diff --git a/modules/kexec b/modules/kexec
index 52fa0d4a..51532562 100644
--- a/modules/kexec
+++ b/modules/kexec
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 modules-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kexec
 
-kexec_version := 2.0.22
+kexec_version := 2.0.26
 kexec_dir := kexec-tools-$(kexec_version)
 kexec_tar := kexec-tools-$(kexec_version).tar.gz
 kexec_url := https://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kexec/$(kexec_tar)
-kexec_hash := 40623d4321be2865ef9ea2cd6ec998d31dcf93d0f74353cbd3aa06d8821e3e41
+kexec_hash := 89bdd941542c64fec16311858df304ed3a3908c1a60874d69df5d9bf1611e062
 
 kexec_configure := \
 	CFLAGS="-g -Os -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes" \
diff --git a/patches/kexec-2.0.22.patch b/patches/kexec-2.0.22.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 38dd525a..00000000
--- a/patches/kexec-2.0.22.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
-index fb01134..bf1973e 100644
---- a/Makefile.in
-+++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ include $(srcdir)/kexec/Makefile
- 
- # vmcore-dmesg (read dmesg from a vmcore)
- #
--include $(srcdir)/vmcore-dmesg/Makefile
-+#include $(srcdir)/vmcore-dmesg/Makefile
- 
- #
- # kexec_test (test program)
- #
--include $(srcdir)/kexec_test/Makefile
-+#include $(srcdir)/kexec_test/Makefile
- 
- SPEC=$(PACKAGE_NAME).spec
- GENERATED_SRCS:= $(SPEC)
-diff --git a/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c b/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c
-index 057ee14..43e017a 100644
---- a/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c
-+++ b/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c
-@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ static int setup_linux_vesafb(struct x86_linux_param_header *real_mode)
- 		goto out;
- 	if (-1 == ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &var))
- 		goto out;
--	if (0 == strcmp(fix.id, "VESA VGA")) {
-+	if (0 == strcmp(fix.id, "VESA VGA")
-+            || 0 == strcmp(fix.id, "inteldrmfb")
-+            || 0 == strcmp(fix.id, "i915drmfb")) {
- 		/* VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB */
- 		real_mode->orig_video_isVGA = 0x23;
- 	} else if (0 == strcmp(fix.id, "EFI VGA")) {
-diff --git a/kexec/kexec.c b/kexec/kexec.c
-index bc6ab3d..b82725b 100644
---- a/kexec/kexec.c
-+++ b/kexec/kexec.c
-@@ -805,6 +805,27 @@ static int my_load(const char *type, int fileind, int argc, char **argv,
- 	if (sort_segments(&info) < 0) {
- 		return -1;
- 	}
-+
-+#if 1
-+	// force segment 0 to have memsz == bufsz
-+	// so that it won't overwrite EBDA
-+	if (info.segment[0].mem == 0)
-+	{
-+		if (kexec_debug)
-+			printf("hack ebda into segment 0!\n");
-+
-+		uint8_t * ebda = calloc(1, info.segment[0].memsz);
-+		memcpy(ebda, info.segment[0].buf, info.segment[0].bufsz);
-+		info.segment[0].bufsz = info.segment[0].memsz;
-+		info.segment[0].buf = ebda;
-+
-+		// install some default EBDA values that are off scale,
-+		// which will force Xen to use the multiboot info
-+		*(uint16_t*)(ebda + 0x40e) = 0xFFFF; // segment
-+		*(uint16_t*)(ebda + 0x413) = 0xFFFF; // size
-+	}
-+#endif
-+
- 	/* if purgatory is loaded update it */
- 	update_purgatory(&info);
- 	if (entry)
-diff --git a/purgatory/Makefile b/purgatory/Makefile
-index 2dd6c47..2de8f07 100644
---- a/purgatory/Makefile
-+++ b/purgatory/Makefile
-@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ purgatory/sha256.o: $(srcdir)/util_lib/sha256.c
- 	mkdir -p $(@D)
- 	$(COMPILE.c) -o $@ $^
- 
--$(PURGATORY): CC=$(TARGET_CC)
