Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] multiboot: Prevent loading of x86_64 images

[Adam Lackorzynski]

On Thu Aug 19, 2010 at 13:27:32 +0200, Alexander Graf wrote:
> 
> On 19.08.2010, at 13:24, Adam Lackorzynski wrote:
> 
> > A via -kernel supplied x86_64 ELF image is being started in 32bit mode.
> > Detect and exit if a 64bit image has been supplied.
> 
> According to the multiboot spec, this is the expected behavior, no? At least 
> Xen does it that way...

Yes, but then the supplied ELF-image should say it's a 32bit one and
switch to 64bit mode itself. That's at least how we do load a 64bit
kernel.



Adam
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