From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:55:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <45035472.8000506@goop.org> (raw)
Claim an ID number for Xen in the LOADER_TYPE field.
Also, keep the table in zero-page.txt consistent with boot.txt.
Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
===================================================================
--- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ filled out, however:
5 ELILO
7 GRuB
8 U-BOOT
+ 9 Xen
Please contact <hpa@zytor.com> if you need a bootloader ID
value assigned.
===================================================================
--- a/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ 0x210 char LOADER_TYPE, = 0, old one
2 for bootsect-loader
3 for SYSLINUX
4 for ETHERBOOT
+ 5 for ELILO
+ 7 for GRuB
+ 8 for U-BOOT
+ 9 for Xen
V = version
0x211 char loadflags:
bit0 = 1: kernel is loaded high (bzImage)
next reply other threads:[~2006-09-09 23:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-09 23:55 Jeremy Fitzhardinge [this message]
2006-09-10 1:20 ` Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen Dave Jones
2006-09-10 1:28 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2006-09-10 18:02 ` H. Peter Anvin
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