Re: [GRUB2 PATCH v6 0/4] multiboot2: Add two extensions

[Toomas Soome]

> On 28. okt 2016, at 19:48, Daniel Kiper <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 12:27:57PM -0700, Seth Goldberg wrote:
>>> On Oct 27, 2016, at 12:18 PM, Toomas Soome <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>> On 27. okt 2016, at 17:43, Daniel Kiper <address@hidden 
>>>> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 05:06:15PM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> This patch series:
>>>>> - enables EFI boot services usage in loaded images
>>>>>   by multiboot2 protocol,
>>>>> - add support for multiboot2 protocol compatible
>>>>>   relocatable images.
>>>> 
>>>> FYI, applied...
>>>> 
>>>> Daniel
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> nice??? I have one question, however;)  Is there updated multiboot2 spec 
>>> around?;)
>>> The http://nongnu.askapache.com/grub/phcoder/multiboot.pdf is getting quite 
>>> outdated???
>> 
>> There used to be a requirement that any changes to the multiboot2 
>> implementation
>> required updating the multiboot2 spec in lockstep. Since GRUB2 is the 
>> canonical
>> implementation of multiboot2, I think it???s essential that the spec be 
>> well-maintained
>> and that it reflect the GRUB2 implementation.
> 
> Check multiboot2 branch in GRUB tree and this thread:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2016-06/msg00004.html
> 
> I am going to release v2 of updated spec, later (probably after 2.02
> release) merge doc branch with master and publish official multiboot2
> spec in more convinet place.
> 
> I hope that helps.
> 
> Daniel
> 

Indeed, thanks!

rgds,
toomas