The cmdline_size field in setup_header is listed as read-only, and is
never read by the kernel. Therefore, there is no need for it to be set
by a boot loader implementing the EFI handover protocol, so remove it
from the list of fields required to be set by a boot loader.
Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <a...@alex-smith.me.uk>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <h...@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Matt Fleming <matt.flem...@intel.com>
Cc: x...@kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
---
Documentation/x86/boot.txt | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index a75e3ad..2685581 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ The boot loader *must* fill out the following fields in
bp,
o hdr.code32_start
o hdr.cmd_line_ptr
- o hdr.cmdline_size
o hdr.ramdisk_image (if applicable)
o hdr.ramdisk_size (if applicable)
--
2.3.1
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