[syslinux] Is your boot loader enabling caches early ?

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 01/20/2014 12:09 PM, Mau Z wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have just looked into a webinar which deals with techniques for "Fast
> Linux Boot".
> The full name is "Web Seminar - Linux Fast Boot: Techniques for Aggressive
> Boot Time Reduction"    http://go.mentor.com/3hie5
> 
> During this presentation it is claimed that for fast boot time, it would be
> best if "your boot loader enables caches early".
> So, my question is : What is the answer regarding syslinux.
> 

In the embedded world, "bootloader" is often synonymous with "firmware"
or "BIOS".  It is the firmware/BIOS' job to turn the caches on, which
happens long before Syslinux runs.

	-hpa