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Re: multiboot2: variable data size


From: Yoshinori K. Okuji
Subject: Re: multiboot2: variable data size
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:46:13 +0100
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On Saturday 25 November 2006 04:33, Hollis Blanchard wrote:
> That's exactly the point: there will be no difference. Both
> architectures will use 64-bit types.

No. Both should use 32-bit, because GRUB transfers control in 32-bit mode. 
Passing 64-bit addresses would be useless in this case. Note that the memory 
map information is 64-bit even in the previous version of Multiboot Spec.

Okuji




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