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Subject[PATCH] x86: documentation fix regarding boot protocol
Documentation/x86/boot.txt describes payload_offset as the offset
from the end of the real-mode code. In fact, it is more accurately
described as the offset from the beginning of the protected-mode
code, as (a) this is how it is actually calculated and (b) the padding
after the real-mode code is not included in the offset.

Signed-off-by: Philipp Kohlbecher <xt28@gmx.de>

---

Documentation/x86/boot.txt | 4 ++--
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 83c0033..414b6fb 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ Type: read
Offset/size: 0x248/4
Protocol: 2.08+

- If non-zero then this field contains the offset from the end of the
- real-mode code to the payload.
+ If non-zero then this field contains the offset from the beginning
+ of the protected-mode code to the payload.

The payload may be compressed. The format of both the compressed and
uncompressed data should be determined using the standard magic

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