kexecboot

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Analyzed 1 day ago. based on code collected 1 day ago.

Project Summary

Kexecboot is a C program able to scan the partitions on available devices, offering a graphical framebuffer menu and allowing user to select from which one to boot. Specifically, kexecboot creates the command line for kexec.

Typically kexecboot resides together with kexec in a small initramfs, embedded in a custom-tailored kernel compiled with support for initramfs and kexec system call. Both binaries are built static, linked against klibc to optimize size. Kexecboot may be linked against other *libc (glibc, eglibc, uclibc) and may be used as standalone binary as well.

In a Nutshell, kexecboot...

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has had 314 commits made by 15 contributors
representing 11,522 lines of code
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is mostly written in C
with a very well-commented source code
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a small development team
with increasing Y-O-Y commits
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took an estimated 3 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in July, 2008
ending with its most recent commit 8 months ago

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https://github.com/kexecboot/kex...

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Managers:

Yuri Bushmelev

Project Security

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