arch/x86/boot/install.sh

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/arch/x86/boot/install.sh

File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
arch/x86/boot/install.sh
Extension
.sh
Size
820 bytes
Lines
40
Domain
Architecture Layer
Bucket
arch/x86
Inferred role
Architecture Layer: arch/x86
Status
atlas-only

Why This File Exists

CPU and platform-specific kernel glue: boot entry, traps, syscall entry, interrupts, page tables, context switch, and low-level barriers.

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Annotated Snippet

#!/bin/sh
#
# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
# License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
# for more details.
#
# Copyright (C) 1995 by Linus Torvalds
#
# Adapted from code in arch/i386/boot/Makefile by H. Peter Anvin
#
# "make install" script for i386 architecture
#
# Arguments:
#   $1 - kernel version
#   $2 - kernel image file
#   $3 - kernel map file
#   $4 - default install path (blank if root directory)

set -e

if [ -f $4/vmlinuz ]; then
	mv $4/vmlinuz $4/vmlinuz.old
fi

if [ -f $4/System.map ]; then
	mv $4/System.map $4/System.old
fi

cat $2 > $4/vmlinuz
cp $3 $4/System.map

if [ -x /sbin/lilo ]; then
       /sbin/lilo
elif [ -x /etc/lilo/install ]; then
       /etc/lilo/install
else
       sync
       echo "Cannot find LILO."
fi

Annotation

Implementation Notes