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

To: "Keir Fraser" <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Kamble, Nitin A" <nitin.a.kamble@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] Re: linux_boot_params in the vmx builder
From: "Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:56:25 +0800
Cc: "Jiang, Yunhong" <yunhong.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>, "Li, Chengyuan" <chengyuan.li@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel List <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@xxxxxxxxx>
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 >>>  2. e820 map
>>      This can not be removed, because all the VMX guests (even
>> non-linux) needs the mem-map which isoptained by BIOS call e820.
>
>Okay, but there's no need to embed it as a linux boot param any more. 
>Maybe it can be moved to a less 'magic' location than 0x902D0.
>

Yes, the code is ready, but need cleanup.
-Xin

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