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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_32.S
index 2064d0aa8d28..41235531b11c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_32.S
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
17 17
18#define PTR(x) (x << 2) 18#define PTR(x) (x << 2)
19 19
20/* control_page + KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE 20/*
21 * control_page + KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE
21 * ~ control_page + PAGE_SIZE are used as data storage and stack for 22 * ~ control_page + PAGE_SIZE are used as data storage and stack for
22 * jumping back 23 * jumping back
23 */ 24 */
@@ -76,8 +77,10 @@ relocate_kernel:
76 movl %eax, CP_PA_SWAP_PAGE(%edi) 77 movl %eax, CP_PA_SWAP_PAGE(%edi)
77 movl %ebx, CP_PA_BACKUP_PAGES_MAP(%edi) 78 movl %ebx, CP_PA_BACKUP_PAGES_MAP(%edi)
78 79
79 /* get physical address of control page now */ 80 /*
80 /* this is impossible after page table switch */ 81 * get physical address of control page now
82 * this is impossible after page table switch
83 */
81 movl PTR(PA_CONTROL_PAGE)(%ebp), %edi 84 movl PTR(PA_CONTROL_PAGE)(%ebp), %edi
82 85
83 /* switch to new set of page tables */ 86 /* switch to new set of page tables */
@@ -97,7 +100,8 @@ identity_mapped:
97 /* store the start address on the stack */ 100 /* store the start address on the stack */
98 pushl %edx 101 pushl %edx
99 102
100 /* Set cr0 to a known state: 103 /*
104 * Set cr0 to a known state:
101 * - Paging disabled 105 * - Paging disabled
102 * - Alignment check disabled 106 * - Alignment check disabled
103 * - Write protect disabled 107 * - Write protect disabled
@@ -113,7 +117,8 @@ identity_mapped:
113 /* clear cr4 if applicable */ 117 /* clear cr4 if applicable */
114 testl %ecx, %ecx 118 testl %ecx, %ecx
115 jz 1f 119 jz 1f
116 /* Set cr4 to a known state: 120 /*
121 * Set cr4 to a known state:
117 * Setting everything to zero seems safe. 122 * Setting everything to zero seems safe.
118 */ 123 */
119 xorl %eax, %eax 124 xorl %eax, %eax
@@ -132,15 +137,18 @@ identity_mapped:
132 call swap_pages 137 call swap_pages
133 addl $8, %esp 138 addl $8, %esp
134 139
135 /* To be certain of avoiding problems with self-modifying code 140 /*
141 * To be certain of avoiding problems with self-modifying code
136 * I need to execute a serializing instruction here. 142 * I need to execute a serializing instruction here.
137 * So I flush the TLB, it's handy, and not processor dependent. 143 * So I flush the TLB, it's handy, and not processor dependent.
138 */ 144 */
139 xorl %eax, %eax 145 xorl %eax, %eax
140 movl %eax, %cr3 146 movl %eax, %cr3
141 147
142 /* set all of the registers to known values */ 148 /*
143 /* leave %esp alone */ 149 * set all of the registers to known values
150 * leave %esp alone
151 */
144 152
145 testl %esi, %esi 153 testl %esi, %esi
146 jnz 1f 154 jnz 1f