linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make bootsector stub 16-bit-only (i386)

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Message-ID: <4642127B.9040801@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 09 May 2007 11:27:07 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...lshack.com>
CC:	"Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make bootsector stub 16-bit-only (i386)

Alexander van Heukelum wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 09:51:36AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Alexander van Heukelum wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I'm making coffee now. I just don't see what I missed? Maybe you were
>>> led astray by the new PARAM_VESA_PAD I added?
>>>
>> Again, I object to changing a documented interface when it's not
>> necessary to do so.  Just declare the structure packed.
> 
> That would be like this, right?
> 
> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0705.1/0383.html
> 

Absolutely.

	-hpa
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