Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2001-10-10

Re: SBS Palomar II/IV/V port: BI RECS

From: Brian Waite <hidden>
Date: 2001-10-10 20:24:54

I would also vote for just an address to the initrd. We have the ability to
load different initrds depending on switches with our firmware now and I
would hate to see that go.



On Wednesday 10 October 2001 04:15 pm, you wrote:
Val Henson [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
Indeed!  This is on my list of stuff to do - straighten out once and
for all how BI_INITRD works and then rewrite the Gemini boot process
to use it.  It seemed like we had two interpretations:

1. The BI_INITRD boot record contains the start address and the size
   of the initrd.

2. The BI_INITRD boot record contains the entire initrd itself (as a
   really large boot record).

I have no preference either way, I just want someone to tell me which
way we're going to do it. :)
I really need to be able to have the initrd image located anywhere, forcing
it
to be part of the bi_recs list is unacceptable. But if someone really wants
option 2, maybe we can have two different bi_recs to suit everyone?
--
Thanks
Brian

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