[PATCH] Documentation: x86: boot: reserve type_of_loader=13 for barebox

[PATCH] Documentation: x86: boot: reserve type_of_loader=13 for barebox

[Ahmad Fatoum]

barebox built as EFI payload has been booting Linux on x86 with
type_of_loader=0xff since v2015.09.0.

Reserve 13, the next free id, so this can be used instead.

Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@pengutronix.de>
---
 Documentation/x86/boot.rst | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.rst b/Documentation/x86/boot.rst
index 894a19897005..240d084782a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.rst
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.rst
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ Protocol:	2.00+
 	11 Minimal Linux Bootloader
 	   <http://sebastian-plotz.blogspot.de>
 	12 OVMF UEFI virtualization stack
+	13 barebox
 	== =======================================
 
   Please contact <hpa@zytor.com> if you need a bootloader ID value assigned.
-- 
2.30.2

Re: [PATCH] Documentation: x86: boot: reserve type_of_loader=13 for barebox

[Borislav Petkov]

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 04:30:39PM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> barebox built as EFI payload has been booting Linux on x86 with
> type_of_loader=0xff since v2015.09.0.

What is barebox?

That https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barebox ?

That version number v2015 - am I to understand it that it has been
booting Linux since the year 2015?

In any case, it would be useful to explain a bit what it is here.

> Reserve 13, the next free id, so this can be used instead.

Sure, I guess, why not.

Thx.

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    Boris.

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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: x86: boot: reserve type_of_loader=13 for barebox

[Ahmad Fatoum]

Hello,

On 02.10.22 00:45, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 04:30:39PM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
>> barebox built as EFI payload has been booting Linux on x86 with
>> type_of_loader=0xff since v2015.09.0.
> 
> What is barebox?
> 
> That https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barebox ?

Yes.

> 
> That version number v2015 - am I to understand it that it has been
> booting Linux since the year 2015?
> 
> In any case, it would be useful to explain a bit what it is here.

Release cadence is monthly. Starting with release v2015.09.0,
type_of_loader=0xff was being used. I figured it's about time, we
allocate an ID for it.

> 
>> Reserve 13, the next free id, so this can be used instead.
> 
> Sure, I guess, why not.
> 
> Thx.
Cheers,
Ahmad


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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: x86: boot: reserve type_of_loader=13 for barebox

[Borislav Petkov]

On Sun, Oct 02, 2022 at 09:15:09AM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
> Release cadence is monthly. Starting with release v2015.09.0,
> type_of_loader=0xff was being used. I figured it's about time, we
> allocate an ID for it.

Right, by "explain a bit what it is here" I meant to explain what it
is and add some references to the commit message. I.e., leave enough
breadcrumbs so that people like me can go and find that relevant info
when doing git archeology.

Thx.

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    Boris.

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