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Feature #13709

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sparc: we should be able to read boot_archive in cpio format

Added by Toomas Soome about 2 years ago. Updated about 2 years ago.

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Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Toomas Soome
Category:
bootloader
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Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
Difficulty:
Medium
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Gerrit CR:
1407
External Bug:

Description

SPARC does use "boot code" installed in first 8KB of boot archive because it is handled as virtual disk. This update does add simple cpio format file reader code. Resulting boot block size is 7.5KB and needs to be stored in 8KB file with first 512B left unused (disk label space).

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 #1

Updated by Electric Monk about 2 years ago

  • Gerrit CR set to 1407
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Updated by Electric Monk about 2 years ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Closed
  • % Done changed from 90 to 100

git commit 55dca7cbc3def8d68188566c201eb08bfa439fde

commit  55dca7cbc3def8d68188566c201eb08bfa439fde
Author: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>
Date:   2021-05-10T15:25:19.000Z

    13709 sparc: we should be able to read boot_archive in cpio format
    Reviewed by: Robert Mustacchi <rm@fingolfin.org>
    Approved by: Dan McDonald <danmcd@joyent.com>

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