Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 16 Jul 2000 08:57:48 -0400 | From | Matthew Wilcox <> | Subject | Re: Comments wanted: Linux/i386 boot protocol doc |
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On Fri, Jul 14, 2000 at 02:57:37PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Currently, four versions of the Linux/i386 boot protocol exist. > > Old kernels: zImage/Image support only. Some very early kernels > may not even support a command line. > > Protocol 2.00: Added bzImage and initrd support, as well as a > formalized way to communicate between the boot loader > and the kernel. > > Protocol 2.01: Added a heap overrun warning. > > Protocol 2.02: New command line protocol. Lower the > conventional-memory ceiling. zImage deprecated but > still supported.
It'd be nice to indicate approximately which kernel versions support which versions of the boot protocol.
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