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x86: documentation fix regarding boot protocol

Impact: clarify documentation

Documentation/x86/boot.txt describes payload_offset as the offset
from the end of the real-mode code. In fact, it is more accurately
described as the offset from the beginning of the protected-mode
code, as (a) this is how it is actually calculated and (b) the padding
after the real-mode code is not included in the offset.

Signed-off-by: Philipp Kohlbecher <xt28@gmx.de>
Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk>
Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Philipp Kohlbecher 16 年之前
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@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ Type:		read
 Offset/size:	0x248/4
 Offset/size:	0x248/4
 Protocol:	2.08+
 Protocol:	2.08+
 
 
-  If non-zero then this field contains the offset from the end of the
-  real-mode code to the payload.
+  If non-zero then this field contains the offset from the beginning
+  of the protected-mode code to the payload.
 
 
   The payload may be compressed. The format of both the compressed and
   The payload may be compressed. The format of both the compressed and
   uncompressed data should be determined using the standard magic
   uncompressed data should be determined using the standard magic