Type Definition dbs_boot::bootparam::x86_hardware_subarch

pub type x86_hardware_subarch = c_uint;

enum x86_hardware_subarch - x86 hardware subarchitecture

The x86 hardware_subarch and hardware_subarch_data were added as of the x86 boot protocol 2.07 to help distinguish and support custom x86 boot sequences. This enum represents accepted values for the x86 hardware_subarch. Custom x86 boot sequences (not X86_SUBARCH_PC) do not have or simply cannot make use of natural stubs like BIOS or EFI, the hardware_subarch can be used on the Linux entry path to revector to a subarchitecture stub when needed. This subarchitecture stub can be used to set up Linux boot parameters or for special care to account for nonstandard handling of page tables.

These enums should only ever be used by x86 code, and the code that uses it should be well contained and compartmentalized.

KVM and Xen HVM do not have a subarch as these are expected to follow standard x86 boot entries. If there is a genuine need for “hypervisor” type that should be considered separately in the future. Future guest types should seriously consider working with standard x86 boot stubs such as the BIOS or EFI boot stubs.

WARNING: this enum is only used for legacy hacks, for platform features that are not easily enumerated or discoverable. You should not ever use this for new features.

@X86_SUBARCH_PC: Should be used if the hardware is enumerable using standard PC mechanisms (PCI, ACPI) and doesn’t need a special boot flow. @X86_SUBARCH_LGUEST: Used for x86 hypervisor demo, lguest, deprecated @X86_SUBARCH_XEN: Used for Xen guest types which follow the PV boot path, which start at asm startup_xen() entry point and later jump to the C xen_start_kernel() entry point. Both domU and dom0 type of guests are currently supported through this PV boot path. @X86_SUBARCH_INTEL_MID: Used for Intel MID (Mobile Internet Device) platform systems which do not have the PCI legacy interfaces. @X86_SUBARCH_CE4100: Used for Intel CE media processor (CE4100) SoC for settop boxes and media devices, the use of a subarch for CE4100 is more of a hack…