OKUJI Yoshinori wrote:
>
> From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
> Subject: Re: Bug in kernel - how to make big kernel bootable with GRUB (was Re: Linux 2.4.0-Test{1,2} with Grub (I think I found the answer))
> Date: 13 Jul 2000 23:01:05 -0700
>
> > Victor: this field is obsolete and should only be used by the kernel
> > boot sector. It's a bug in GRUB that it even looks at this field --
> > it should load the size of the kernel image file, period.
>
> How to determine if a field is obsolete or shouldn't be used by
> other boot loaders? Shouldn't even SETUP_SECTS be used?
>
I have been working on a document on the boot protocol. SETUP_SECTS
*should* be used, and *MUST* be used if you are claiming compatibility
with the new header versions.
-hpa
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