- $(PURGATORY): CFLAGS=$(PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
- 		      $($(ARCH)_PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
- 		      -Os -fno-builtin -ffreestanding \
-diff --git a/util/Makefile b/util/Makefile
-index 948ee63..833a897 100644
---- a/util/Makefile
-+++ b/util/Makefile
-@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ BIN_TO_HEX:= bin/bin-to-hex
- 
- $(BIN_TO_HEX): $(srcdir)/util/bin-to-hex.c
- 	@$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
--	$(LINK.o) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
-+	$(BUILD_CC) $(BUILD_CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
- 
- $(BIN_TO_HEX): CC=$(BUILD_CC)
- $(BIN_TO_HEX): CFLAGS=$(BUILD_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/patches/kexec-2.0.26.patch b/patches/kexec-2.0.26.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71c84aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/kexec-2.0.26.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 09bbd5c..500ad35 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ include $(srcdir)/kexec/Makefile
+ 
+ # vmcore-dmesg (read dmesg from a vmcore)
+ #
+-include $(srcdir)/vmcore-dmesg/Makefile
++#include $(srcdir)/vmcore-dmesg/Makefile
+ 
+ #
+ # kexec_test (test program)
+ #
+-include $(srcdir)/kexec_test/Makefile
++#include $(srcdir)/kexec_test/Makefile
+ 
+ SPEC=$(PACKAGE_NAME).spec
+ GENERATED_SRCS:= $(SPEC)
+diff --git a/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c b/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c
+index 14263b0..55291d6 100644
+--- a/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c
++++ b/kexec/arch/i386/x86-linux-setup.c
+@@ -138,31 +138,76 @@ static int setup_linux_vesafb(struct x86_linux_param_header *real_mode)
+ 	if (-1 == fd)
+ 		return -1;
+ 
+-	if (-1 == ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &fix))
++	if (-1 == ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &fix)) {
++                dbgprintf("%s: FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO failed, can't provide framebuffer\n",
++                    __func__);
+ 		goto out;
+-	if (-1 == ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &var))
++        }
++	if (-1 == ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &var)) {
++                dbgprintf("%s: FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO failed, can't provide framebuffer\n",
++                    __func__);
+ 		goto out;
+-	if (0 == strcmp(fix.id, "VESA VGA")) {
++        }
++        /*
++         * If we can get a framebuffer from the host kernel, provide it to the
++         * target kernel.  This does not work for all drivers - we have to be
++         * able to get the framebuffer address, and the framebuffer must be a
++         * plain flat framebuffer.  This should work for VESA framebuffers
++         * since that is the only type of framebuffer it creates.
++         *
++         * Since Linux 4.20, getting the framebuffer address requires
++         * CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_LEAK_PHYS_SMEM and
++         * drm_kms_helper.drm_leak_fbdev_smem=1 on the command line.
++         *
++         * Since Linux 5.8, i915 often uses a compressed framebuffer, this must
++         * be disabled with i915.enable_fbc=0 on the kernel command line.
++         *
++         * This does not work with ast ("astdrmfb") currently as it uses a
++         * shadow buffer internally in the kernel, and there is no way to get
++         * the real framebuffer address.
