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Re: [PATCH v2] multiboot2: clarify usage of the address tag
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Daniel Kiper |
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Re: [PATCH v2] multiboot2: clarify usage of the address tag |
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Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:16:42 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 11:30:16AM +0200, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
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> I think the following is clear enough:
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> "Note: This information does not need to be provided if the kernel image is in
> @sc{elf} format, but it must be provided if the image is in a.out format or in
> some other format. When the address tag is present it must be used in order to
> load the image, regardless of whether an @sc{elf} header is also present.
> Compliant boot loaders must be able to load images that are either in @sc{elf}
> format or contain the address tag embedded in the Multiboot2 header."
LGTM. Thanks!
Daniel