = ATOMIC_INIT(0);

/* Flag to indicate we are going to kexec a new kernel */
bool kexec_in_progress = false;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kexec_in_progress);

bool kexec_file_dbg_print;

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