Hello, On 02.10.22 00:45, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 04:30:39PM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote: >> barebox built as EFI payload has been booting Linux on x86 with >> type_of_loader=0xff since v2015.09.0. > > What is barebox? > > That https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barebox ? Yes. > > That version number v2015 - am I to understand it that it has been > booting Linux since the year 2015? > > In any case, it would be useful to explain a bit what it is here. Release cadence is monthly. Starting with release v2015.09.0, type_of_loader=0xff was being used. I figured it's about time, we allocate an ID for it. > >> Reserve 13, the next free id, so this can be used instead. > > Sure, I guess, why not. > > Thx. Cheers, Ahmad -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Steuerwalder Str. 21 | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |
