[PATCH] i386: extend bzImage protocol for relocatable protected mode kernel

[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / Documentation / i386 / boot.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
index c51314b..cb28254 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Protocol 2.03:        (Kernel 2.4.18-pre1) Explicitly makes the highest possible
                initrd address available to the bootloader.
 
 Protocol 2.04: (Kernel 2.6.14) Extend the syssize field to four bytes.
+Protocol 2.05: (Kernel 2.6.20) Make protected mode kernel relocatable.
+               Introduce relocatable_kernel and kernel_alignment fields.
 
 
 **** MEMORY LAYOUT
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ Offset      Proto   Name            Meaning
 0226/2 N/A     pad1            Unused
 0228/4 2.02+   cmd_line_ptr    32-bit pointer to the kernel command line
 022C/4 2.03+   initrd_addr_max Highest legal initrd address
+0230/4 2.04+   kernel_alignment Physical addr alignment required for kernel
+0234/1 2.04+   relocatable_kernel Whether kernel is relocatable or not
 
 (1) For backwards compatibility, if the setup_sects field contains 0, the
     real value is 4.