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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/8] x86 boot: allow overlapping ebda and efi memmap memory ranges
From"Huang, Ying" <>
DateMon, 16 Jun 2008 15:07:42 +0800
On Sun, 2008-06-15 at 23:30 -0700, Paul Jackson wrote:
> From: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
> 
> In order to support EFI firmware which places the EFI memmap within
> the EBDA (Extended BIOS Data Area), allow for the possibility that we

Boot loader places the EFI memmap,  not EFI firmware. So I think it is
better to change boot loader to avoid memory area of EBDA. Or do not
reserve EBDA on EFI system.

Best Regards,
Huang Ying



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