From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1K82dh-0008Ab-Ee for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:32:05 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K82dg-00089y-GT for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:32:04 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K82de-00089I-Vk for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:32:04 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39563 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K82de-00089F-Tm for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:32:02 -0400 Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:28401) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K82de-0000vt-HK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:32:02 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO relay.cesmail.net) ([192.168.1.81]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 15 Jun 2008 20:32:01 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.21] (static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [72.92.88.10]) by relay.cesmail.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BED5619058 for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:32:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Pavel Roskin To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: <20080615174819.GA3506@thorin> References: <20080615174819.GA3506@thorin> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:32:00 -0400 Message-Id: <1213576320.12833.3.camel@dv> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.2 (2.22.2-2.fc9) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: [RFC] split floppy support off biosdisk X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:32:04 -0000 On Sun, 2008-06-15 at 19:48 +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > Floppy support seems to be a constant source of trouble because it's the > only disk type that can't be probed for reliably without causing unacceptable > delays on some systems. > > How would you think about splitting it off biosdisk into a separate module? > > This will probably add some code redundancy, but it also saves a small > space in the typical core.img, which is a good trade-off IMHO. I'm afraid the savings are going to be tiny (if any) on the hard drive side, whereas the code duplication will be significant. The floppy module won't have CD-ROM support, and that's it. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin