[coreboot] coreboot + Linux = ?

[Peter Stuge]

On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 09:59:15PM -0400, joe at smittys.pointclark.net wrote:
> > I came across this commit included in 2.6.24:
> > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7c83172b98e569d9aabf947d8b3b089dadb2ff46
> >
> > Does anyone know what the current attitude towards making Linux play
> > nice with coreboot is?
> 
> That looks like it is just for the "EFI frame buffer" correct?

Yes.


> Why would it have any effect on coreboot?

It wouldn't. The code along with the list of people involved in
that commit tells me that many are interested in EFI + Linux.

coreboot is an alternative. I was asking if anyone knew about
interest for a stronger bond between coreboot and Linux.


//Peter