linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] efilinux: Allocate boot

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:45:54 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] efilinux: Allocate boot_params before parsing initrd

On Tue, 17 Jun, at 11:41:08PM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> We need to allocate boot_params early and clear it before copy
> setup_header to it.
> 
> So kernel will not call sanitize_boot_params() to overwrite new
> added parameter like ext_ramdisk_image, ext_ramdisk_size...
> 
> We should modify boot_params later instead of touch temp buf too early.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
> 
> ---
>  loaders/bzimage/bzimage.c |   65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
 
Applied, thanks!

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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