Anyone know why we pass the image_header_t * to the netbsd loader?

/* * Booting a (NetBSD) kernel image * * This process is pretty similar to a standalone application: * The (first part of an multi-) image must be a stage-2 loader, * which in turn is responsible for loading & invoking the actual * kernel. The only differences are the parameters being passed: * besides the board info strucure, the loader expects a command * line, the name of the console device, and (optionally) the * address of the original image header. */ ...

/* * NetBSD Stage-2 Loader Parameters: * r3: ptr to board info data * r4: image address * r5: console device * r6: boot args string */ (*loader) (gd->bd, os_hdr, consdev, cmdline);

this is some pretty tight coupling with u-boot. Is the stage-2 loader part of u-boot?

- k