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[MULTIBOOT2,DOC,v2,08/11] multiboot2: Say that memory maps may not be available on EFI platforms

Message ID 1480020010-18421-9-git-send-email-daniel.kiper@oracle.com (mailing list archive)
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Daniel Kiper Nov. 24, 2016, 8:40 p.m. UTC
Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
---
v2 - suggestions/fixes:
   - add missing the articles
     (suggested by Andrew Cooper).
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 doc/multiboot.texi |   11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/doc/multiboot.texi b/doc/multiboot.texi
index 973be9f..9461890 100644
--- a/doc/multiboot.texi
+++ b/doc/multiboot.texi
@@ -934,6 +934,10 @@  possible value for lower memory is 640 kilobytes. The value returned for
 upper memory is maximally the address of the first upper memory hole
 minus 1 megabyte. It is not guaranteed to be this value.
 
+This tag may not be provided by some boot loaders on EFI platforms if EFI boot
+services are enabled and available for the loaded image (EFI boot services
+not terminated tag exists in Multiboot2 information structure).
+
 @subsection BIOS Boot device
 @example
 @group
@@ -1085,6 +1089,10 @@  indicated a reserved area.
 The map provided is guaranteed to list all standard @sc{ram} that should
 be available for normal use. This type however includes the regions occupied by kernel, mbi, segments and modules. Kernel must take care not to overwrite these regions.
 
+This tag may not be provided by some boot loaders on EFI platforms if EFI boot
+services are enabled and available for the loaded image (EFI boot services
+not terminated tag exists in Multiboot2 information structure).
+
 @subsection Boot loader name
 @example
 @group
@@ -1317,6 +1325,9 @@  u32     | descriptor version|
 
 This tag contains EFI memory map as per EFI specification.
 
+This tag may not be provided by some boot loaders on EFI platforms if EFI boot
+services are enabled and available for the loaded image (EFI boot services
+not terminated tag exists in Multiboot2 information structure).
 
 @subsection EFI boot services not terminated
 @example