In startup_32, the running code still uses the initial GDT located in setup. Thus, __BOOT_DS is preferred. Currently __KERNEL_DS is lucky to equal to __BOOT_DS, but this is not always a safe way. Signed-off-by: Lans Zhang <lans.zhang2008@xxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S index c1d383d..16f24e6 100644 --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ENTRY(startup_32) jnz 1f cli - movl $(__KERNEL_DS), %eax + movl $(__BOOT_DS), %eax movl %eax, %ds movl %eax, %es movl %eax, %ss -- 1.7.8.110.g4cb5d -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-x86_64" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
