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x86, doc: Remove cmdline_size from list of fields to be filled in for…
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… EFI handover

The cmdline_size field in setup_header is listed as read-only, and is
never read by the kernel. Therefore, there is no need for it to be set
by a boot loader implementing the EFI handover protocol, so remove it
from the list of fields required to be set by a boot loader.

Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <alex@alex-smith.me.uk>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@intel.com>
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Alex Smith authored and Matt Fleming committed Apr 30, 2015
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Expand Up @@ -1124,7 +1124,6 @@ The boot loader *must* fill out the following fields in bp,

o hdr.code32_start
o hdr.cmd_line_ptr
o hdr.cmdline_size
o hdr.ramdisk_image (if applicable)
o hdr.ramdisk_size (if applicable)

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