Ralf Baechle wrote: >> >> However, on most systems, even embedded, bringing up memory falls on >> firmware (sometimes in the form of a boot loader) so Linux rarely sees it. > > There are embedded systems were the firmware does not provide a usuable > memory map or where that is plain broken. Or Linux with some extra init > code serves as the firmware. Often there is a single serial EEPROM for > the entire system. If there is an atrocity that can save a penny it will > be commited at least in the embedded world. > "Rarely" is certainly not "never". Quite on the contrary. Also, I think you can remove "that can save a penny" from your last sentence... -- H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arch" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
