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Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] arm64: update the introduction of xen boot commands i
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Fu Wei |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] arm64: update the introduction of xen boot commands in docs/grub.texi |
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Mon, 7 Mar 2016 15:22:37 +0700 |
Hi Andrei,
On 28 February 2016 at 00:44, Fu Wei <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Andrei
>
> On 28 February 2016 at 01:26, Andrei Borzenkov <address@hidden> wrote:
>> 26.02.2016 14:13, address@hidden пишет:
>>> From: Fu Wei <address@hidden>
>>>
>>> delete: xen_linux, xen_initrd, xen_xsm
>>> add: xen_module
>>>
>>> This update bases on
>>> commit 0edd750e50698854068358ea53528100a9192902
>>> Author: Vladimir Serbinenko <address@hidden>
>>> Date: Fri Jan 22 10:18:47 2016 +0100
>>>
>>> xen_boot: Remove obsolete module type distinctions.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Fu Wei <address@hidden>
>>> ---
>>> docs/grub.texi | 33 ++++++++++-----------------------
>>> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi
>>> index 82f6fa4..3fbdd99 100644
>>> --- a/docs/grub.texi
>>> +++ b/docs/grub.texi
>>> @@ -3861,9 +3861,7 @@ you forget a command, you can run the command
>>> @command{help}
>>> * videoinfo:: List available video modes
>>> @comment * xen_*:: Xen boot commands
>>> * xen_hypervisor:: Load xen hypervisor binary
>>> -* xen_linux:: Load dom0 kernel for xen hypervisor
>>> -* xen_initrd:: Load dom0 initrd for dom0 kernel
>>> -* xen_xsm:: Load xen security module for xen hypervisor
>>> +* xen_module:: Load xen modules for xen hypervisor
>>> @end menu
>>>
>>>
>>> @@ -5141,30 +5139,19 @@ verbatim as the @dfn{kernel command-line}. Any
>>> other binaries must be
>>> reloaded after using this command.
>>> @end deffn
>>>
>>> address@hidden xen_linux
>>> address@hidden xen_linux
>>> address@hidden xen_module
>>> address@hidden xen_module
>>>
>>> address@hidden Command xen_linux file [arguments]
>>> -Load a dom0 kernel image for xen hypervisor at the booting process of xen.
>>> address@hidden Command xen_module [--nounzip] file [arguments]
>>> +Load a module for xen hypervisor at the booting process of xen.
>>> The rest of the line is passed verbatim as the module command line.
>>
>> ==
>>> +On i386, the modules will be identified by Multiboot(2) protocol.
>>> +On arm64, each module will be identified by the order in which the
>>> +modules are added.
>>
>> I think it is better to skip it entirely. It is not really correct -
>> neither multiboot protocol provides any module identification (Xen
>> probes module types), nor is i386 using multiboot2, nor can all modules
>> be probed, so order still matters. To avoid confusion I'd simply
>> replaced the above three lines with
>>
>> Modules should be loaded in the following order:
>>
>>> +The 1st module: dom0 kernel image
>>> +The 2nd module: dom0 ramdisk (optional)
>>
>> This covers both supported platforms without going into too deep
>> details; if you and Vladimir are OK, I'll commit with this change.
>
> Thank you very much!
> Sorry I am not familiar with xen on i386, so maybe I misunderstand this.
> So please commit with your change, Thanks for your correction :-)
I just fetched the mainline GRUB, i would like to know why this
patchset haven't been applied?
Anything I need to do(improve it or post a new patchset according to
your suggestion) for this patchset?
Great thanks :-)
>
>
>>
>>> @end deffn
>>>
>>> address@hidden xen_initrd
>>> address@hidden xen_initrd
>>> -
>>> address@hidden Command xen_initrd file
>>> -Load a initrd image for dom0 kernel at the booting process of xen.
>>> address@hidden deffn
>>> -
>>> address@hidden xen_xsm
>>> address@hidden xen_xsm
>>> -
>>> address@hidden Command xen_xsm file
>>> -Load a xen security module for xen hypervisor at the booting process of
>>> xen.
>>> -See @uref{http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XSM} for more detail.
>>> address@hidden deffn
>>> -
>>> -
>>> @node Networking commands
>>> @section The list of networking commands
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Fu Wei
> Software Engineer
> Red Hat Software (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Branch
> Ph: +86 21 61221326(direct)
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--
Best regards,
Fu Wei
Software Engineer
Red Hat Software (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Branch
Ph: +86 21 61221326(direct)
Ph: +86 186 2020 4684 (mobile)
Room 1512, Regus One Corporate Avenue,Level 15,
One Corporate Avenue,222 Hubin Road,Huangpu District,
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