[PATCH 3/3] docs: Fix incorrect comment about 64-bit code segment descriptors.

From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
Date: Mon Feb 25 2013 - 15:54:59 EST


The AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 2, on page
89 mentions: "If the processor is running in 64-bit mode (L=1),
the only valid setting of the D bit is 0." This matches
with what the code does.

CC: hpa@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index b7de3b2..6859e96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ L3_START_KERNEL = pud_index(__START_KERNEL_map)
.globl startup_64
startup_64:
/*
- * At this point the CPU runs in 64bit mode CS.L = 1 CS.D = 1,
+ * At this point the CPU runs in 64bit mode CS.L = 1 CS.D = 0,
* and someone has loaded an identity mapped page table
* for us. These identity mapped page tables map all of the
* kernel pages and possibly all of memory.
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ startup_64:
jmp 1f
ENTRY(secondary_startup_64)
/*
- * At this point the CPU runs in 64bit mode CS.L = 1 CS.D = 1,
+ * At this point the CPU runs in 64bit mode CS.L = 1 CS.D = 0,
* and someone has loaded a mapped page table.
*
* %rsi holds a physical pointer to real_mode_data.
--
1.8.0.2

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