lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2013]   [Jan]   [14]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: [PATCH v7u1 24/31] x86, boot: Not need to check setup_header version for setup_data
On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 04:48:44PM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> That is for bootloader.
>
> setup_data is in setup_header, and all bootloader is copying that
> for bzImage. So for old bootloader should keep that as 0.

Are you sure all old bootloaders have kept setup_data as 0 so that you
can drop the check.

And besides, the check doesn't hurt but prevents insane old boot loaders
from handing in crap into the kernel so I'd leave it in.

Thanks.

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
--


\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2013-01-14 13:01    [W:0.511 / U:1.488 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site