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Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 15:32:23 +0100
From: bert hubert <ahu@ds9a.nl>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] removal of "static foo = 0"
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On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 10:52:05AM +0000, Tigran Aivazian wrote:

> that _you_ my dear friend, do not know where the BSS clearing code is. It
> is not in setup.S. It is not even in the same directory, where setup.S is.
> It is in arch/i386/kernel/head.S, starting from line 120:

On a related note, I seem to remember that back in the dark ages, the BSS
wasn't cleared. It said so somewhere in the Kernel Hackers Guide, I think.

Regards,

bert hubert

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