Re: grub2 multiboot for ppc and system initalization

[Marco Gerards]

Cyril Plisko <address@hidden> writes:

>>
>> > As in x86 and sparc, the multiboot strap is basically not the real kernel,
>> > but a loader to load ramdisk and initializer of system before exitto unix
>> > module. Here comes several choices about the system initialization:
>>
>> Can you explain that?  Usually the kernel loaded by multiboot *is* a
>> real kernel.  So I don't understand what you mean.  Perhaps you are
>> confused by a single implementation.
>
> I think Noah is talking about Solaris x86. Indeed Solaris x86 provides
> multiboot compliant program which is not a real kernel, but rather an
> aux module which assembles the kernel from the archive loaded by
> GRUB. Anyway, that is a "single implementation" case.

Oh, I see.  But this is not the case for other kernels.  For example
the Hurd loads GNU Mach as the kernel and passes some modules which
are used as userspace servers.  Most other multiboot kernels have a
similar approach.  But for example the Hurd on L4 takes a different
approach.

>> > 3. grub2 network is not available (Marco planned to work on it on Feb as
>> > posted from grub wiki), shall we port the solaris network stack
>> > (src/stand/lib) for grub or wait?
>>
>> Please wait and who is we?
>
> I believe that "we" would be Solaris/PPC developers. Some of us are on
> this list.

Oh, ok...  Nice to have you folks around. :-)

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Marco