From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg KH Subject: Re: [patch 1/3 v2] Add function get_bootparam Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:51:14 +0900 Message-ID: <20131112095114.GA20100@kroah.com> References: <20131105082947.500512312@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131105083428.411624560@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <1384219658.1847.84.camel@misato.fc.hp.com> <52819E71.70201@zytor.com> <20131112075831.GA6213@kroah.com> <20131112080854.GD6999@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131112083012.GB7708@kroah.com> <5281F6D5.4090700@zytor.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5281F6D5.4090700-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-efi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Dave Young , Toshi Kani , kexec-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org, linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, James.Bottomley-d9PhHud1JfjCXq6kfMZ53/egYHeGw8Jk@public.gmane.org, horms-/R6kz+dDXgpPR4JQBCEnsQ@public.gmane.org, bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org, ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org, vgoyal-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, Ingo Molnar List-Id: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 01:37:25AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > On 11/12/2013 12:30 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > > > And these binary data blobs are a "standard" somewhere, and will not > > change per kernel version change? > > > > If so, that structure is fine with me. > > > > Correct. The structure is documented in Documentation/x86/boot.txt, and > has been largely invariant (but extended) since the beginning of Linux. > It has sometimes taken some serious work to keep it that way. Ok, then use the binary sysfs file interface for these blobs, and everyone will be happy.