linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, doc: Remove cmdline_size from list of fields to be filled in for EFI handover

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:26:57 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
To:	Alex Smith <alex@...x-smith.me.uk>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, doc: Remove cmdline_size from list of fields to be
 filled in for EFI handover

On Sat, 28 Mar, at 12:14:09PM, Alex Smith wrote:
> The cmdline_size field in setup_header is listed as read-only, and is
> never read by the kernel. Therefore, there is no need for it to be set
> by a boot loader implementing the EFI handover protocol, so remove it
> from the list of fields required to be set by a boot loader.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <alex@...x-smith.me.uk>
> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> ---
>  Documentation/x86/boot.txt | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

Sorry for the delay. Thanks, applied!

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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