diff --git a/loader/mips/linux.c b/loader/mips/linux.c
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+/* linux.c - boot Linux */
+/*
+ * GRUB -- GRand Unified Bootloader
+ * Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * GRUB is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * GRUB is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with GRUB. If not, see .
+ */
+
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+
+#define ELF32_LOADMASK (0x00000000UL)
+#define ELF64_LOADMASK (0x0000000000000000ULL)
+
+static grub_dl_t my_mod;
+
+static int loaded;
+
+static grub_size_t initrd_size;
+static grub_size_t linux_size;
+
+static char *linux_args;
+
+static grub_uint8_t *playground;
+static grub_addr_t target_addr, entry_addr, initrd_addr, args_addr;
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_linux_boot (void)
+{
+ grub_ssize_t actual;
+ struct grub_relocator32_state state;
+
+ /* Boot the kernel. */
+ state.gpr[1] = entry_addr;
+ state.jumpreg = 1;
+ grub_relocator32_boot (playground, target_addr, state);
+
+ return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_linux_release_mem (void)
+{
+ grub_relocator32_free (playground);
+
+ return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_linux_unload (void)
+{
+ grub_err_t err;
+
+ err = grub_linux_release_mem ();
+ grub_dl_unref (my_mod);
+
+ loaded = 0;
+
+ return err;
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_linux_load32 (grub_elf_t elf, char *args)
+{
+ Elf32_Addr base;
+ int found_addr = 0;
+ int argsoff;
+
+ /* Linux's entry point incorrectly contains a virtual address. */
+ entry_addr = elf->ehdr.ehdr32.e_entry & ~ELF32_LOADMASK;
+
+ linux_size = grub_elf32_size (elf, &base);
+ if (linux_size == 0)
+ return grub_errno;
+ target_addr = base;
+ /* Pad it; the kernel scribbles over memory beyond its load address. */
+ linux_size += 0x100000;
+ argsoff = linux_size;
+ args_addr = target_addr + argsoff;
+ linux_size += grub_strlen (args) + 1;
+
+ playground = grub_relocator32_alloc (linux_size);
+ if (!playground)
+ return grub_errno;
+
+ grub_memcpy (playground + argsoff, args, grub_strlen (args) + 1);
+
+ /* Now load the segments into the area we claimed. */
+ auto grub_err_t offset_phdr (Elf32_Phdr *phdr, grub_addr_t *addr, int *do_load);
+ grub_err_t offset_phdr (Elf32_Phdr *phdr, grub_addr_t *addr, int *do_load)
+ {
+ if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD)
+ {
+ *do_load = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ *do_load = 1;
+
+ /* Linux's program headers incorrectly contain virtual addresses.
+ * Translate those to physical, and offset to the area we claimed. */
+ *addr = phdr->p_paddr - base + playground;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return grub_elf32_load (elf, offset_phdr, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_linux_load64 (grub_elf_t elf)
+{
+ Elf64_Addr base;
+ int found_addr = 0;
+ int argsoff;
+
+ /* Linux's entry point incorrectly contains a virtual address. */
+ entry_addr = elf->ehdr.ehdr64.e_entry & ~ELF64_LOADMASK;
+
+ linux_size = grub_elf64_size (elf, &base);
+ if (linux_size == 0)
+ return grub_errno;
+ target_addr = base;
+ /* Pad it; the kernel scribbles over memory beyond its load address. */
+ linux_size += 0x100000;
+ argsoff = linux_size;
+ args_addr = target_addr + argsoff;
+ linux_size += grub_strlen (args) + 1;
+
+ playground = grub_relocator32_alloc (linux_size);
+ if (!playground)
+ return grub_errno;
+
+ grub_memcpy (playground + argsoff, args, grub_strlen (args) + 1);
+
+ /* Now load the segments into the area we claimed. */
+ auto grub_err_t offset_phdr (Elf64_Phdr *phdr, grub_addr_t *addr, int *do_load);
+ grub_err_t offset_phdr (Elf64_Phdr *phdr, grub_addr_t *addr, int *do_load)
+ {
+ if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD)
+ {
+ *do_load = 0;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ *do_load = 1;
+ /* Linux's program headers incorrectly contain virtual addresses.
