linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation/x86/boot.rst: minor improvement

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Date:   Tue, 1 Sep 2020 13:25:53 +0800
From:   Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <x86@...nel.org>
CC:     <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <bp@...en8.de>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/x86/boot.rst: minor improvement

Sorry, I mis-copied 2 addresses. make sure they are CCed.

On 9/1/20 11:41 AM, Cao jin wrote:
> Typo fix & file name update
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/x86/boot.rst | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.rst b/Documentation/x86/boot.rst
> index 7fafc7ac00d7..c04afec90486 100644
> --- a/Documentation/x86/boot.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.rst
> @@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ can be calculated as follows::
>  In addition to read/modify/write the setup header of the struct
>  boot_params as that of 16-bit boot protocol, the boot loader should
>  also fill the additional fields of the struct boot_params as described
> -in zero-page.txt.
> +in zero-page.rst.
>  
>  After setting up the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load
>  64-bit kernel in the same way as that of 16-bit boot protocol, but
> @@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ In 64-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the
>  
>  At entry, the CPU must be in 64-bit mode with paging enabled.
>  The range with setup_header.init_size from start address of loaded
> -kernel and zero page and command line buffer get ident mapping;
> +kernel and zero page and command line buffer get identity mapping;
>  a GDT must be loaded with the descriptors for selectors
>  __BOOT_CS(0x10) and __BOOT_DS(0x18); both descriptors must be 4G flat
>  segment; __BOOT_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS
> 


-- 
Sincerely,
Cao jin