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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/zero-page.rst b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f088f5881666 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/x86/zero-page.rst @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +========= +Zero Page +========= +The additional fields in struct boot_params as a part of 32-bit boot +protocol of kernel. These should be filled by bootloader or 16-bit +real-mode setup code of the kernel. References/settings to it mainly +are in:: + + arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h + +=========== ===== ======================= ================================================= +Offset/Size Proto Name Meaning + +000/040 ALL screen_info Text mode or frame buffer information + (struct screen_info) +040/014 ALL apm_bios_info APM BIOS information (struct apm_bios_info) +058/008 ALL tboot_addr Physical address of tboot shared page +060/010 ALL ist_info Intel SpeedStep (IST) BIOS support information + (struct ist_info) +080/010 ALL hd0_info hd0 disk parameter, OBSOLETE!! +090/010 ALL hd1_info hd1 disk parameter, OBSOLETE!! +0A0/010 ALL sys_desc_table System description table (struct sys_desc_table), + OBSOLETE!! +0B0/010 ALL olpc_ofw_header OLPC's OpenFirmware CIF and friends +0C0/004 ALL ext_ramdisk_image ramdisk_image high 32bits +0C4/004 ALL ext_ramdisk_size ramdisk_size high 32bits +0C8/004 ALL ext_cmd_line_ptr cmd_line_ptr high 32bits +140/080 ALL edid_info Video mode setup (struct edid_info) +1C0/020 ALL efi_info EFI 32 information (struct efi_info) +1E0/004 ALL alt_mem_k Alternative mem check, in KB +1E4/004 ALL scratch Scratch field for the kernel setup code +1E8/001 ALL e820_entries Number of entries in e820_table (below) +1E9/001 ALL eddbuf_entries Number of entries in eddbuf (below) +1EA/001 ALL edd_mbr_sig_buf_entries Number of entries in edd_mbr_sig_buffer + (below) +1EB/001 ALL kbd_status Numlock is enabled +1EC/001 ALL secure_boot Secure boot is enabled in the firmware +1EF/001 ALL sentinel Used to detect broken bootloaders +290/040 ALL edd_mbr_sig_buffer EDD MBR signatures +2D0/A00 ALL e820_table E820 memory map table + (array of struct e820_entry) +D00/1EC ALL eddbuf EDD data (array of struct edd_info) +=========== ===== ======================= ================================================= |