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authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>2012-05-08 22:22:37 +0400
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>2012-05-08 22:48:03 +0400
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tree8cc3cf787a582977ff08ed578907d6df7dbc7e6e /arch/x86/realmode/rm/realmode.h
parent968ff9ee56f1e3ed4ff4a6d10185865dc77d8f7e (diff)
downloadlinux-e5684ec438a094bec0f7d5c52652c0901b48b613.tar.xz
x86, realmode: Replace open-coded ljmpw with a macro
We cannot code an ljmpw to the real-mode segment directly, because gas refuses to assemble an ljmp with a symbolic segment. Instead of open-coding it everywhere, define a macro and use it for this case. This is specifically an ljmpw from a 16-bit segment. This is okay, as one should never enter real mode from a 32-bit segment: if one do, the CPU ends up in a bizarre (and useless) mode sometimes called "unreal mode" where segments behave like real mode but the default address and operand sizes is 32 bits. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1336501366-28617-15-git-send-email-jarkko.sakkinen@intel.com
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+#ifndef ARCH_X86_REALMODE_RM_REALMODE_H
+#define ARCH_X86_REALMODE_RM_REALMODE_H
+
+#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+/*
+ * 16-bit ljmpw to the real_mode_seg
+ *
+ * This must be open-coded since gas will choke on using a
+ * relocatable symbol for the segment portion.
+ */
+#define LJMPW_RM(to) .byte 0xea ; .word (to), real_mode_seg
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
+#endif /* ARCH_X86_REALMODE_RM_REALMODE_H */