Ronald G Minnich wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Jeremy Jackson wrote:
>
> > Someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but the docipl.S
> > does not switch to protected mode, leaving linuxbios
> > to do this after it done ram init and copied linuxbios into ram?
>
> you leave it in x86 mode for space reasons. The Acer (m1636) docipl
> switches into protected mode for other reasons and that made fitting all
> the code hard.
>
> > Wouldn't this be desirable, and couldn't the GDT be put into
> > the IPL area? or is it too full already.
>
> It's way too full.
perhaps this is why (I think it was Eric) wanted to populate L1 code cache?
(to make more room?)
Still, if the Acer can do it...I'll have to look at the code.
Wouldn't this be desirable to do, If room could be made?
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>
> ron
