Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:42:37 -0700 From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 locore.s Message-ID: <20030730004236.A84059@xorpc.icir.org> In-Reply-To: <20030730073231.GB37041@sunbay.com>; from ru@freebsd.org on Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:32:31AM %2B0300 References: <200307292157.h6TLv1VE066076@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030730073231.GB37041@sunbay.com>
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On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:32:31AM +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 02:57:01PM -0700, Bruce Evans wrote: > > bde 2003/07/29 14:57:01 PDT > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > sys/i386/i386 locore.s > > Log: > > Restored clearing of the bss, except for putting it in a correct place > > with up to date comments. This fixes booting kernels with boot2 > > (except for loss of the features provided by loader) and is suitable > > for MFC. Contrary to the old comments, most loaders don't clear the bss. > > biosboot lost clearing of the bss in a code crunch in 1997, and boot2 > > never did it. > > > To make it crystal clear, it does mean that we can (once again) boot > kernels without loader(8) on i386, correct? interesting to hear, how comes picobsd images (which do not use the loader) have always worked apparently without problems even after warm reboots ? cheers luigi
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