Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH for-xen-4.5 v4 00/18] xen: Break multiboot (v1) dependency and add multiboot2 support

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 17.10.14 at 16:11, <daniel.kiper@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is my last attempt to have this series in 4.5. If it will be not
> accepted for 4.5 I will continue multiboot2 + EFI development on the
> base of this patch series. Now I am almost sure that we are going in
> right direction. I hope that I will be able to post multiboot2 + EFI
> patches in about 1 month.

Simply looking at the diffstat:

>  xen/Makefile                      |    2 +-
>  xen/arch/x86/Makefile             |    1 +
>  xen/arch/x86/boot/Makefile        |    8 +-
>  xen/arch/x86/boot/build32.mk      |    3 +-
>  xen/arch/x86/boot/cmdline.S       |    9 +-
>  xen/arch/x86/boot/head.S          |  157 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  xen/arch/x86/boot/reloc.c         |  223 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  xen/arch/x86/boot/x86_64.S        |   10 ++-
>  xen/arch/x86/boot_info.c          |  257 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  xen/arch/x86/dmi_scan.c           |   11 ++-
>  xen/arch/x86/domain_build.c       |   24 +++---
>  xen/arch/x86/efi/efi-boot.h       |  173 
> +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>  xen/arch/x86/microcode.c          |   39 ++++-----
>  xen/arch/x86/mpparse.c            |   13 ++-
>  xen/arch/x86/platform_hypercall.c |   17 ++--
>  xen/arch/x86/setup.c              |  369 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------------------------------
>  xen/arch/x86/x86_64/asm-offsets.c |   15 +++-
>  xen/common/efi/boot.c             |    1 -
>  xen/common/efi/efi.h              |   11 +++
>  xen/common/efi/runtime.c          |   55 +++++++++++--
>  xen/drivers/acpi/osl.c            |   13 ++-
>  xen/drivers/video/vesa.c          |    7 +-
>  xen/drivers/video/vga.c           |   18 ++--
>  xen/include/asm-x86/boot_info.h   |  124 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  xen/include/asm-x86/config.h      |    2 -
>  xen/include/asm-x86/e820.h        |    8 --
>  xen/include/asm-x86/edd.h         |    6 --
>  xen/include/asm-x86/mbd.h         |   80 ++++++++++++++++++
>  xen/include/asm-x86/setup.h       |   12 +--
>  xen/include/xen/efi.h             |    7 ++
>  xen/include/xen/multiboot2.h      |  153 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  xen/include/xen/vga.h             |   18 ----
>  xen/include/xsm/xsm.h             |   16 ++--
>  xen/xsm/xsm_core.c                |    6 +-
>  xen/xsm/xsm_policy.c              |   10 +--
>  35 files changed, 1344 insertions(+), 534 deletions(-)

already makes clear that is isn't the right time for this to get merged,
leaving aside my reservations against you touching all this early boot
code. Sadly I haven't seen Konrad around on IRC lately to check
whether he wants to convince me this absolutely has to go in.

Jan


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