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+The additional fields in struct boot_params as a part of 32-bit boot
+protocol of kernel. These should be filled by bootloader or 16-bit
+real-mode setup code of the kernel. References/settings to it mainly
+are in:
+
+  include/asm-x86/bootparam.h
+
+
+Offset	Proto	Name		Meaning
+/Size
+
+000/040	ALL	screen_info	Text mode or frame buffer information
+				(struct screen_info)
+040/014	ALL	apm_bios_info	APM BIOS information (struct apm_bios_info)
+060/010	ALL	ist_info	Intel SpeedStep (IST) BIOS support information
+				(struct ist_info)
+080/010	ALL	hd0_info	hd0 disk parameter, OBSOLETE!!
+090/010	ALL	hd1_info	hd1 disk parameter, OBSOLETE!!
+0A0/010	ALL	sys_desc_table	System description table (struct sys_desc_table)
+140/080	ALL	edid_info	Video mode setup (struct edid_info)
+1C0/020	ALL	efi_info	EFI 32 information (struct efi_info)
+1E0/004	ALL	alk_mem_k	Alternative mem check, in KB
+1E4/004	ALL	scratch		Scratch field for the kernel setup code
+1E8/001	ALL	e820_entries	Number of entries in e820_map (below)
+1E9/001	ALL	eddbuf_entries	Number of entries in eddbuf (below)
+1EA/001	ALL	edd_mbr_sig_buf_entries	Number of entries in edd_mbr_sig_buffer
+				(below)
+290/040	ALL	edd_mbr_sig_buffer EDD MBR signatures
+2D0/A00	ALL	e820_map	E820 memory map table
+				(array of struct e820entry)
+D00/1EC	ALL	eddbuf		EDD data (array of struct edd_info)