Johan Ryberg
2011-Oct-09 11:25 UTC
[flashboot] Does the "TODO" still apply? - Problem with kernel > 16 Mb?
Hi. According to TODO: [snip] load kernels as 16Mb - will avoid isadma problems - need to modify kernel and boot loader [/snip] Does any one has the status of this? I have not spent a single thought about this during my work since all my test has worked and we are now building a kernel that are 48 Mb in size and I have not found a single downside yet and I have tested Flashboot on Soekris 4801, Virtual Box, misc laptops and custom made computers. They all boot and works as expected. Maybe never versions of the boot loader that we are using today don''t have this limit and this TODO is some kind of forgotten note that just should be deleted? // Johan
Rickard Dahlstrand
2011-Oct-10 06:08 UTC
[flashboot] Does the "TODO" still apply? - Problem with kernel > 16 Mb?
Hi, I have never personally seen this issue, at that time it was uncommon, and now it might not even be an issue any more. I assume that if anyone has an issue with some HW, they will let us know. Rickard. 9 okt 2011 kl. 13.25 skrev Johan Ryberg:> Hi. > > According to TODO: > [snip] > load kernels as 16Mb > - will avoid isadma problems > - need to modify kernel and boot loader > [/snip] > > Does any one has the status of this? I have not spent a single thought > about this during my work since all my test has worked and we are now > building a kernel that are 48 Mb in size and I have not found a single > downside yet and I have tested Flashboot on Soekris 4801, Virtual Box, > misc laptops and custom made computers. They all boot and works as > expected. > > Maybe never versions of the boot loader that we are using today don''t > have this limit and this TODO is some kind of forgotten note that just > should be deleted? > > // Johan > _______________________________________________ > flashboot mailing list > flashboot at mindrot.org > https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/flashboot
Johan Ryberg
2011-Oct-10 07:23 UTC
[flashboot] Does the "TODO" still apply? - Problem with kernel > 16 Mb?
Then I suggest that we removes that "TODO" since it only creates questions and uncertainty // Johan 2011/10/10 Rickard Dahlstrand <rd at tilde.se>:> Hi, > > I have never personally seen this issue, at that time it was uncommon, and now it might not even be an issue any more. I assume that if anyone has an issue with some HW, they will let us know. > > Rickard. > > 9 okt 2011 kl. 13.25 skrev Johan Ryberg: > >> Hi. >> >> According to TODO: >> [snip] >> load kernels as 16Mb >> - will avoid isadma problems >> - need to modify kernel and boot loader >> [/snip] >> >> Does any one has the status of this? I have not spent a single thought >> about this during my work since all my test has worked and we are now >> building a kernel that are 48 Mb in size and I have not found a single >> downside yet and I have tested Flashboot on Soekris 4801, Virtual Box, >> misc laptops and custom made computers. They all boot and works as >> expected. >> >> Maybe never versions of the boot loader that we are using today don''t >> have this limit and this TODO is some kind of forgotten note that just >> should be deleted? >> >> // Johan >> _______________________________________________ >> flashboot mailing list >> flashboot at mindrot.org >> https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/flashboot > > _______________________________________________ > flashboot mailing list > flashboot at mindrot.org > https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/flashboot >
Rickard Dahlstrand
2011-Oct-10 07:29 UTC
[flashboot] Does the "TODO" still apply? - Problem with kernel > 16 Mb?
Agreed. 10 okt 2011 kl. 09:23 skrev Johan Ryberg:> Then I suggest that we removes that "TODO" since it only creates > questions and uncertainty > > // Johan > > 2011/10/10 Rickard Dahlstrand <rd at tilde.se>: >> Hi, >> >> I have never personally seen this issue, at that time it was uncommon, and now it might not even be an issue any more. I assume that if anyone has an issue with some HW, they will let us know. >> >> Rickard. >> >> 9 okt 2011 kl. 13.25 skrev Johan Ryberg: >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> According to TODO: >>> [snip] >>> load kernels as 16Mb >>> - will avoid isadma problems >>> - need to modify kernel and boot loader >>> [/snip] >>> >>> Does any one has the status of this? I have not spent a single thought >>> about this during my work since all my test has worked and we are now >>> building a kernel that are 48 Mb in size and I have not found a single >>> downside yet and I have tested Flashboot on Soekris 4801, Virtual Box, >>> misc laptops and custom made computers. They all boot and works as >>> expected. >>> >>> Maybe never versions of the boot loader that we are using today don''t >>> have this limit and this TODO is some kind of forgotten note that just >>> should be deleted? >>> >>> // Johan >>> _______________________________________________ >>> flashboot mailing list >>> flashboot at mindrot.org >>> https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/flashboot >> >> _______________________________________________ >> flashboot mailing list >> flashboot at mindrot.org >> https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/flashboot >>