Re: [Linaro-uefi] [PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: update the introduction of xen boot commands in docs/grub.texi

-- Best regards, Fu Wei Software Engineer Red Hat Software (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Branch Ph: +86 21 61221326(direct) Ph: +86 186 2020 4684 (mobile) Room 1512, Regus One Corporate Avenue,Level 15, One Corporate Avenue,222 Hubin Road,Huangpu District, Shanghai,China 200021 On 26 February 2016 at 12:48, Fu Wei fu.wei@linaro.org wrote: > Hi Andrei > > On 26 February 2016 at 01:34, Andrei Borzenkov arvidjaar@gmail.com wrote: >> 25.02.2016 09:39, fu.wei@linaro.org пишет: >>> From: Fu Wei fu.wei@linaro.org >>> >>> delete: xen_linux, xen_initrd, xen_xsm >>> add: xen_module >>> >>> This update bases on >>> commit 0edd750e50698854068358ea53528100a9192902 >>> Author: Vladimir Serbinenko phcoder@gmail.com >>> Date: Fri Jan 22 10:18:47 2016 +0100 >>> >>> xen_boot: Remove obsolete module type distinctions. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Fu Wei fu.wei@linaro.org >>> --- >>> docs/grub.texi | 32 +++++++++----------------------- >>> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) >>> >>> diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi >>> index 82f6fa4..0f99c50 100644 >>> --- a/docs/grub.texi >>> +++ b/docs/grub.texi >>> @@ -3861,9 +3861,7 @@ you forget a command, you can run the command @command{help} >>> * videoinfo:: List available video modes >>> @comment * xen_*:: Xen boot commands >>> * xen_hypervisor:: Load xen hypervisor binary >>> -* xen_linux:: Load dom0 kernel for xen hypervisor >>> -* xen_initrd:: Load dom0 initrd for dom0 kernel >>> -* xen_xsm:: Load xen security module for xen hypervisor >>> +* xen_module:: Load xen modules for xen hypervisor >>> @end menu >>> >>> >>> @@ -5141,30 +5139,18 @@ verbatim as the @dfn{kernel command-line}. Any other binaries must be >>> reloaded after using this command. >>> @end deffn >>> >>> -@node xen_linux >>> -@subsection xen_linux >>> +@node xen_module >>> +@subsection xen_module >>> >>> -@deffn Command xen_linux file [arguments] >>> -Load a dom0 kernel image for xen hypervisor at the booting process of xen. >>> +@deffn Command xen_module [--nounzip] file [arguments] >>> +Load a module for xen hypervisor at the booting process of xen. >>> The rest of the line is passed verbatim as the module command line. >>> +Each module will be identified by the order in which the modules are added. >>> +The 1st module: dom0 kernel image >>> +The 2nd module: dom0 ramdisk >>> +All subsequent modules: UNKNOW >>> @end deffn >>> >> >> Hmm ... from previous discussion I gathered that Xen can detect module >> type. What if there is no initrd for dom0? How can subsequent modules be > > Now , Xen detect module type by the order. (at least on ARM64). > I think i386 is using Multiboot(2) protocol, so maybe this order is > nothing to do with i386. > > so maybe we can say: > ----------------------------- > On ARM64, each module will be identified by the order in which the > modules are added. > The 1st module: dom0 kernel image > The 2nd module: dom0 ramdisk (optional) > All subsequent modules: UNKNOWN > > On i386, the modules will be identified by Multiboot(2) protocol. > ----------------------------- > > Is that better? please correct me if I miss something. > >> loaded then? >> >>> -@node xen_initrd >>> -@subsection xen_initrd >>> - >>> -@deffn Command xen_initrd file >>> -Load a initrd image for dom0 kernel at the booting process of xen. >>> -@end deffn >>> - >>> -@node xen_xsm >>> -@subsection xen_xsm >>> - >>> -@deffn Command xen_xsm file >>> -Load a xen security module for xen hypervisor at the booting process of xen. >>> -See @uref{http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XSM%7D for more detail. >>> -@end deffn >>> - >>> - >>> @node Networking commands >>> @section The list of networking commands >>> >>> >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > > Fu Wei > Software Engineer > Red Hat Software (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Branch > Ph: +86 21 61221326(direct) > Ph: +86 186 2020 4684 (mobile) > Room 1512, Regus One Corporate Avenue,Level 15, > One Corporate Avenue,222 Hubin Road,Huangpu District, > Shanghai,China 200021 -- Best regards, Fu Wei Software Engineer Red Hat Software (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Branch Ph: +86 21 61221326(direct) Ph: +86 186 2020 4684 (mobile) Room 1512, Regus One Corporate Avenue,Level 15, One Corporate Avenue,222 Hubin Road,Huangpu District, Shanghai,China 200021