Re: [Etherboot-developers] Bug me, I have completed k8/hammer support.

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ke...@us... (Ken Yap) writes:

> >I have working Hammer support in etherboot.  
> >
> >Meaning I have added CONFIG_X86_64 to the i386 etherboot port.
> >
> >When enabled I can:
   - Detect you are on a x86_64 capable processor.
> >- boot 64bit binaries that are loaded within the first 4GB of ram.
> >- Advertise that I can boot 64bit binaries.
     But only when you are on a x86_64 capable processor.
> >- Build etherboot as a 64bit elf binary. (suffixes .lmelf, .zlmelf)
> >
> >Hopefully I will get this checked in tommorrow, It is time for me
> >to go home now.
> 
> Oh yum yum, I was getting itchy to make another 5.1 release.

The code is now committed.

When enabled the binary grows by about 300 bytes, and the bss grows by
about 32K, so I have enough space to statically allocate a page table
covering 4GB of addresses. 

Now if this cold will give me a break so I can get some sleep...

Eric