This patchset defines a 32-bit boot protocol for i386/x86_64 platform, adds an extensible boot parameter passing mechanism, export the boot parameters via sysfs.
The patchset has been tested against 2.6.23-rc8-mm2 kernel on x86_64 and i386. This patchset is based on the proposal of Peter Anvin. Known Issues: - Where is safe to place the linked list of setup_data? Because the length of the linked list of setup_data is variable, it can not be copied into BSS segment of kernel as that of "zero page". We must find a safe place for it, where it will not be overwritten by kernel during booting up. The i386 kernel will overwrite some pages after _end. The x86_64 kernel will overwrite some pages from 0x1000 on. - The fields in zero page are fairly complex (such as struct edd_info). Is it necessary to document every field inside the first level fields, until the primary data type? Or is it sufficient to provide the C struct name only? v5: - Use bt_ioremap/bt_iounmap in copy_setup_data. v4: - Reserve setup_data and boot parameters for accessing during runtime. - Export boot parameters via sysfs. v3: - Move hd0_info and hd1_info back to zero page for compatibility. v2: - Increase the boot protocol version number - Check version number before parsing setup data. - Revise zero page description according to the source code and move them to zero-page.txt. Best Regards, Huang Ying - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/