Programming & DevOps
Kernel/Boot: Cope with a Relocation by a Bootloader in 32-bit x86 Assembly Code
A kernel should be relocatable by bootloaders as this is the only guarantee that it doesn’t interfere with addresses already in use by the firmware. This is especially true for the legacy boot flow on x86, i.e., without UEFI. TL;DR Introduction There are multiple ways to make a kernel relocatable. Read more…