X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fi386%2Fboot.txt;h=38fe1f03fb14215227a8cb642f5efcc9f1174e81;hb=97bf2856c6014879bd04983a3e9dfcdac1e7fe85;hp=10312bebe55de0b063e59b28f2781a7f7001f8b4;hpb=76828883507a47dae78837ab5dec5a5b4513c667;p=linux-2.6.git diff --git a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt index 10312bebe..38fe1f03f 100644 --- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt +++ b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ---------------------------- H. Peter Anvin - Last update 2005-09-02 + Last update 2007-01-26 On the i386 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot convention. This has evolved partially due to historical aspects, as @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Protocol 2.03: (Kernel 2.4.18-pre1) Explicitly makes the highest possible initrd address available to the bootloader. Protocol 2.04: (Kernel 2.6.14) Extend the syssize field to four bytes. +Protocol 2.05: (Kernel 2.6.20) Make protected mode kernel relocatable. + Introduce relocatable_kernel and kernel_alignment fields. **** MEMORY LAYOUT @@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ Offset Proto Name Meaning 0226/2 N/A pad1 Unused 0228/4 2.02+ cmd_line_ptr 32-bit pointer to the kernel command line 022C/4 2.03+ initrd_addr_max Highest legal initrd address +0230/4 2.05+ kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel +0234/1 2.05+ relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not (1) For backwards compatibility, if the setup_sects field contains 0, the real value is 4. @@ -181,6 +185,8 @@ filled out, however: 5 ELILO 7 GRuB 8 U-BOOT + 9 Xen + A Gujin Please contact if you need a bootloader ID value assigned.