+ * Translate those to physical, and offset to the area we claimed. */
+ *addr = phdr->p_paddr - base + playground;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return grub_elf64_load (elf, offset_phdr, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_cmd_linux (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
+ int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ grub_elf_t elf = 0;
+ int i;
+ int size;
+ char *dest;
+
+ grub_dl_ref (my_mod);
+
+ if (argc == 0)
+ {
+ grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, "no kernel specified");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ elf = grub_elf_open (argv[0]);
+ if (! elf)
+ goto out;
+
+ if (elf->ehdr.ehdr32.e_type != ET_EXEC)
+ {
+ grub_error (GRUB_ERR_UNKNOWN_OS,
+ "This ELF file is not of the right type\n");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /* Release the previously used memory. */
+ grub_loader_unset ();
+
+ size = sizeof ("BOOT_IMAGE=") + grub_strlen (argv[0]);
+ for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
+ size += grub_strlen (argv[i]) + 1;
+
+ linux_args = grub_malloc (size);
+ if (! linux_args)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* Specify the boot file. */
+ dest = grub_stpcpy (linux_args, "BOOT_IMAGE=");
+ dest = grub_stpcpy (dest, argv[0]);
+
+ for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+ {
+ *dest++ = ' ';
+ dest = grub_stpcpy (dest, argv[i]);
+ }
+
+ if (grub_elf_is_elf32 (elf))
+ grub_linux_load32 (elf, linux_args);
+ else
+ if (grub_elf_is_elf64 (elf))
+ grub_linux_load64 (elf, linux_args);
+ else
+ {
+ grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_FILE_TYPE, "Unknown ELF class");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+out:
+
+ if (elf)
+ grub_elf_close (elf);
+
+ if (grub_errno != GRUB_ERR_NONE)
+ {
+ grub_linux_release_mem ();
+ grub_dl_unref (my_mod);
+ loaded = 0;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ grub_loader_set (grub_linux_boot, grub_linux_unload, 1);
+ initrd_addr = 0;
+ loaded = 1;
+ }
+
+ return grub_errno;
+}
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_cmd_initrd (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
+ int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ grub_file_t file = 0;
+ grub_ssize_t size;
+ grub_addr_t addr;
+ int found_addr = 0;
+
+ if (argc == 0)
+ {
+ grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, "no initrd specified");
+ goto fail;
+ }
+
+ if (!loaded)
+ {
+ grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, "You need to load the kernel first.");
+ goto fail;
+ }
+
+ file = grub_file_open (argv[0]);
+ if (! file)
+ return grub_errno;
+
+ size = grub_file_size (file);
+
+ playground = grub_relocator32_realloc (playground, linux_size + size);
+ if (!playground)
+ {
+ grub_file_close (file);
+ return grub_errno;
+ }
+
+ grub_dprintf ("loader", "Loading initrd at 0x%x, size 0x%x\n", addr, size);
+
+ if (grub_file_read (file, playground + linux_size, size) != size)
+ {
+ grub_error (GRUB_ERR_FILE_READ_ERROR, "Couldn't read file");
+ grub_file_close (file);
+
+ return grub_errno;
+ }
+
+ initrd_addr = target_addr + linux_size;
+ initrd_size = size;
+
+ grub_file_close (file);
+
+ return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+}
+
+static grub_command_t cmd_linux, cmd_initrd;
+
+GRUB_MOD_INIT(linux)
+{
+ cmd_linux = grub_register_command ("linux", grub_cmd_linux,
+ 0, "load a linux kernel");
+ cmd_initrd = grub_register_command ("initrd", grub_cmd_initrd,
+ 0, "load an initrd");
+ my_mod = mod;
+}
+
+GRUB_MOD_FINI(linux)
+{
+ grub_unregister_command (cmd_linux);
+ grub_unregister_command (cmd_initrd);
+}