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Multiboot2 header
From: |
Robert Millan |
Subject: |
Multiboot2 header |
Date: |
Tue, 4 Nov 2008 21:36:27 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) |
The Multiboot2 draft says a Multiboot2 header must be included in the OS
image. However, our code assumes (in code itself and in comments) that for
MB2 this is optional.
As a consequence, if you feed GRUB's multiboot loader any ELF, it will
attempt to load it. I think this is very confusing for those developing
a Multiboot _1_ OS. If they happen to make a mistake and put the MB1 header
too high or unaligned, GRUB won't tell them about it but instead fail in
a very confusing way.
So I assume (I'd like to!) that the correct one is the draft, and it's the
code that should be changed to reject executables that don't have either MB1
or MB2 headers?
--
Robert Millan
The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."
- Multiboot2 header,
Robert Millan <=