Re: x86 embedded - Problem getting past 'move compressed kernel beforedecompression'

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Sun Feb 21 2010 - 00:53:44 EST


On 02/20/2010 09:45 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> Instead, do something like:
>
> asm volatile(
> "movl %0, %%ds\n" \
> "movl %0, %%es\n" \
> "movl %0, %%fs\n" \
> "movl %0, %%gs\n" \
> "movl %0, %%ss\n" \
> "xorl %ebp, %ebp\n" \
> "xorl %ebx, %ebx\n" \
> "movl $0x100000, %%eax\n" \
> "ljmpl $0x10,$0x100000"
> : : "S" (&boot_params), "D" (0), "c" (0x18));
>
> -hpa
>

Make that:

asm volatile(
"movl %2, %%ds\n" \
"movl %2, %%es\n" \
"movl %2, %%fs\n" \
"movl %2, %%gs\n" \
"movl %2, %%ss\n" \
"xorl %ebp, %ebp\n" \
"xorl %ebx, %ebx\n" \
"ljmpl $0x10,$0x100000"
: : "S" (&boot_params), "D" (0), "r" (0x18));

--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.

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