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authorkeramida <keramida@FreeBSD.org>2004-11-06 06:13:13 +0000
committerkeramida <keramida@FreeBSD.org>2004-11-06 06:13:13 +0000
commit8bc275db5e700002108ad80bc1c460cbe85457bb (patch)
tree1aea8668f65ca81c6caf7d80c1b50e0ff21bf135 /sys/boot
parent4030274372d7f9f80cfaca348850163d9304a431 (diff)
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Clean up the comments, rewording, adding missing punctuation
and other minor nits. Approved by: jhb
Diffstat (limited to 'sys/boot')
-rw-r--r--sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.S61
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.S b/sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.S
index 3349009..7b957ad 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.S
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/boot0/boot0.S
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ main:
callw bioscom
#endif /* SIO */
/*
- * Check what flags were loaded with us, specifically, Use a predefined Drive.
- * If what the bios gives us is bad, use the '0' in the block instead, as well.
+ * Check what flags were loaded with us, specifically if a predefined drive
+ * number should be used. If what the bios gives us is bad, use the '0' in
+ * the block instead.
*/
testb $0x20,_FLAGS(%bp) # Set number drive?
jnz main.1 # Yes
@@ -117,10 +118,10 @@ main.2: movb %dl,_FAKE(%bp) # Save drive number
pushw %dx # Save drive number
/*
* Start out with a pointer to the 4th byte of the first table entry
- * so that after 4 iterations it's beyond the end of the sector.
+ * so that after 4 iterations it's beyond the end of the sector
* and beyond a 256 byte boundary and has overflowed 8 bits (see next comment).
- * (remember that the table starts 2 bytes earlier than you would expect
- * as the bootable flag is after it in the block)
+ * Remember that the table starts 2 bytes earlier than you would expect
+ * as the bootable flag is after it in the block.
*/
movw $(partbl+0x4),%bx # Partition table (+4)
xorw %dx,%dx # Item number
@@ -132,9 +133,8 @@ main.3: movb %ch,-0x4(%bx) # Zero active flag (ch == 0)
btw %dx,_FLAGS(%bp) # Entry enabled?
jnc main.5 # No
/*
- * If any of the entries in the table are
- * the same as the 'type' in the slice table entry,
- * then this is an empty or non bootable partition. Skip it.
+ * If any of the entries in the table are the same as the 'type' in the slice
+ * table entry, then this is an empty or non bootable partition. Skip it.
*/
movb (%bx),%al # Load type
movw $tables,%di # Lookup tables
@@ -150,9 +150,8 @@ main.3: movb %ch,-0x4(%bx) # Zero active flag (ch == 0)
scasb # type?
jne main.4 # No
/*
- * If it matches get the matching element in the
- * next array. if it doesn't, we are already
- * pointing at its first element which points to a "?".
+ * If it matches get the matching element in the next array. If it doesn't,
+ * we are already pointing at its first element which points to a "?".
*/
addw $TBL1SZ,%di # Adjust
main.4: movb (%di),%cl # Partition
@@ -162,31 +161,27 @@ main.5: incw %dx # Next item
addb $0x10,%bl # Next entry
jnc main.3 # Till done
/*
- * Passed a 256 byte boundary..
- * table is finished.
- * Add one to the drive number and check it is valid,
+ * Passed a 256 byte boundary; the table is finished.
+ * Add one to the drive number and check it is valid.
*/
popw %ax # Drive number
subb $0x80-0x1,%al # Does next
cmpb NHRDRV,%al # drive exist? (from BIOS?)
jb main.6 # Yes
/*
- * If not then if there is only one drive,
- * Don't display drive as an option.
+ * If this is the only drive, don't display it as an option.
*/
decw %ax # Already drive 0?
jz main.7 # Yes
/*
- * If it was illegal or we cycled through them,
- * then go back to drive 0.
+ * If it was illegal or we cycled through them, go back to drive 0.
*/
xorb %al,%al # Drive 0
/*
- * Whatever drive we selected, make it an ascii digit and save it back
- * to the "next drive" location in the loaded block in case we
- * want to save it for next time.
- * This also is part of the printed drive string so add 0x80 to indicate
- * end of string.
+ * Whatever drive we selected, make it an ascii digit and save it back to the
+ * "next drive" location in the loaded block in case we want to save it later
+ * for next time. This also is part of the printed drive string so add 0x80
+ * to indicate end of string.
*/
main.6: addb $'0'|0x80,%al # Save next
movb %al,_NXTDRV(%bp) # drive number
@@ -210,8 +205,7 @@ main.10: movb $ASCII_BEL,%al # Signal
movw %dx,%di # Ticks when
addw _TICKS(%bp),%di # timeout
/*
- * Busy loop, looking for keystrokes but
- * keeping one eye on the time.
+ * Busy loop, looking for keystrokes but keeping one eye on the time.
*/
main.8:
#ifndef SIO
@@ -255,8 +249,7 @@ main.11:
#endif /* SIO */
je main.9 # Yes
/*
- * Otherwise check if legal
- * If not ask again.
+ * Otherwise check if legal. If not ask again.
*/
#ifndef SIO
subb $KEY_F1,%al # Less F1 scan code
@@ -269,8 +262,7 @@ main.11:
cmpb $0x4,%al # #1..#5?
ja main.10 # No
/*
- * We have a selection.
- * but if it's a bad selection go back to complain.
+ * We have a selection. If it's a bad selection go back to complain.
* The bits in MNUOPT were set when the options were printed.
* Anything not printed is not an option.
*/
@@ -311,10 +303,9 @@ main.14: popw %si # Restore
movb _NXTDRV(%bp),%dl # Next drive
subb $'0',%dl # number
/*
- * load selected bootsector to the LOAD location in RAM.
- * If it fails to read or isn't marked bootable, treat it
- * as a bad selection.
- * XXX what does %si carry?
+ * Load selected bootsector to the LOAD location in RAM.
+ * If it fails to read or isn't marked bootable, treat it as a bad selection.
+ * XXX: What does %si carry?
*/
main.15: movw $LOAD,%bx # Address for read
movb $0x2,%ah # Read sector
@@ -416,7 +407,7 @@ tables:
*/
.byte 0x0, 0x5, 0xf
/*
- * These values indicate bootable types we know the names of
+ * These values indicate bootable types we know the names of.
*/
.byte 0x1, 0x4, 0x6, 0xb, 0xc, 0xe, 0x83
.byte 0x9f, 0xa5, 0xa6, 0xa9
@@ -463,7 +454,7 @@ flags: .byte FLAGS # Flags
ticks: .word TICKS # Delay
/*
- * here is the 64 byte partition table that fdisk would fiddle with.
+ * Here is the 64 byte partition table that fdisk would fiddle with.
*/
partbl: .fill 0x40,0x1,0x0 # Partition table
.word MAGIC # Magic number
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