From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: [PATCH] implement pop reg in x86_emulate Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:50:13 -0700 Message-ID: <466996D5.5070608@zytor.com> References: <1181254922.21568.16.camel@lnitindesktop.sc.intel.com> <4668D280.3000009@zytor.com> <1181324614.28454.9.camel@lnitindesktop.sc.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel To: "Kamble, Nitin A" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1181324614.28454.9.camel-mpPvwfgnXtFHIUuj5cj4Omt3HXsI98Cx0E9HWUfgJXw@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Kamble, Nitin A wrote: > On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 20:52 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> Kamble, Nitin A wrote: >> > Hi Avi, >> > I am in the middle of implementing the big real support in the KVM >> > now. I am trying to boot SuseLinux 10.1 on KVM, which uses extensive big >> > real mode code in the boot loader. >> >> Ye gods, what boot loader is that? >> > SuSE has added their own extension to the syslinux bootloade for the > fancy graphics animation screen at the boot time, the syslinux code is > written in real mode code, but they needed more than 1MB memory access > for the graphics memory access, and they are using the big real mode for > accessing more than 1MB there. Oh gawd. Wow. You've just told me yet another reason why I will not EVER merge the gfxboot patch into stock syslinux. -hpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/