> I don't see any reason why we don't just use Linux direct instead for everythi...

jmb99 on July 8, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead

> I don't see any reason why we don't just use Linux direct instead for everything.

Because that would only allow you to boot Linux kernels. One of the benefits of bootloaders is the ability to boot other OSs. You can’t kexec windows.

benstoltz on July 9, 2024 [–]

You can kexec Windows: https://www.platformsecuritysummit.com/2019/speaker/koch/PSE...