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[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 01/13] multiboot2: Replace u_phys with u32
From: |
Daniel Kiper |
Subject: |
[MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 01/13] multiboot2: Replace u_phys with u32 |
Date: |
Tue, 6 Dec 2016 23:52:49 +0100 |
u_phys is used just in two places and sometimes it may confuse reader.
Additionally, GRUB multiboot2 implementation does not use u_phys anywhere.
So, replace it with basic well defined and used in implementation u32 type.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <address@hidden>
---
doc/multiboot.texi | 11 ++++-------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi
index 4b92918..2bda9b7 100644
--- a/doc/multiboot.texi
+++ b/doc/multiboot.texi
@@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ little-endian, u32 is coded in little-endian.
The type of unsigned 64-bit data. Because the target architecture is
little-endian, u64 is coded in little-endian.
address@hidden u_phys
-The type of unsigned data of the same size as target architecture physical
address size.
-
@item u_virt
The type of unsigned data of the same size as target architecture virtual
address size.
@@ -840,8 +837,8 @@ zero-terminated UTF-8 string.
+-------------------+
u32 | type = 3 |
u32 | size |
-u_phys | mod_start |
-u_phys | mod_end |
+u32 | mod_start |
+u32 | mod_end |
u8[n] | string |
+-------------------+
@end group
@@ -850,8 +847,8 @@ u8[n] | string |
This tag indicates to the kernel what boot module was loaded along with the
kernel image, and where it can be found.
-The @samp{mod_start} and @samp{mod_end} contain the start and end addresses of
the boot
-module itself. The @samp{string} field provides an arbitrary string to
+The @samp{mod_start} and @samp{mod_end} contain the start and end physical
addresses
+of the boot module itself. The @samp{string} field provides an arbitrary
string to
be associated with that particular boot module; it is a zero-terminated
UTF-8 string, just like the kernel command line. Typically the
string might be a command line (e.g. if the operating system treats boot
--
1.7.10.4
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- [MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 05/13] multiboot2: Clarify meaning of information request header tag, Daniel Kiper, 2016/12/06
- [MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 03/13] multiboot2: Rename Multiboot to Multiboot2, Daniel Kiper, 2016/12/06
- [MULTIBOOT2 DOC PATCH v3 06/13] multiboot2: Fix description of EFI boot services tag, Daniel Kiper, 2016/12/06
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