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> Do you realize how many man-years have been spent working around BIOS bugs over the years? Get any kernel developer a drink, then just say the word 'BIOS'; yo
by nathell 14y ago
> Do you realize how many man-years have been spent working around BIOS bugs over the years? Get any kernel developer a drink, then just say the word 'BIOS'; your opinion of UEFI will change pretty rapidly.
Isn't it the case that once the kernel is fully booted, up and running, it bypasses BIOS entirely and talks directly to the hardware? Have all those bugs you mention been related to the booting process itself (constituting a relatively tiny part of the kernel)?
- gizmo686 14y agoI do not know to what extent the OS bypasses the BIOS, but it is not completly. If you look in the linux kernel config, you will see an option to control how much RAM is reserved for BIOS. Also, on (many?) Dells, Fn+Shift+15324 followed by Fn+r brings up BIOS thermal controls [1]. I have verified this on an Inspiron 1420, in Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10 (kernel 3.5.0-21-generic). [1]http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1684657 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1684657