++         */
++	if (0 == strcmp(fix.id, "VESA VGA")
++            || 0 == strcmp(fix.id, "inteldrmfb")
++            || 0 == strcmp(fix.id, "i915drmfb")) {
+ 		/* VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB */
+ 		real_mode->orig_video_isVGA = 0x23;
++                dbgprintf("%s: Found driver %s, providing VIDEO_TYPE_VLFB\n",
++                    __func__, fix.id);
+ 	} else if (0 == strcmp(fix.id, "EFI VGA")) {
+ 		/* VIDEO_TYPE_EFI */
+ 		real_mode->orig_video_isVGA = 0x70;
++                dbgprintf("%s: Found driver %s, providing VIDEO_TYPE_EFI\n",
++                    __func__, fix.id);
+ 	} else if (arch_options.reuse_video_type) {
+ 		int err;
+ 		off_t offset = offsetof(typeof(*real_mode), orig_video_isVGA);
+ 
+ 		/* blindly try old boot time video type */
+ 		err = get_bootparam(&real_mode->orig_video_isVGA, offset, 1);
+-		if (err)
++		if (err) {
++                        dbgprintf("%s: Can't get booted video type, can't provide framebuffer\n",
++                            __func__);
+ 			goto out;
++                }
++                dbgprintf("%s: Reusing video type %d\n",
++                    __func__, real_mode->orig_video_isVGA);
+ 	} else {
++                dbgprintf("%s: Unknown driver %s, can't provide framebuffer\n",
++                    __func__, fix.id);
+ 		real_mode->orig_video_isVGA = 0;
+ 		close(fd);
+ 		return 0;
+ 	}
+ 	close(fd);
+ 
++        if (!fix.smem_start) {
++            dbgprintf("%s: Kernel did not provide framebuffer address\n",
++                __func__);
++            dbgprintf("%s: Try enabling CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_LEAK_PHYS_SMEM and "
++                "drm_kms_helper.drm_leak_fbdev_smem\n",
++                __func__);
++        }
++
+ 	real_mode->lfb_width      = var.xres;
+ 	real_mode->lfb_height     = var.yres;
+ 	real_mode->lfb_depth      = var.bits_per_pixel;
+diff --git a/kexec/kexec.c b/kexec/kexec.c
+index 0e92d96..f7984a8 100644
+--- a/kexec/kexec.c
++++ b/kexec/kexec.c
+@@ -807,6 +807,27 @@ static int my_load(const char *type, int fileind, int argc, char **argv,
+ 	if (sort_segments(&info) < 0) {
+ 		return -1;
+ 	}
++
++#if 1
++	// force segment 0 to have memsz == bufsz
++	// so that it won't overwrite EBDA
++	if (info.segment[0].mem == 0)
++	{
++		if (kexec_debug)
++			printf("hack ebda into segment 0!\n");
++
++		uint8_t * ebda = calloc(1, info.segment[0].memsz);
++		memcpy(ebda, info.segment[0].buf, info.segment[0].bufsz);
++		info.segment[0].bufsz = info.segment[0].memsz;
++		info.segment[0].buf = ebda;
++
++		// install some default EBDA values that are off scale,
++		// which will force Xen to use the multiboot info
++		*(uint16_t*)(ebda + 0x40e) = 0xFFFF; // segment
++		*(uint16_t*)(ebda + 0x413) = 0xFFFF; // size
++	}
++#endif
++
+ 	/* if purgatory is loaded update it */
+ 	update_purgatory(&info);
+ 	if (entry)
+diff --git a/purgatory/Makefile b/purgatory/Makefile
+index 4d2d071..ee5c642 100644
+--- a/purgatory/Makefile
++++ b/purgatory/Makefile
+@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ purgatory/sha256.o: $(srcdir)/util_lib/sha256.c
+ 	mkdir -p $(@D)
+ 	$(COMPILE.c) -o $@ $^
+ 
+-$(PURGATORY): CC=$(TARGET_CC)
+ $(PURGATORY): CFLAGS=$(PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
+ 		      $($(ARCH)_PURGATORY_EXTRA_CFLAGS) \
+ 		      -Os -fno-builtin -ffreestanding \
+diff --git a/util/Makefile b/util/Makefile
+index 948ee63..833a897 100644
+--- a/util/Makefile
++++ b/util/Makefile
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ BIN_TO_HEX:= bin/bin-to-hex
+ 
+ $(BIN_TO_HEX): $(srcdir)/util/bin-to-hex.c
+ 	@$(MKDIR) -p $(@D)
+-	$(LINK.o) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
++	$(BUILD_CC) $(BUILD_CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+ 
+ $(BIN_TO_HEX): CC=$(BUILD_CC)
+ $(BIN_TO_HEX): CFLAGS=$(BUILD_CFLAGS)