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From: Matt Fleming <matt-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
To: Michael Brown <mbrown-OViyBiuKJBuK421+ScFKDQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] efi: Request desired alignment via the PE/COFF headers
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:16:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140710121611.GF15932@console-pimps.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1404945890-10754-1-git-send-email-mbrown-OViyBiuKJBuK421+ScFKDQ@public.gmane.org>

On Wed, 09 Jul, at 11:44:50PM, Michael Brown wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mbrown-OViyBiuKJBuK421+ScFKDQ@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>  arch/x86/boot/header.S | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/header.S b/arch/x86/boot/header.S
> index 7a6d43a..16ef025 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/header.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/header.S
> @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ extra_header_fields:
>  #else
>  	.quad	0				# ImageBase
>  #endif
> -	.long	0x20				# SectionAlignment
> +	.long	CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN		# SectionAlignment
>  	.long	0x20				# FileAlignment
>  	.word	0				# MajorOperatingSystemVersion
>  	.word	0				# MinorOperatingSystemVersion

Could you expand on the commit log? It's not clear why this is
desirable, especially for anyone that hasn't read the previous thread on
the new EFI stub .bss header.

That actual change looks fine though.

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-07-10 12:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-07-09 22:44 [PATCH] efi: Request desired alignment via the PE/COFF headers Michael Brown
     [not found] ` <1404945890-10754-1-git-send-email-mbrown-OViyBiuKJBuK421+ScFKDQ@public.gmane.org>
2014-07-10 12:16   ` Matt Fleming [this message]
2014-07-12  0:31   ` H. Peter Anvin
     [not found]     ` <53C081DC.5080605-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-07-12 13:34       ` Michael Brown
     [not found]         ` <53C13962.1000309-OViyBiuKJBuK421+ScFKDQ@public.gmane.org>
2014-07-14 12:08           ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]             ` <20140714120832.GG5952-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-07-14 12:12               ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]                 ` <20140714121248.GH5952-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-07-14 20:56                   ` H. Peter Anvin
     [not found]                     ` <53C443E9.2030305-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-07-15  8:38                       ` Matt Fleming

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