Cosmetic: add comments in x86_load_linux() pointing to the kernel documentation
so that users can better understand the code.

CC: qemu-triv...@nongnu.org
Signed-off-by: Ani Sinha <anisi...@redhat.com>
---
 hw/i386/x86-common.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hw/i386/x86-common.c b/hw/i386/x86-common.c
index c0c66a0eb5..992ea1f25e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/x86-common.c
+++ b/hw/i386/x86-common.c
@@ -665,8 +665,11 @@ void x86_load_linux(X86MachineState *x86ms,
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    /* kernel protocol version */
-    if (ldl_p(header + 0x202) == 0x53726448) {
+    /*
+     * kernel protocol version.
+     * Please see https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+     */
+    if (ldl_p(header + 0x202) == 0x53726448) /* Magic signature "HdrS" */ {
         protocol = lduw_p(header + 0x206);
     } else {
         /*
-- 
2.45.2


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