Re: [RFC] x86 ELF bootable kernels/Linux booting Linux/LinuxBIOS

H. Peter Anvin
2002-02-01T09:26:47Z

Eric W. Biederman wrote:

>
> a) More complex. Just barely.
> b) Yep.
> c) Yep.
> d) More flexible and can handle what ever it needs to do tomorrow,
> without mods.
>
> All firmware has it's own different format. With LinuxBIOS things are
> simple enough that you can add a make target instead of having to
> write a specific bootloader to support it.
>

I cannot agree with you on (d). In fact, you have already brushed off a
multiple of issues I have raised, such as interactivity.

I don't particularly care if you want to make this the LinuxBIOS
platform-specific whatever, but when you start talking about making it
the grand universal thing, you have me seriously concerned.

-hpa