Hi, Library is an archive file that contains unlinked object files. We can use library function both statically or dynamically. In the former case, we link the objects together to form an executable image, in the later case, we load the object at runtime and resolve symbols, much like the modules.
With library, the size of kernel can be reduced dramatically. Now, the kernel only contains platform specific function. To build a kernel image, we link the kernel and other required module, then link any unresolved function from the library, this way, only the function that are actually used is in the kernel. As native library format of the building os could vary, we should use a format that's specific to grub, perhaps something similar to cpio. -- Bean _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
