linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [21/22] x86_64: Extend bzImage protocol for relocatable bzImage

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Message-ID: <46338D72.70402@garzik.org>
Date:	Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:07:46 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	patches@...-64.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [21/22] x86_64: Extend bzImage protocol for relocatable
 bzImage

Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>
> 
> 
> o Extend the bzImage protocol (same as i386) to allow bzImage loaders to
>   load the protected mode kernel at non-1MB address. Now protected mode
>   component is relocatable and can be loaded at non-1MB addresses.
> 
> o As of today kdump uses it to run a second kernel from a reserved memory
>   area.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>

Can you point to / link to threads where the bootloader folks looked 
over the reloc changes from their side, and commented?

	Jeff



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