[PATCH v5 0/3] x86/boot: Introduce the kernel_info et consortes

[Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>]

Hi,

Due to very limited space in the setup_header this patch series introduces new
kernel_info struct which will be used to convey information from the kernel to
the bootloader. This way the boot protocol can be extended regardless of the
setup_header limitations. Additionally, the patch series introduces some
convenience features like the setup_indirect struct and the
kernel_info.setup_type_max field.

Daniel

 Documentation/x86/boot.rst             | 174 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/x86/boot/Makefile                 |   2 +-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile      |   4 +-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c       |  12 ++++++
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/kernel_info.S |  22 ++++++++++
 arch/x86/boot/header.S                 |   3 +-
 arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c            |   5 +++
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h  |  16 +++++++-
 arch/x86/kernel/e820.c                 |  11 +++++
 arch/x86/kernel/kdebugfs.c             |  20 +++++++--
 arch/x86/kernel/ksysfs.c               |  30 ++++++++++----
 arch/x86/kernel/setup.c                |   4 ++
 arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c                  |  11 +++++
 13 files changed, 298 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Daniel Kiper (3):
      x86/boot: Introduce the kernel_info
      x86/boot: Introduce the kernel_info.setup_type_max
      x86/boot: Introduce the setup_indirect