Split the single descriptor struct into an IDT struct and a struct for ldt/gdt/tss. This was done because the fields in IDTs are not the same or in the same order as ldt/gdt/tss descriptors. More meaningful field names were added and the a/b fields were removed.
Signed-off-by: Joe Damato <ice799@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/asm-x86/desc_defs.h | 32 +++++++++++++-------------------
1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/desc_defs.h b/include/asm-x86/desc_defs.h
index b881db6..68abda4 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/desc_defs.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/desc_defs.h
@@ -11,27 +11,21 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
-/*
- * FIXME: Acessing the desc_struct through its fields is more elegant,
- * and should be the one valid thing to do. However, a lot of open code
- * still touches the a and b acessors, and doing this allow us to do it
- * incrementally. We keep the signature as a struct, rather than an union,
- * so we can get rid of it transparently in the future -- glommer
- */
+/* 8 byte idt gate descriptor */
+struct gate_struct {
+ u16 base0;
+ u16 seg_sel;
+ u8 reserved;
+ unsigned type: 4, zero: 1, dpl: 2, p: 1;
+ u16 base1;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
/* 8 byte segment descriptor */
struct desc_struct {
- union {
- struct {
- unsigned int a;
- unsigned int b;
- };
- struct {
- u16 limit0;
- u16 base0;
- unsigned base1: 8, type: 4, s: 1, dpl: 2, p: 1;
- unsigned limit: 4, avl: 1, l: 1, d: 1, g: 1, base2: 8;
- };
- };
+ u16 limit0;
+ u16 base0;
+ unsigned base1: 8, type: 4, s: 1, dpl: 2, p: 1;
+ unsigned limit: 4, avl: 1, l: 1, d: 1, g: 1, base2: 8;
} __attribute__((packed));
enum {
--
1.5.4.3
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