Re: Linux loading Linux

From: Ronald G. Minnich (rminnich@lanl.gov)
Date: Tue Mar 21 2000 - 10:31:29 EST


On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Alan Cox wrote:

> The problem with the SMP case is you need to spin the other processors (you
> might find the MP1.4 bios writers info very useful since it basically tells
> you what is expected). You'd have to find somewhere to hide a small piece
> of code across the reboot (eg in the low 4K or EBDA). The bios is the low
> 1K from memory so putting it at the end of the 4K we preserve ought to work

I'd be interested in talking to anyone who wants to look at this. As of
yesterday I'm booting linux out of NVRAM and I figure I need to look at
this in a month or so.

ron

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