On 04/15/2011 12:54 PM, Michael Witten wrote: > >>> -01F4/4 2.04+(2 syssize The size of the 32-bit code in 16-byte paras >>> +01F4/4 2.04+(2 sys_size The size of the 32-bit code >> >> Why drop the "in 16-byte paragraphs" part? > > Two reasons: > > * The whole word "paragraphs" wouldn't fit nicely on the line. > > * That detail is already explained in the full description of sys_size > (which is where such information belongs): > > Field name: sys_size > Type: read > Offset/size: 0x1f4/4 (protocol 2.04+) 0x1f4/2 (protocol ALL) > Protocol: 2.04+ > > The size of the protected-mode code in units of 16-byte paragraphs. > For protocol versions older than 2.04, this field is only two bytes > wide and therefore cannot be trusted for the size of a kernel if > the LOAD_HIGH flag is set. > No. This is just begging for people who don't read the full text to do it wrong. -hpa -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
