Re: [Patch] Move multiboot helpers out of the kernel

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 06:52:55PM +0100, phcoder wrote:
> Robert Millan wrote:
>> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:35:09AM +0100, phcoder wrote:
>>> Index: conf/i386-ieee1275.rmk
>>> ===================================================================
>>> --- conf/i386-ieee1275.rmk	(revision 2030)
>>> +++ conf/i386-ieee1275.rmk	(working copy)
>>> @@ -126,10 +126,12 @@
>>>   # For _multiboot.mod.
>>>  _multiboot_mod_SOURCES = loader/ieee1275/multiboot2.c \
>>> +			 loader/i386/multiboot_helper.S \
>>
>> multiboot_helper.S is not being used on i386-ieee1275 AFAICT
>
> How can it be if multiboot.c is the same for pc and ieee1275?

$ grep multiboot.c conf/*.rmk
conf/i386-coreboot.rmk:_multiboot_mod_SOURCES = loader/i386/multiboot.c \
conf/i386-pc.rmk:_multiboot_mod_SOURCES = loader/i386/multiboot.c \

>> grub_dl_unload_all() just disappeared.  Is this intentional?  I
>> tend to agree that grub_dl_unload_all() is a waste of time, but
>> this should be discussed separately.
>
> It is intentional because multiboot_real_boot is now in a module so we  
> can't unload it

Ok then, I'm fine with disabling the unload.  What does everybody else
think?

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