linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/18] Generalize relocate_kernel() for use by other architectures.

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Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:01:24 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Roy Franz <roy.franz@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	matt.fleming@...el.com, leif.lindholm@...aro.org,
	grant.likely@...aro.org, msalter@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/18] Generalize relocate_kernel() for use by other
 architectures.

On Sun, 22 Sep, at 03:45:32PM, Roy Franz wrote:
> Rename relocate_kernel() to efi_relocate_kernel(), and take
> parameters rather than x86 specific structure.  Add max_addr
> argument as for ARM we have some address constraints that we
> need to enforce when relocating the kernel.  Add alloc_size
> parameter for use by ARM64 which uses an uncompressed kernel,
> and needs to allocate space for BSS.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roy Franz <roy.franz@...aro.org>
> ---
>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c       |   10 ++++-
>  drivers/firmware/efi/efi-stub-helper.c |   72 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

[...]

I fixed up these multi-line comments too.

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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