[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [PATCH] loader cleanup for i386-ieee1275
From: |
Robert Millan |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] loader cleanup for i386-ieee1275 |
Date: |
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:40:19 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) |
On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 09:46:09AM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
> >
> > The multiboot module on i386-ieee1275 was using variables that only have a
> > meaning on i386-pc (and i386-linuxbios): grub_os_area_addr,
> > grub_os_area_size, grub_lower_mem and grub_upper_mem. A bunch of
> > unnecessary cruft from i386-pc port was being included, because at the
> > beginning I thought I would base the multiboot loader on i386-pc (like I
> > did for i386-linuxbios), but this turned out to be a wrong approach.
>
> If you have time, please consider refactoring the memory management on
> i386-pc. It is in my task list for so long...
Is there a savannah task for this?
--
Robert Millan
<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call… if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)