Re: [Xen-devel] RFC/Patch: Support for other bootloaders

[Michal Ostrowski <mostrows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Also, have you tested your changes on a SMP or HT machine?  I think
> you're lucky if it works at all because you rearranged some of the
> tests, and now the test for multiboot is no longer protected by the
> test if we're running on a secondary cpu (%ebx == 0).
> 

You're correct; my primary intention of the patch was for discussion,
problems are to be expected.


> Finally, I think the updated mbootpack is a sufficient solution --
> we're trying to fix a limitation in most bootloaders and interposing
> something which works around this limitation seems like a sane
> approach...
> 

My primary concern is of style, though aside from that mbootpack is
clearly sufficient.



-- 
Michal Ostrowski <mostrows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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