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author | Gene Cumm <gene.cumm@gmail.com> | 2015-11-15 09:14:21 -0500 |
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committer | Gene Cumm <gene.cumm@gmail.com> | 2015-11-15 16:04:23 -0500 |
commit | 8d2aa9f0e35b47b37a08c9430cde994d36545404 (patch) | |
tree | 9b904094d642840a530d640640436a485e78b2f9 | |
parent | b752a1f64abd10c37058f755946e9210d8772153 (diff) | |
download | syslinux-8d2aa9f0e35b47b37a08c9430cde994d36545404.tar.gz |
extlinux/main.c: Correct comment about btrfs install
As of commit ID 37eef640 (before 6.03-pre12, before 6.03), it is now in
Boot Area B.
Signed-off-by: Gene Cumm <gene.cumm@gmail.com>
-rw-r--r-- | extlinux/main.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/extlinux/main.c b/extlinux/main.c index 26eb43c7..e2eb7281 100644 --- a/extlinux/main.c +++ b/extlinux/main.c @@ -598,9 +598,12 @@ bail: return 1; } -/* btrfs has to install ldlinux.sys in the first 64K blank area, which - is not managed by btrfs tree, so actually this is not installed as a file, - since the cow feature of btrfs would move the ldlinux.sys file everywhere. */ +/* btrfs has to install ldlinux.sys to a boot area, which is not managed by + btrfs tree, so actually this is not installed as a file, since the cow + feature of btrfs would move the ldlinux.sys file everywhere. Older + versions installed it to the first 64kiB (aka Boot Area A) but as of + commit ID 37eef640 (before 6.03-pre12, before 6.03), it is now in Boot + Area B (a 768kiB blank space at offset 256kiB). */ int btrfs_install_file(const char *path, int devfd, struct stat *rst) { char *file; |