From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1K8rPK-0006m6-Op for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:44:38 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K8rPI-0006lp-QP for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:44:36 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K8rPG-0006lO-7f for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:44:35 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53370 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K8rPG-0006lL-3g for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:44:34 -0400 Received: from yw-out-1718.google.com ([74.125.46.153]:19097) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K8rPF-00027y-JM for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:44:33 -0400 Received: by yw-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 9so60834ywk.66 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:44:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version :subject:date:references:x-mailer; bh=PnpMx1UB3BjmPUsv4XVrWDn2PE4OHACqh7+uRr0Xmvk=; b=ND3fqpUF1QINxfodPog59O7y77oyn2oKHEceVCZ+dBW/U5Prz7vTwTCweYD3FcwPTg ONIpTgFPKvuehEJ0ZIpKxzgAuzNueoAiQA4wDJ4Ob/yktvsWm2B+68NGxi2RXofZ9EU8 uVwyyvo71l/9Wn18eOFq4K7AWpDtfrRWekb7w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references :x-mailer; b=q1juJ3NgkQ+FIYZ4EhQFgxShJeXalv7j7yI2mtXPK3h2U1+I/6uqvqa5Vk1BKw7mg1 rrqfCpQfz3gpdsTEe0wetJr2NLU1NR4In4vQoNIaQ9LyiPkKQaJxY8i7HJesuBIRanBM ZhvELY9lGJX4Tn+79lxMozuMXkn+P0/7IXILM= Received: by 10.151.103.2 with SMTP id f2mr519289ybm.10.1213771402190; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:43:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?10.0.1.200? ( [64.135.199.23]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p57sm5296036pyb.27.2008.06.17.23.43.21 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:43:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <2395D585-7500-4FA2-BEC0-F9609C17AACE@gmail.com> From: "Andrei E. Warkentin" To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:43:19 -0500 References: <200806171725.m5HHPQfx078913@shoebox.dholloway.com> <48581F63.4070400@dholloway.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.919.2) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) Subject: Re: efi platform and multiboot kernel X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:44:37 -0000 Well, the mbi struct could have had a firmware type and firmware =20 context pointer defined or something of the sort. This would also play =20= nice with Multiboot on OF environments, without resorting to ugly =20 hacks like always passing the OF entry in a GPR on entry. 18.06.2008, =D7 1:27, Bean =CE=C1=D0=C9=D3=C1=CC(=C1): > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:32 AM, David Holloway =20 > wrote: >> I've just edumacated myself about how the platforms are defined. >> >> Let me get this straight, the efi platform does not yet support =20 >> loading a >> multiboot kernel? >> >> I'm working with embedded kernels here, not just Linux. > > Hi, > > It's not difficult to add multiboot support, but the question is, can > they support efi ? In linux, we can pass the efi system table using > boot parameter, but there is no such thing in multiboot, so the kernel > need to be able to access hardware directly after taking over. > > --=20 > Bean > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel