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authorKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>2012-10-25 23:17:02 -0400
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2012-10-26 06:18:38 -0400
commitc6039f4a00901259517b7c027007697105209968 (patch)
tree63e2b8a9b8dcb548552fd5c4bc28399aea1e9698 /Documentation/x86
parent2ab3f29dddfb444c9fcc0a2f3a56ed4bdba41969 (diff)
x86/boot/doc: Fix grammar and typo in boot.txt
Fixes some minor issues in the x86 boot documentation. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Cc: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20121026031702.GA23828@www.outflux.net Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 9efceff51bfb..f15cb74c4f78 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ boot_params as that of 16-bit boot protocol, the boot loader should
1013also fill the additional fields of the struct boot_params as that 1013also fill the additional fields of the struct boot_params as that
1014described in zero-page.txt. 1014described in zero-page.txt.
1015 1015
1016After setupping the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load the 1016After setting up the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load the
101732/64-bit kernel in the same way as that of 16-bit boot protocol. 101732/64-bit kernel in the same way as that of 16-bit boot protocol.
1018 1018
1019In 32-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the 1019In 32-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ In 32-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the
1023At entry, the CPU must be in 32-bit protected mode with paging 1023At entry, the CPU must be in 32-bit protected mode with paging
1024disabled; a GDT must be loaded with the descriptors for selectors 1024disabled; a GDT must be loaded with the descriptors for selectors
1025__BOOT_CS(0x10) and __BOOT_DS(0x18); both descriptors must be 4G flat 1025__BOOT_CS(0x10) and __BOOT_DS(0x18); both descriptors must be 4G flat
1026segment; __BOOS_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS 1026segment; __BOOT_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS
1027must have read/write permission; CS must be __BOOT_CS and DS, ES, SS 1027must have read/write permission; CS must be __BOOT_CS and DS, ES, SS
1028must be __BOOT_DS; interrupt must be disabled; %esi must hold the base 1028must be __BOOT_DS; interrupt must be disabled; %esi must hold the base
1029address of the struct boot_params; %ebp, %edi and %ebx must be zero. 1029address of the struct boot_params; %ebp, %edi and %ebx must be zero.