On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 05:53:29PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Robert Millan, le Mon 07 Dec 2009 16:08:31 +0100, a écrit : > > - Release a new revision of Multiboot 1, with only modifications that > > don't > > alter the spec. I.e. GRUB Legacy continues to be compliant, and we > > don't > > change the signature. These modifications would basically cope with the > > fact that Multiboot 1 is also usable on non-BIOS platforms, take > > advantage > > of modern 64-bit types to define equivalent structures, resolve some > > ambiguities, etc. > > I'm wondering about the multiboot_mod_list structure & 64bits: would > mod_start/end, cmdline and pad become 64bits?
I think long-term we should treat ia64 and amd64 as separate architectures. Short-term we don't really support them, except to recognize and load amd64 ELF files. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
