[syslinux] [PATCH 0/3] v2: mbr: Ctrl-key press forces load from first hard disk

Erwan erwan at seanodes.com
Fri Apr 3 19:37:39 PDT 2009


TJ wrote:
> Version 2 of these patches includes optimisations suggested by H Peter
> Alvin to save bytes:
>
>   * Use memory-mapped I/O register to read keyboard shift flags
>   * Don't reload DX from memory; move immediate byte to register
>
> Tested using mbr.bin.
>
> TJ (3):
>   mbr: Ctrl-key press forces load from first hard disk
>   gptmbr: Ctrl-key press forces load from first hard disk
>   isohdpfx: Ctrl-key press forces load from first hard disk
>   
This features sounds interesting and usefull but without any 
documentation, it might be forgotten by many of us.

Could you provide a patch for integrating some doc :
- What issue that patch is solving ?
- When do we use it ?
- How do we use it ?

Would be lovely in order not to let that patch get out of our memories :p

Cheers,
Erwan




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