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Re: multiboot2: make multiboot header optional
From: |
Tristan Gingold |
Subject: |
Re: multiboot2: make multiboot header optional |
Date: |
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 07:12:09 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.9i |
On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 04:00:28AM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
> On Thursday 16 November 2006 00:41, address@hidden wrote:
> > BTW, on ia64 8192 is too small. Linux and Xen put the ivt (interrupt
> > vector table) at the head of the file because it has the largest alignment
> > requirement (32Kb). I am not sure there is a big enough hole in the ivt.
> > And Xen has two ivt (-> 64kB).
> > However both Linux and Xen use the ELF format.
>
> I fail to see why. Why is it necessary to put the table _physically_ at the
> head?
Because:
* it is done so!
* it has the biggest alignment constraint.
Theorically it is not required, but everyone do that.
Tristan.
- Re: multiboot2: make multiboot header optional, (continued)
Re: multiboot2: make multiboot header optional, Yoshinori K. Okuji, 2006/11/15
Re: multiboot2: make multiboot header optional, Yoshinori K. Okuji, 2006/11/24
Re: multiboot2: make multiboot header optional,
Tristan Gingold <=