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kern: document rationale for PRIV_REBOOT usage in kexec_load
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Authored by go4av05.pvtx_gmail.com on Dec 20 2025, 3:57 AM.
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Document why kexec_load() currently relies on PRIV_REBOOT for access
control, noting that loading a new kernel image is more powerful than
a traditional reboot and may warrant finer-grained privileges in the
future.

No functional change intended.

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Not applicable (comment-only change).

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