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KernelNewbies:
  • BootDetails

Back to Kernel001WalkThrough

The kernel bootup goes through three steps.

  • BootStrapFromPcBios

  • ThirtyTwoBitInitialization

  • InitTask

The boot directory of Linux 0.01 contains head.s and boot.s. Click the Comments column to read Linus's comments in the source file.

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boot.s

Bootstrap loader to be executed from BIOS startup

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head.s

32-bit startup block for linux. Calls init _main()

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