* Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070828 01:01]:
> On 19.08.2007 20:14, Uwe Hermann wrote:
> > - Payload files must be named 'payload[0-9]', i.e. payload0, payload1, etc.
> > Actually, you can specify the prefix (e.g. 'payload') via Kconfig.
>
> Can we tell the implementation in some way that we'd like it to ignore
> payloads with numbers before x?
Seems simple, but why?
> > - All payload files must be in the same target directory (which can be
> > specified via Kconfig).
>
> I'd like not to introduce/keep such limitations.
I think this is merely a practical issue as Kconfig is not that
flexible.
> Can one payload decide which payload to run next? For example, lbmenu
> might want to make sure the netboot payload is run instead of FILO.
I suggest that LinuxBIOS decides via the CMOS or some similar mechanism
(LBtable?) which payload to run next. This should be a mechanism that
LinuxBIOS and the payload can modify.
Stefan
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