Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:32:31 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Bruce Evans <bde@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 locore.s Message-ID: <20030730073231.GB37041@sunbay.com> In-Reply-To: <200307292157.h6TLv1VE066076@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200307292157.h6TLv1VE066076@repoman.freebsd.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 02:57:01PM -0700, Bruce Evans wrote: > bde 2003/07/29 14:57:01 PDT > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/i386/i386 locore.s > Log: > Restored clearing of the bss, except for putting it in a correct place > with up to date comments. This fixes booting kernels with boot2 > (except for loss of the features provided by loader) and is suitable > for MFC. Contrary to the old comments, most loaders don't clear the bss. > biosboot lost clearing of the bss in a code crunch in 1997, and boot2 > never did it. > To make it crystal clear, it does mean that we can (once again) boot kernels without loader(8) on i386, correct? Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software Ltd, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/J3SPUkv4P6juNwoRAlvxAJ4qTO4HTgnZrKCqPZpDODHsVktzkACfVVIL Sn7SK8kLMbqrBxrxq171zCM= =nNLH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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