[syslinux] Post-Syslinux Memory Manager

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Mon Dec 31 17:15:10 PST 2012


On 12/31/2012 02:31 PM, Shao Miller wrote:
>
> A challenge: In order to return to Syslinux, Syslinux must recognize that
> the memory occupied by the hooks is now off-limits.  Re-initializing
> Syslinux' view of memory by re-probing the memory map seems very yucky, but
> having the memory marked as allocated should be good enough.
>

The easiest way to do this is probably to have a "virtual disk driver" 
in Syslinux which is *different* from the hook, and only install the 
hook on exit from Syslinux.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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