Bug#507437: linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64: Strange message during boot: 'kernel alive ... kernel direct mapping tables up to ...'

Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64
Version: 2.6.26-10
Severity: minor

when I boot my Samsumg Q45 (laptop), I get the following messages at the
_bottom_ of the screen. They remain there until the normal boot messages get
to the bottom of the screen and overwrite them.

Kernel alive
kernel direct mapping tables up to 100000000 @ 8000-d000

-- Package-specific info:
** Version:
Linux version 2.6.26-1-amd64 (Debian 2.6.26-10) (waldi <at> debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080623
(prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-23)) #1 SMP Sat Nov 8 18:25:23 UTC 2008

** Command line:
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/durandal-root ro quiet

** Not tainted

** Kernel log:
[    7.225542] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID0]
[    7.225615] input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input4
[    7.265457] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
[    7.265539] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /class/input/input5
[    7.329460] ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
[    7.349921] ACPI: AC Adapter [ADP1] (off-line)
[    7.417396] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery present)
[    7.797302] ACPI: WMI: Mapper loaded