linux-kernel - Re: arch/i386/boot rewrite, and all the hard-coded video cards

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Message-ID: <46369B03.1060500@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:42:27 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Subject: Re: arch/i386/boot rewrite, and all the hard-coded video cards

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
> Do you mean the SVGA chip-specific code, or additionally you are ripping
> out CGA and EGA support?
> 

I mean the SVGA chip-specific code.

> Out of curiosity what C compiler will you use?

gcc, using the ".code16gcc" feature of any non-prehistoric binutils.

	-hpa
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