Re: bzImage limitation question

From: Tigran Aivazian (tigran@sco.COM)
Date: Tue Feb 29 2000 - 09:49:08 EST


On Tue, 29 Feb 2000 almesber@lrc.di.epfl.ch wrote:
> Hmm, which limitation exactly ?

this limitation (from boot/tools/build.c):

     if (sys_size > (is_big_kernel ? 0xffff : DEF_SYSSIZE))
                die("System is too big. Try using %smodules.",
                        is_big_kernel ? "" : "bzImage or ");

> > (answers like use EFI don't count because until
> > implementations exist it is just a very nice set of slides and papers).
>
> What's EFI ?

Extensible Firmware Interface: the new boot architecture (from Intel).

> See the "Load linux...from linux?" thread. Both LOBOS and bootimg should
> be able to load fairly large kernels. (bootimg currently limits you to
> 4 MB for kernel(+initrd), but this will change; LOBOS may already be
> "unlimited".)

Thanks! Although the LOBOS URL http://www.acl.lanl.gov/linuxbios/
currently points to nowhere, it will hopefully be alive soon and I will
have a look at what is currently available.

Regards,
------
Tigran A. Aivazian | http://www.sco.com
Escalations Research Group | tel: +44-(0)1923-813796
Santa Cruz Operation Ltd | http://www.ocston.org/~tigran

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