I am trying to understand the behaviour X-Loader (http://gitorious.org/x-load-omap3: "x-load for TI OMAP3 based systems") better.
This may be a really basic question, but I couldn't find the answer in my searching.
Does X-Loader use "protected-mode"? For example, I see that the Linux Kernel has both a 'Real-Mode' component and a 'Protected-Mode' component.
The x86 Linux Kernel has two components, a 'Real-Mode' component (which has
access to BIOS but very limited access to memory and devices) and a
'Protected-Mode' component (with no access to BIOS but full access to
memory and devices).
-- From http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/83336
Does X-Loader (like the Linux Kernel) put the CPU into any of these modes such as "protected-mode"?