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

TJ ubuntu at tjworld.net
Mon Mar 30 14:31:58 PDT 2009


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

 mbr/gptmbr.S   |   14 ++++++++++++--
 mbr/isohdpfx.S |   10 ++++++++++
 mbr/mbr.S      |   10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)




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