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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S | 22 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S index 5c80b94..d9ae9a4 100644 --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S @@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ __HEAD .code32 ENTRY(startup_32) + /* + * 32bit entry is 0 and it is ABI so immutable! + * If we come here directly from a bootloader, + * kernel(text+data+bss+brk) ramdisk, zero_page, command line + * all need to be under the 4G limit. + */ cld /* * Test KEEP_SEGMENTS flag to see if the bootloader is asking @@ -182,20 +188,18 @@ ENTRY(startup_32) lret ENDPROC(startup_32) - /* - * Be careful here startup_64 needs to be at a predictable - * address so I can export it in an ELF header. Bootloaders - * should look at the ELF header to find this address, as - * it may change in the future. - */ .code64 .org 0x200 ENTRY(startup_64) /* + * 64bit entry is 0x200 and it is ABI so immutable! * We come here either from startup_32 or directly from a - * 64bit bootloader. If we come here from a bootloader we depend on - * an identity mapped page table being provied that maps our - * entire text+data+bss and hopefully all of memory. + * 64bit bootloader. + * If we come here from a bootloader, kernel(text+data+bss+brk), + * ramdisk, zero_page, command line could be above 4G. + * We depend on an identity mapped page table being provided + * that maps our entire kernel(text+data+bss+brk), zero page + * and command line. */ #ifdef CONFIG_EFI_STUB /* |
