linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, eboot: Support initrd loaded above 4G

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:45:15 +0100
From:	Michael Brown <mbrown@...systems.co.uk>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
	Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, eboot: Support initrd loaded above 4G

On 16/07/14 15:34, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul, at 08:44:34AM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Do we know what the Windows bootloader does?  I thought it did use the
>> EFI File Protocol?
>
> Good question. I'm not sure what the answer is, I'll try and find some
> time to take a look.

I'm in the middle of related work at the moment: trying to persuade UEFI 
WinPE to load its files from the virtual file system exposed by iPXE. 
I'll let you know what I find.

Michael
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