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

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Sun Apr 26 10:40:19 PDT 2009


Op 20090412 om 11:57 schreef Geert Stappers:
> Op 20090404 om 04:37 schreef Erwan:
> > 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
> 
> 
> And with this reminder it is fresh in our memory again.

And with this reminder it is fresh in our memory again.

Stappers




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