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The bootstrap
The bootstrap performs these functions:
* a minimum SPU test including memory configuration, nondestructive
memory test, and destructive SPU test and one coldload device path
* provides user interface with system initialization information and
alters the initialization path.
* reads in the IPL code from the one load device, finds the location
of the IPL on the device through a pointer in the device label,
and loads and launches the IPL code.