[Xen-devel] RE: linux_boot_params in the vmx builder

To:	"Keir Fraser" <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel List" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	[Xen-devel] RE: linux_boot_params in the vmx builder
From:	"Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:41:49 -0700
Cc:	"Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>, "Li, Chengyuan" <chengyuan.li@xxxxxxxxx>, "Jiang, Yunhong" <yunhong.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
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Keir Fraser wrote:
> Now that we have proper 16-bit bootstrap support (in the form of
> vmxassist/vmxloader), I assume there is no need or advantage to
> directly boot native Linux kernels from xc_vmx_build?
> 
> If this is the case, can we please strip all the Linux-specific stuff
> (mainly the Linux-specific boot parameters) out of xc_vmx_build.c?
> 
>   -- Keir

Yes, xc_vmx_build.c should be OS-agnostic, and those Linux-specific
stuff should be removed. It's not good for Linux, either.

Jun
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[Xen-devel] RE: linux_boot_params in the vmx builder