From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JHcaX-00007a-Sx for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:12:09 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHcaW-0008W1-3v for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:12:08 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHcaU-0008SM-4c for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:12:07 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JHcaT-0008S1-SV for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:12:05 -0500 Received: from smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.22]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JHcaT-0001yX-Cb for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:12:05 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0NABw4h009349; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:12:04 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <20080121013836.GA8887@thorin> <87lk6gsydj.fsf@xs4all.nl> <20080123095758.GB1159@thorin> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:13:15 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20080123095758.GB1159@thorin> (Robert Millan's message of "Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:57:58 +0100") Message-ID: <87hch4svd0.fsf@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Cc: Torsten Duwe Subject: Re: [PATCH] enable multiboot2 loader on i386-ieee1275 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, 23 Jan 2008 10:12:08 -0000 Robert Millan writes: >> Can't you use a tag for the pointer? > > We can, but that's not useful. If we can't make them compatible, I find it > more feasible to write a separate loader for OFW images. Why not? > Though I don't see why not do it. The boot abi is already compatible on > PowerPC: > > http://grub.enbug.org/MultibootDraft#head-198f9346038a3782a8263de281dd9cf2eb2759a8 Do you suggest to change the interface for x86? -- Marco