linux-kernel - [PATCH] Documentation/x86/boot.txt:modify fieldname

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Date:	Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:24:29 +0800
From:	"Baodong Chen" <chenbdchenbd@...il.com>
To:	trivial@...nel.org
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, "Li Yang" <leo@...kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/x86/boot.txt:modify fieldname

>From a7f7081367c5682c8a0b7fd0699a7bff9e779fc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Baodong Chen <[email]chenbdchenbd@...il.com[email]>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:54:00 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/x86/boot.txt:modify fieldname
 start_sys was changed to start_sys_seg
 iinitrd_addr_max was changed to ramdisk_max
 pad2 was changed to pad2 and pad3
 readmode_swtch was changed to realmode_swtch
 Signed-off-by: Baodong Chen <[email]chenbdchenbd@...il.com[email]>

---
 Documentation/x86/boot.txt |   13 +++++++------
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 7b4596a..1229969 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
 0202/4	2.00+	header		Magic signature "HdrS"
 0206/2	2.00+	version		Boot protocol version supported
 0208/4	2.00+	realmode_swtch	Boot loader hook (see below)
-020C/2	2.00+	start_sys	The load-low segment (0x1000) (obsolete)
+020C/2	2.00+	start_sys_seg	The load-low segment (0x1000) (obsolete)
 020E/2	2.00+	kernel_version	Pointer to kernel version string
 0210/1	2.00+	type_of_loader	Boot loader identifier
 0211/1	2.00+	loadflags	Boot protocol option flags
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
 0224/2	2.01+	heap_end_ptr	Free memory after setup end
 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
+022C/4	2.03+	ramdisk_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
-0235/3	N/A	pad2		Unused
+0235/1	N/A	pad2		Unused
+0236/2	N/A	pad3		Unused
 0238/4	2.06+	cmdline_size	Maximum size of the kernel command line
 023C/4	2.07+	hardware_subarch Hardware subarchitecture
 0240/8	2.07+	hardware_subarch_data Subarchitecture-specific data
@@ -299,14 +300,14 @@ Protocol:	2.00+
   e.g. 0x0204 for version 2.04, and 0x0a11 for a hypothetical version
   10.17.

-Field name:	readmode_swtch
+Field name:	realmode_swtch
 Type:		modify (optional)
 Offset/size:	0x208/4
 Protocol:	2.00+

   Boot loader hook (see ADVANCED BOOT LOADER HOOKS below.)

-Field name:	start_sys
+Field name:	start_sys_seg
 Type:		read
 Offset/size:	0x20c/2
 Protocol:	2.00+
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ Protocol:	2.02+
   zero, the kernel will assume that your boot loader does not support
   the 2.02+ protocol.

-Field name:	initrd_addr_max
+Field name:	ramdisk_max
 Type:		read
 Offset/size:	0x22c/4
 Protocol:	2.03+
-- 
1.5.3.3
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