[LinuxBIOS] [PATCH] LAR verison field

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 30.11.2007 22:59, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>   
>> On 30.11.2007 02:55, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
>>           
>>     
>>> I disagree. If we start using unused bytes, we changed the format
>>> already. There are clean ways that do not require "padding" to stay
>>> compatible. If we add a field "header size" we know how many bytes we
>>> have to skip without the need to know how to parse all of the header.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> The field "header size" needs space. That space could be used in a
>> future version for something real if we reserved it.
>>
>>   
>>     
> reserving space does not solve a real problem. It just adds another
> static dependency and makes the code more fragile.
>
> Postponing the problem is a bad solution. Especially if you want to
> argue for 2-4 bytes while wasting them in a "reserved" field.
>   

OK, can we then agree on a good solution? Where do we want to add the
header size field and where do we want to add the flags field without
breaking alignment?
8 bits for header size, 24 bits for flags?


Regards,
Carl-Daniel