> I hope others test this patch so we can be certain it doesn't break > anyone where it previously worked. It shouldn't.
I was hoping it would fix qemu's problem with a LAB kernel, but it doesn't change the behavior. > >> + if (e820_map[i].addr + info->real_mode->initrd_size >= > 0x38000000) > >> + continue; > > > > ..what is this 3.5MB limit about? Also might this condition be > > sensitive to an overflow error? > > > > Peter isn't sure why 3.5MB specifically. He said it is known to work > for many years in other boot loaders. There may have been a historic > reason for this particular value but he doesn't know. I read that value as 896MB, for what it's worth. Thanks, Myles -- coreboot mailing list [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
