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


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