Re: [MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 00/13] multiboot2: Update documentation

On December 6, 2016 5:52:48 PM EST, Daniel Kiper wrote: >Hi, > >This updated patch series adds description of the Multiboot2 protocol >new >features and fixes some issues found here and there. > >It applies to multiboot2 branch in GRUB2 git tree. Why not the master one? > >Here is short list of

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 12/13] multiboot2: Add me to authors

.. and properly format author list. Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- doc/multiboot.texi |4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi index f566114..08cc5c3 100644 --- a/doc/multiboot.texi +++ b/doc/multiboot.texi @@ -53,7 +53,9

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 07/13] multiboot2: Add description of support for EFI boot services

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- v3 - suggestions/fixes: - replace u_virt with u32 (suggested by Andrei Borzenkov and Toomas Soome), - change RAX/RBX to EAX/EBX in "EFI amd64 machine state with boot services enabled" section, - describe the kernel, the modules, etc. load addresse

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 09/13] multiboot2: Add description of support for relocatable images

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- v2 - suggestions/fixes: - add missing the articles (suggested by Andrew Cooper), - various minor cleanups and fixes (suggested by Andrew Cooper). --- doc/multiboot.texi | 56 doc/multiboot2.h

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 13/13] multiboot2: Bump version to 2.0

.. and add 2016 to copyright. Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- configure.ac |2 +- doc/multiboot.texi |2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index b11961d..585b37a 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -13,7 +13,7

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 06/13] multiboot2: Fix description of EFI boot services tag

Without this fix multiboot2 doc build fails. Additionally, add missing full stop at the end of sentence. Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- doc/multiboot.texi |7 --- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi index 4f838f0..9af756a

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 10/13] multiboot2: Say that memory maps may not be available on EFI platforms

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- v2 - suggestions/fixes: - add missing the articles (suggested by Andrew Cooper). --- doc/multiboot.texi | 11 +++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi index 13e4e80..35f2bed 100644 --- a/doc/multib

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 08/13] multiboot2: Add description of EFI image handle tags

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- doc/multiboot.texi | 28 doc/multiboot2.h | 16 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi index 9f13e74..1581220 100644 --- a/doc/multiboot.texi +++ b/doc/multiboot.te

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 04/13] multiboot2: Replace redundant if with the

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- v2 - suggestions/fixes: - replace redundant if with the (suggested by Andrew Cooper). --- doc/multiboot.texi |2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi index 904c082..a9cba9b 100644 --- a/d

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 03/13] multiboot2: Rename Multiboot to Multiboot2

Multiboot2 is proper name of the boot protocol. Multiboot is name of older boot protocol. So, rename Multiboot to Multiboot2 to not confuse the reader. Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- doc/multiboot.texi | 112 ++-- 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 11/13] multiboot2: Add C structure members alignment and padding consideration section

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- v2 - suggestions/fixes: - rephrase whole section (suggested by Andrew Cooper). --- doc/multiboot.texi | 11 +++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi index 35f2bed..f566114 100644 --- a/doc/multiboo

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 05/13] multiboot2: Clarify meaning of information request header tag

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- v2 - suggestions/fixes: - rephrase some sentences (suggested by Andrew Cooper), - add missing the articles (suggested by Andrew Cooper). --- doc/multiboot.texi | 20 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 01/13] multiboot2: Replace u_phys with u32

u_phys is used just in two places and sometimes it may confuse reader. Additionally, GRUB multiboot2 implementation does not use u_phys anywhere. So, replace it with basic well defined and used in implementation u32 type. Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- doc/multiboot.texi | 11 --- 1 f

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 00/13] multiboot2: Update documentation

Hi, This updated patch series adds description of the Multiboot2 protocol new features and fixes some issues found here and there. It applies to multiboot2 branch in GRUB2 git tree. Here is short list of changes since v2: - new patches: 01, 02, - changed patches: 07. Daniel configure.ac

[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 02/13] multiboot2: Replace u_virt with u32

u_virt may sometimes confuse reader especially if description says something completely different. Additionally, GRUB multiboot2 implementation does not use u_virt anywhere. So, replace it with basic well defined and used in implementation u32 type. Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper --- doc/multiboot.

edif / create files from a grub module

Hello,       I would like to add some checks and modifications to the Linux command line before booting the OS.     So I am considering writing a grub module which will modify some grub.cfg parameters according to data retreived somewhere on dedicated hardware. I just realized that it was

Re: [PATCH] disk/mdraid1x: Fix >2TB RAID detection with BIOS

What is the verdict on getting the RAID detection fixed? Thanks, Robert LeBlanc PGP Fingerprint 79A2 9CA4 6CC4 45DD A904 C70E E654 3BB2 FA62 B9F1 On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:00 PM, Robert LeBlanc wrote: > Andrei, > > I sent a VM that displays the problem. It bounced from the li