Hello Arkady, AVB> Current boot.asm (fat12/fat16) reads complete FAT into memory (for AVB> FAT16 it may be up to 128k), then converts FAT chain to array of file AVB> clusters. On the other side, boot32* (for each next cluster) reads only AVB> required FAT sector (but not reread already readed sector). In ideal, when AVB> all clusters in chain fir into one sector, this reduces reads by one sector. AVB> I think, this will be useful, especially for floppies. Any objections?
objection: 32 bit sectors for fat12/fat16 are useless, as they unnecessarily increase number of different bootsectors. I personally don't mind a single fat32 for >= 386; FAT32 for 80186 is plain ridiculous. tom ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-kernel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-kernel
