Re: [coreboot] New patch to review for coreboot: db051bf Fix missing VM mapping

[Patrick Georgi]

Am 24.12.2011 05:16, schrieb ron minnich:
> I'm just getting back to coreboot. Is libpayload used verbatim in the
> kernel? The phys/virt map in coreboot is 1:1 by design. The mapping
> seems unnecessary to me. Just wondering.

libpayload provides phys/virt mapping because FILO relocates itself to
high memory.

Side note:
At some point, I'd like to see generic relocation support in libpayload
as most payloads can benefit from being moved to top-of-ram, to make
space for OS kernels.

Patrick