Re: [MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH 07/10] multiboot2: Say that memory maps may not be available on EFI platforms

From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
To: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>,
	grub-devel@gnu.org, xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
Cc: jgross@suse.com, eric.snowberg@oracle.com, arvidjaar@gmail.com,
	phcoder@gmail.com, seth.goldberg@oracle.com
Subject: Re: [MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH 07/10] multiboot2: Say that memory maps may not be available on EFI platforms
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 22:37:30 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <045647d1-b60e-be5a-dea8-a39a7e625405__16029.894751455$1465508508$gmane$org@citrix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1465504244-17175-8-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com>

On 09/06/2016 21:30, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
> ---
>  doc/multiboot.texi |   11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi
> index f1e0e09..c81b2ea 100644
> --- a/doc/multiboot.texi
> +++ b/doc/multiboot.texi
> @@ -927,6 +927,10 @@ possible value for lower memory is 640 kilobytes. The value returned for
>  upper memory is maximally the address of the first upper memory hole
>  minus 1 megabyte. It is not guaranteed to be this value.
>  
> +This tag may not be provided by some boot loaders on EFI platforms if EFI
> +boot services are enabled and available for loaded image (EFI boot services

"for the loaded".  And below.

~Andrew

> +not terminated tag exists in Multiboot information structure).
> +
>  @subsection BIOS Boot device
>  @example
>  @group
> @@ -1078,6 +1082,10 @@ indicated a reserved area.
>  The map provided is guaranteed to list all standard @sc{ram} that should
>  be available for normal use. This type however includes the regions occupied by kernel, mbi, segments and modules. Kernel must take care not to overwrite these regions.
>  
> +This tag may not be provided by some boot loaders on EFI platforms if EFI
> +boot services are enabled and available for loaded image (EFI boot services
> +not terminated tag exists in Multiboot information structure).
> +
>  @subsection Boot loader name
>  @example
>  @group
> @@ -1310,6 +1318,9 @@ u32     | descriptor version|
>  
>  This tag contains EFI memory map as per EFI specification.
>  
> +This tag may not be provided by some boot loaders on EFI platforms if EFI
> +boot services are enabled and available for loaded image (EFI boot services
> +not terminated tag exists in Multiboot information structure).
>  
>  @subsection EFI boot services not terminated
>  @example

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