cvs commit: src/sys/i386/include/pc bios.h src/sys/i386/i386 bios.c

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <200406041033.37313.jhb at FreeBSD.org>, John Baldwin writes:
>On Thursday 03 June 2004 06:36 pm, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> phk         2004/06/03 15:36:24 PDT
>>
>>   FreeBSD src repository
>>
>>   Modified files:
>>     sys/i386/include/pc  bios.h
>>     sys/i386/i386        bios.c
>>   Log:
>>   Add new bios_string() which will hunt for a string inside a given range
>>   of the BIOS.  This can be used for finding arbitrary magic in the BIOS
>>   in order to recognize particular platforms.
>
>It this very different from bios_sigsearch()?

It is not limited to the system bios (0xe0000..0xfffff) but allows you
to specify the exact range you're interested in. 


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