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handbook: The freebsd-boot 512KB limit is for legacy BIOS

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handbook: The freebsd-boot 512KB limit is for legacy BIOS

A question[1] on Reddit asked about the 512KB freebsd-boot limit due to
"current boot code limitations" in the context of EFI booting. Be clear
that this is aobut legacy BIOS booting.

This section should have a larger rework for EFI, but this is at least
an improvement for the existing text.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1mia9z6/boot_partition_over_512kb_works_fine/

Reviewed by: imp
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51702

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emasteAuthored on Aug 5 2025, 2:33 PM
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imp
Differential Revision
D51740: handbook: The freebsd-boot 512KB limit is for legacy BIOS
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R9:6d563a2e672a: Status/doceng: Fix links
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