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SubjectRe: [PATCH] /proc/sys/kernel/bootloader_type
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
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> This patch exports to userspace the boot loader ID which has been
> exported by (b)zImage boot loaders since boot protocol version 2.

Why does userspace need to know this?

> --- linux-2.5/arch/i386/Makefile 24 Dec 2004 21:09:54 -0000 1.73
> +++ linux-2.5/arch/i386/Makefile 28 Dec 2004 04:56:17 -0000
> @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
> LDFLAGS_vmlinux :=
> CHECKFLAGS += -D__i386__
>
> +# This allows compilation with an x86-64 compiler
> +CC_M32 := $(call cc-option,-m32)
> +CC += $(CC_M32)

Was this hunk deliberately a part of this patch?
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