Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:28:55 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [patches] [PATCH] [21/22] x86_64: Extend bzImage protocol for relocatable bzImage |
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Rusty Russell wrote: > > BTW, wrt. a new "platform type" field, should it go something like this? > > -0235/3 N/A pad2 Unused > +0235/1 2.07+ platform_type Runtime platform (see below) > +0236/2 N/A pad2 Unused > ... > + platform_type: > + For kernels which can boot on multiple platforms. Currently > + 0 == native (normal), 1 == lguest (paravirtualized). >
Well, yes, but we need to think about if there is more things that should be added. There *definitely* should be space for a platform data pointer, to start out with. I would also like to see a platform data field, as well as a bootloader extension field (we're going to have that problem soon enough.)
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