* doc/multiboot.texi: Clarify command line format.

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Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko committed 2010-09-13 13:44:34 +02:00
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2010-09-13 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>
* doc/multiboot.texi: Clarify command line format.
2010-09-03 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com> 2010-09-03 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>
Reimport mbchk. Reimport mbchk.
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If bit 2 of the @samp{flags} longword is set, the @samp{cmdline} field If bit 2 of the @samp{flags} longword is set, the @samp{cmdline} field
is valid, and contains the physical address of the command line to is valid, and contains the physical address of the command line to
be passed to the kernel. The command line is a normal C-style be passed to the kernel. The command line is a normal C-style
zero-terminated string. zero-terminated string. The exact format of command line is left to
OS developpers. General-purpose boot loaders should allow user a complete
control on command line independently of other factors like image name.
Boot loaders with specific payload in mind may completely or partially generate
it algorithmically.
If bit 3 of the @samp{flags} is set, then the @samp{mods} fields If bit 3 of the @samp{flags} is set, then the @samp{mods} fields
indicate to the kernel what boot modules were loaded along with the indicate to the kernel what boot modules were loaded along with the