Re: [PATCH 6/7] setup.c: clean up initrd related code

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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:37:32 +0200, "Franck Bui-Huu" <vagabon.xyz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would rather move this fix into initrd start setup function as it
> was done by old code. We know that some bootloaders forget sign
> extension on 64 bits kernel. But if for example the sign extension is
> forgotten by a board specific code, we shouldn't automatically fix the
> mistake, but rather fix the board specific code. So I would do instead
> of your fix:

But we need sign extension for values comes from the initrd_header
anyway.  The initrd_header is fixed-size and can not hold 64-bit
address.

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Atsushi Nemoto


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