2004-01-23
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 1.0 | 2004-02-19 | FW |
| Initial release, reviewed by LDP | ||
| Revision 0.3.3 | 2004-01-23 | fyw |
| Add decompress_kernel() details; Fix bugs reported in TLDP final review. | ||
| Revision 0.3 | 2003-12-07 | fyw |
| Add contents on SMP, GRUB and LILO; Fix and enhance. | ||
| Revision 0.2 | 2003-08-17 | fyw |
| Adapt to Linux 2.4.20. | ||
| Revision 0.1 | 2003-04-20 | fyw |
| Change to DocBook XML format. | ||
Abstract
This document describes Linux i386 boot code, serving as a study guide and source commentary. In addition to C-like pseudocode source commentary, it also presents keynotes of toolchains and specs related to kernel development. It is designed to help:
kernel newbies to understand Linux i386 boot code, and
kernel veterans to recall Linux boot procedure.