Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen

Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

Claim an ID number for Xen in the LOADER_TYPE field.

Also, keep the table in zero-page.txt consistent with boot.txt.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>

===================================================================
--- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ filled out, however:
 	5  ELILO
 	7  GRuB
 	8  U-BOOT
+	9  Xen
 
 	Please contact <hpa@zytor.com> if you need a bootloader ID
 	value assigned.
===================================================================
--- a/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ 0x210	char		LOADER_TYPE, = 0, old one
 				2 for bootsect-loader
 				3 for SYSLINUX
 				4 for ETHERBOOT
+				5 for ELILO
+				7 for GRuB
+				8 for U-BOOT
+				9 for Xen
 				V = version
 0x211	char		loadflags:
 			bit0 = 1: kernel is loaded high (bzImage)

Re: Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen

[Dave Jones]

On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 04:55:30PM -0700, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:

 > @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ filled out, however:
 >  	5  ELILO
 >  	7  GRuB
 >  	8  U-BOOT
 > +	9  Xen
 >  
 >  	Please contact <hpa@zytor.com> if you need a bootloader ID
 >  	value assigned.
 > ===================================================================
 > --- a/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
 > +++ b/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
 > @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ 0x210	char		LOADER_TYPE, = 0, old one
 >  				2 for bootsect-loader
 >  				3 for SYSLINUX
 >  				4 for ETHERBOOT
 > +				5 for ELILO
 > +				7 for GRuB
 > +				8 for U-BOOT
 > +				9 for Xen
 >  				V = version
 >  0x211	char		loadflags:

Is there a reason 6 has been skipped ?

	Dave

Re: Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

Dave Jones wrote:
>  >  				4 for ETHERBOOT
>  > +				5 for ELILO
>  > +				7 for GRuB
>  > +				8 for U-BOOT
>  > +				9 for Xen
>  >  				V = version
>  >  0x211	char		loadflags:
>
> Is there a reason 6 has been skipped ?
>   

HPA told me to use 9.  Maybe there's an unofficial user for 6?

    J

Re: Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen

[H. Peter Anvin]

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Dave Jones wrote:
>>  >                  4 for ETHERBOOT
>>  > +                5 for ELILO
>>  > +                7 for GRuB
>>  > +                8 for U-BOOT
>>  > +                9 for Xen
>>  >                  V = version
>>  >  0x211    char        loadflags:
>>
>> Is there a reason 6 has been skipped ?
>>   
> 
> HPA told me to use 9.  Maybe there's an unofficial user for 6?
> 

6 was skipped because I couldn't rule out that it hadn't been 
unofficially used.  It seemed easier to skip it for now.

	-hpa