linux-kernel - Re: Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen

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Date:	Sat, 9 Sep 2006 21:20:29 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Reserve a boot-loader ID number for Xen

On Sat, Sep 09, 2006 at 04:55:30PM -0700, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:

 > @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ filled out, however:
 >  	5  ELILO
 >  	7  GRuB
 >  	8  U-BOOT
 > +	9  Xen
 >  
 >  	Please contact <hpa@...or.com> if you need a bootloader ID
 >  	value assigned.
 > ===================================================================
 > --- a/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
 > +++ b/Documentation/i386/zero-page.txt
 > @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ 0x210	char		LOADER_TYPE, = 0, old one
 >  				2 for bootsect-loader
 >  				3 for SYSLINUX
 >  				4 for ETHERBOOT
 > +				5 for ELILO
 > +				7 for GRuB
 > +				8 for U-BOOT
 > +				9 for Xen
 >  				V = version
 >  0x211	char		loadflags:

Is there a reason 6 has been skipped ?

	Dave

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