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Message-ID: <Yzl2HWIiKPHP9F1I@zn.tnic>
Date:   Sun, 2 Oct 2022 13:29:33 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     hpa@...or.com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, barebox@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: x86: boot: reserve type_of_loader=13 for
 barebox

On Sun, Oct 02, 2022 at 09:15:09AM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> Release cadence is monthly. Starting with release v2015.09.0,
> type_of_loader=0xff was being used. I figured it's about time, we
> allocate an ID for it.

Right, by "explain a bit what it is here" I meant to explain what it
is and add some references to the commit message. I.e., leave enough
breadcrumbs so that people like me can go and find that relevant info
when doing git archeology.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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