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

["Kamble, Nitin A" <nitin.a.kamble@xxxxxxxxx>]

Keir.
>I think you should be able to get rid of:
>  1. Linux boot params
  I believe this should be removable.

>  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.

>  3. vboot_gdt
  This atleast should be movable to vmxloader.
  

Thanks & Regards,
Nitin
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-devel-
>bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Keir Fraser
>Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:15 AM
>To: Li, Xin B
>Cc: Jiang, Yunhong; Li, Chengyuan; xen-devel List; Nakajima, Jun
>Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: linux_boot_params in the vmx builder
>
>
>On 20 Sep 2005, at 15:50, Li, Xin B wrote:
>
>>> Yes, xc_vmx_build.c should be OS-agnostic, and those
>>> Linux-specific stuff should be removed. It's not good for
>>> Linux, either.
>>
>> So we will send a patch for that.
>
>I think you should be able to get rid of:
>  1. Linux boot params
>  2. e820 map
>  3. vboot_gdt
>
>Should make xc_vmx_build a *lot* smaller. :-)
>
>  -- Keir
>
>
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