linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 32/33] x86_64: Relocatable kernel support

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Message-ID: <p73d5bk1dat.fsf@verdi.suse.de>
Date:	01 Aug 2006 21:11:38 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	Horms <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	Jan Kratochvil <lace@...kratochvil.net>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 32/33] x86_64: Relocatable kernel support

"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com> writes:
> 
> When loaded with a normal bootloader the decompressor will decompress
> the kernel to 2M and it will run there.  This both ensures the
> relocation code is always working, and makes it easier to use 2M
> pages for the kernel and the cpu.

It would have been nicer if you had moved the uncompressor to be 64bit
first like it was planned for a long time.

-Andi
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