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authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>2009-05-11 15:56:08 -0700
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>2009-05-11 17:44:39 -0700
commit37ba7ab5e33cebc25c68fffe33e9f21e7c2014e8 (patch)
tree006ba60fcd29b8fdee844ee6d90b85104a254d0d /Documentation/x86
parent99aa45595f45603526513d5e29fc00f8afbf3913 (diff)
x86, boot: make kernel_alignment adjustable; new bzImage fields
Make the kernel_alignment field adjustable; this allows us to set it to a large value (intended to be 16 MB to avoid ZONE_DMA contention, memory holes and other weirdness) while a smart bootloader can still force a loading at a lesser alignment if absolutely necessary. Also export pref_address (preferred loading address, corresponding to the link-time address) and init_size, the total amount of linear memory the kernel will require during initialization. [ Impact: allows better kernel placement, gives bootloader more info ] Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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