Messages in this thread |  | | | From | Andi Kleen <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 5/5] x86_64 EFI support -v3: EFI document | | Date | Wed, 8 Aug 2007 18:22:07 +0200 |
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> > This is the classic skip the 16bit code and enter the kernel > in 32bit mode filling in the fields that the 16bit mode code would > have filled in the same way approach.
kexec can use it because it's in tree.
But I don't think using it by out of tree stuff is a good idea.
e.g. assuming we need a new field. How would we extend this? There is no version number or anything to detect this.
For in tree code it can be just updated. But weirdo-EFI-boot loader cannot.
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