This patchset defines a 32-bit boot protocol for x86 platform, adds an extensible boot parameter passing mechanism, export the boot parameters via sysfs.
The patchset has been tested against kernel of git version v2.6.23-6623-g55b70a0 on x86_64 and i386. This patchset is based on the proposal of Peter Anvin. v6: - The linked list of setup_data is copied to memory area right after the kernel _end during early kernel bootstrap to solve the issue that where the safe place is to place linked list of setup_data. 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/
