H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Nguyen Anh Quynh wrote: >> >> Actually, this code is left from the original code of Anthony, and it >> seems he took it from qemu 0.8 version. >> >> Anthony, may you explain why you want to hijact the linux boot process >> here? If I understand correctly, we can just let the original int19 >> execute, and if linux boot is desired, it would work in normal way. So >> why you want to do this? >> > > I'm having exactly the *opposite* question... why does extboot have > code to hook int 13h?
extboot is primarily intended to allow scsi boot or boot from a pv disk. It hooks int13h to fake out disk access. Regards, Anthony Liguori > -hpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
