[syslinux] Unable to boot Linux kernel in from Syslinux 6.00-pre efi64

[Geert Stappers]

On Sun, Dec 09, 2012 at 06:34:15PM +0530, Keshav P R wrote:
> Hi,
>      Line 762 of efi/main.c (git firmware branch) should be changed to
> 
> if (hdr->version < 0x20b) {

diff --git a/efi/main.c b/efi/main.c
index 754cbc5..df432d7 100644
--- a/efi/main.c
+++ b/efi/main.c
@@ -758,9 +758,9 @@ int efi_boot_linux(void *kernel_buf, size_t kernel_size,
        if (hdr->version < 0x20a || !hdr->relocatable_kernel) {
                printf("bzImage version 0x%x unsupported\n", hdr->version);
                goto bail;
        }
-       if (hdr->version >= 0x20b) {
+       if (hdr->version < 0x20b) {
                printf("bzImage version 0x%x handover protocol unimplemented \n", hdr->version);
                goto bail;
        }


> 
> Without this change syslinux efi64 gives out "handover protocol
> unimplemented error" and fails to boot. With this change syslinux boots the
> kernels fine (tested with 3.6.9 and 3.7rc6 kernels). Please fix this.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Keshav


HtH
Geert Stappers
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