patch-2.4.15 linux/Documentation/i386/boot.txt

• Lines: 41
• Date: Wed Nov 7 14:46:01 2001
• Orig file: v2.4.14/linux/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
• Orig date: Wed Apr 11 18:50:25 2001

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.14/linux/Documentation/i386/boot.txt linux/Documentation/i386/boot.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 		     ----------------------------
 
 		    H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
-			Last update 2000-07-27
+			Last update 2000-10-29
 
 On the i386 platform, the Linux kernel uses a rather complicated boot
 convention.  This has evolved partially due to historical aspects, as
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@
 most of the fields in the header.  The following fields should be
 filled out, however:
 
+  vid_mode:
+	Please see the section on SPECIAL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS.
+
   type_of_loader:
 	If your boot loader has an assigned id (see table below), enter
 	0xTV here, where T is an identifier for the boot loader and V is
@@ -319,8 +322,8 @@
 
   mem=<size>
 	<size> is an integer in C notation optionally followed by K, M
-	or G (meaning << 10, << 20 or << 30).  This specifies to the
-	kernel the memory size.  This affects the possible placement
+	or G (meaning << 10, << 20 or << 30).  This specifies the end
+	of memory to the kernel. This affects the possible placement
 	of an initrd, since an initrd should be placed near end of
 	memory.  Note that this is an option to *both* the kernel and
 	the bootloader!
@@ -392,8 +395,8 @@
 appropriate time.  The use of these hooks should probably be
 considered an absolutely last resort!
 
-IMPORTANT: All the hooks are required to preserve %ebp, %esi and %edi
-across invocation.
+IMPORTANT: All the hooks are required to preserve %esp, %ebp, %esi and
+%edi across invocation.
 
   realmode_swtch:
 	A 16-bit real mode far subroutine invoked immediately before