Re: [RFC -mm 1/2] i386/x86_64 boot: setup data

Huang, Ying wrote:
> This patch add a field of 64-bit physical pointer to NULL terminated
> single linked list of struct setup_data to real-mode kernel
> header. This is used to define a more extensible boot parameters
> passing mechanism.

You MUST NOT add a field like this without changing the version number,
and, since you expect to enter the kernel at the PM entrypoint, you
better *CHECK* that version number before ever descending down the chain.

	-hpa
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