Re: [PATCH 0/3] x86_64 EFI runtime service support

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Tue Aug 21 2007 - 20:28:37 EST


> current LinuxBIOS's path: the elfboot in LinuxBIOS will prepare the
> e820 table, and jump to startup_32 in kernel. is that not good and
> simple?

The problem is that the zero page cannot be changed at all in this
setup. Or rather it can be only changed by breaking LinuxBios.

-Andi

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