Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:44:26 -0700 (MST) From: "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@lanl.gov> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FAQ] The Open Source Stackable PC BIOS (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0212131543160.29271-100000@carotid.ccs.lanl.gov> In-Reply-To: <3DFA04FC.74881767@mindspring.com>
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Terry Lambert wrote: > Actually, the interesting part would be a survey of which BIOS > calls are actually used (a survey by a BIOS writer, maybe, hint > hint 8-)). we've got a good fellow on freebsd-clusters doing the survey, and then we're going to see how to hook up freebsd and freebios (aka linuxbios). > The real question is fail-safe on unimplemented BIOS calls, > which should return a characteristic error. good idea! > That doesn't mean you have to implement it in your reduced BIOS, > but it does mean that you have to implement proper indication of > failures, when calls you don't implement are used (again, sorry). gotcha. Thanks, as usual, Terry :-) ron To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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