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code32_start is meant for 16-bit real-mode bootloaders to inform the kernel where the 32-bit protected mode code starts. Nothing in the protected mode kernel except the EFI stub uses it. efi_main() currently returns boot_params, with code32_start set inside it to tell efi_stub_entry() where startup_32 is located. Since it was invoked by efi_stub_entry() in the first place, boot_params is already known. Return the address of startup_32 instead. This will allow a 64-bit kernel to live above 4Gb, for example, and it's cleaner as well. Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200301230436.2246909-5-nivedita@alum.mit.edu Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200308080859.21568-13-ardb@kernel.org
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.