Re: For comment: draft BIOS use document for the kernel

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:50:40 +0100 (BST)

> I could not find any reference to BIOS int 0x15, function 0x87, block-
> move, used to copy the kernel to above the 1 megabyte real-mode
> boundary. I think this is still used.

I dont think the kernel has ever used it. The path has always been to enter
32bit mode then relocate/uncompress the kernel, then run it

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