The cmdline_size field in setup_header is listed as read-only, and is never read by the kernel. Therefore, there is no need for it to be set by a boot loader implementing the EFI handover protocol, so remove it from the list of fields required to be set by a boot loader.
Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <[email protected]> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <[email protected]> Cc: Matt Fleming <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] --- Documentation/x86/boot.txt | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt index a75e3ad..2685581 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt @@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ The boot loader *must* fill out the following fields in bp, o hdr.code32_start o hdr.cmd_line_ptr - o hdr.cmdline_size o hdr.ramdisk_image (if applicable) o hdr.ramdisk_size (if applicable) -- 2.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
