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From: Keir Fraser <keir@xensource.com>
Subject: Re: bimodal PAE and compatibility
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:24:35 +0000
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On 8/1/07 14:49, "John Levon" <levon@movementarian.org> wrote:

> 353     dsi->pae_kernel = PAEKERN_no;
> 354     if ( dsi->__elfnote_section )
> 355     {
> 356         p = xen_elfnote_string(dsi, XEN_ELFNOTE_PAE_MODE);
> 357         if ( p != NULL && strncmp(p, "yes", 3) == 0 )
> 358             dsi->pae_kernel = PAEKERN_extended_cr3;
> 
> Could we have a new note instead?

I'd take a patch to strstr for 'bimodal' instead of strncmping for it. Then
you can put something like 'yes,bimodal' in your elf note.

 -- Keir