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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#This script is used to start-up a KVM-based virtual machine with a specific
+#kernel, specified via command line with -k option
+
+#--------------------------------------------------#
+
+#virt-xml <domain> --edit --boot kernel=args=<args>
+VIRTXML_BIN=`which virt-xml 2> /dev/null`
+DEFAULT_OPS="ro vconsole.font=latarcyrheb-sun16 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 console=ttyS0
+crashkernel=128M"
+
+# Display usage help function
+usage() {
+	echo
+	echo "boot_kernel.sh: start a virtual machine with a direct kernel"
+	echo
+	echo "Usage: boot_kernel.sh -d <vm_name> -k <kernel> -r <root_dev> -o \"<kernel_opts>\""
+	echo
+	echo "-d: Specify the virtual machine name (domain name)"
+	echo "-k: Kernel executable path to be loaded in the virtual machine"
+	echo "-o: Kernel Options command line arguments (please use \"\")"
+	echo "-r: Root device, partition where rootfs is stored inside VM"
+	echo "-h: Show this help"
+}
+
+
+if [ -z $VIRTXML_BIN ]; then
+	echo "virt-xml executable not found..."
+	echo "Please make sure your system has virt-install package installed"
+	echo
+	exit
+fi
+
+add_kernel_to_xml() {
+	echo $VIRTXML_BIN --edit --boot kernel=$KERNEL_PATH kernel_args=$KERNEL_OPS
+}
+
+
+while getopts "d:hk:o:r:" ARG; do
+	case $ARG in
+		d)	#domain name
+			DOMAIN_NAME=$OPTARG
+			;;
+		h)
+			#help menu
+			usage
+			;;
+		k)	#kernel path
+			KERNEL_PATH=$OPTARG
+			;;
+		o)
+			#kernel_ops
+			KERNEL_OPS=$OPTARG
+			;;
+		r)
+			#root_device
+			ROOT_DEV=$OPTARG
+			;;
+		*)
+			usage
+			exit
+			;;
+			
+	esac
+done
+
+#Ensure $KERNEL_PATH is valid
+if [ -z $KERNEL_PATH ]; then
+	echo "Kernel image not specified..."
+	usage
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f $KERNEL_PATH ]; then
+	echo "Kernel image not found...exiting"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+#add_kernel_to_xml
+$VIRTXML_BIN $DOMAIN_NAME --edit --boot kernel=$KERNEL_PATH
+
+#Set kernel_args
+if [ -z "$KERNEL_OPS" ]; then
+	$VIRTXML_BIN $DOMAIN_NAME --edit --boot kernel_args="root=$ROOT_DEV $DEFAULT_OPS"
+else
+	$VIRTXML_BIN $DOMAIN_NAME --edit --boot kernel=$KERNEL_PATH --boot kernel_args="root=$ROOT_DEV ro $KERNEL_OPS"
+fi
+
+#Starting VM
+virsh start $DOMAIN_NAME