Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: zImage not supported for 2.2.20? | Date | 1 Jan 2002 16:54:52 -0800 |
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Followup to: <4.3.2.7.2.20011231090710.00ab7e30@192.168.124.1> By author: Roy Hills <linux-kernel-l@nta-monitor.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > My understanding is that the problem is something to do with the > Toshiba Tecra laptops not flushing the cache properly when activating > the A20 line. This causes a problem for bzImage kernels because they > decompress into extended memory, whereas zImage kernels don't and > thus don't tickle the bug. >
It's a timing problem; it has nothing to do with the cache. The workaround for the timing problem was added a long time ago.
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