Booting
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This chapter describes the Linux kernel boot process. Here you will see a series of posts which describes the full cycle of the kernel loading process:
- describes all stages from turning on the computer to running the first instruction of the kernel.
- describes first steps in the kernel setup code. You will see heap initialization, query of different parameters like EDD, IST and etc...
- describes video mode initialization in the kernel setup code and transition to protected mode.
- describes preparation for transition into 64-bit mode and details of transition.
- describes preparation before kernel decompression and details of direct decompression.
- describes randomization of the Linux kernel load address.
This chapter coincides with Linux kernel v4.17
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