Multiboot Specification

Node: Boot-time configuration, Next: Convenience to operating systems, Previous: Boot sources, Up: Overview

### Configure an operating system at boot-time

It is often necessary for one reason or another for the user to be able to provide some configuration information to an operating system dynamically at boot time. While this specification should not dictate how this configuration information is obtained by the boot loader, it should provide a standard means for the boot loader to pass such information to the operating system.