[PATCH] x86 setup: add a near jump to serialize %cr0 on 386/486

From: H . Peter Anvin
Date: Sun Nov 04 2007 - 20:50:12 EST


The 386 and 486 needs a jump immediately after setting %cr0 in order
to serialize the pipeline.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S | 4 ++--
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S b/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
index 2e55923..26baeab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ protected_mode_jump:
xorl %ebx, %ebx # Flag to indicate this is a boot
movl %edx, %esi # Pointer to boot_params table
movl %eax, 2f # Patch ljmpl instruction
- jmp 1f # Short jump to flush instruction q.

-1:
movw $__BOOT_DS, %cx

movl %cr0, %edx
orb $1, %dl # Protected mode (PE) bit
movl %edx, %cr0
+ jmp 1f # Short jump to serialize on 386/486
+1:

movw %cx, %ds
movw %cx, %es
--
1.5.3.4


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