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

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@zytor.com)
Sat, 02 Feb 2002 17:56:54 -0800


Eric W. Biederman wrote:

>
> It can be argued that general purpose systems have enough ram that
> putting drivers for all mass produced devices in ram is possible, and
> practical. But that is a cop out.
>

Indeed. Worse, it may not be possible for the *boot medium* to hold all
those devices...

-hpa

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