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diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
index 00e585e19b..e5c1733e59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
.globl _x86boot_start
_x86boot_start:
/*
- * This is the fail safe 32-bit bootstrap entry point. The
- * following code is not executed from a cold-reset (actually, a
- * lot of it is, but from real-mode after cold reset. It is
- * repeated here to put the board into a state as close to cold
- * reset as necessary)
+ * This is the fail-safe 32-bit bootstrap entry point.
+ *
+ * This code is used when booting from another boot loader like
+ * coreboot or EFI. So we repeat some of the same init found in
+ * start16.
*/
cli
cld
@@ -41,19 +41,34 @@ _x86boot_start:
wbinvd
/* Tell 32-bit code it is being entered from an in-RAM copy */
- movw $GD_FLG_WARM_BOOT, %bx
+ movl $GD_FLG_WARM_BOOT, %ebx
+
+ /*
+ * Zero the BIST (Built-In Self Test) value since we don't have it.
+ * It must be 0 or the previous loader would have reported an error.
+ */
+ movl $0, %ebp
+
jmp 1f
+
+ /* Add a way for tools to discover the _start entry point */
+ .align 4
+ .long 0x12345678
_start:
/*
- * This is the 32-bit cold-reset entry point. Initialize %bx to 0
- * in case we're preceeded by some sort of boot stub.
+ * This is the 32-bit cold-reset entry point, coming from start16.
+ * Set %ebx to GD_FLG_COLD_BOOT to indicate this.
*/
- movw $GD_FLG_COLD_BOOT, %bx
-1:
+ movl $GD_FLG_COLD_BOOT, %ebx
+
/* Save BIST */
movl %eax, %ebp
+1:
+
+ /* Save table pointer */
+ movl %ecx, %esi
- /* Load the segement registes to match the gdt loaded in start16.S */
+ /* Load the segement registers to match the GDT loaded in start16.S */
movl $(X86_GDT_ENTRY_32BIT_DS * X86_GDT_ENTRY_SIZE), %eax
movw %ax, %fs
movw %ax, %ds
@@ -64,7 +79,11 @@ _start:
/* Clear the interrupt vectors */
lidt blank_idt_ptr
- /* Early platform init (setup gpio, etc ) */
+ /*
+ * Critical early platform init - generally not used, we prefer init
+ * to happen later when we have a console, in case something goes
+ * wrong.
+ */
jmp early_board_init
.globl early_board_init_ret
early_board_init_ret:
@@ -79,7 +98,7 @@ car_init_ret:
* We now have CONFIG_SYS_CAR_SIZE bytes of Cache-As-RAM (or SRAM,
* or fully initialised SDRAM - we really don't care which)
* starting at CONFIG_SYS_CAR_ADDR to be used as a temporary stack
- * and early malloc area. The MRC requires some space at the top.
+ * and early malloc() area. The MRC requires some space at the top.
*
* Stack grows down from top of CAR. We have:
*
@@ -97,7 +116,7 @@ car_init_ret:
#endif
#else
/*
- * When we get here after car_init, esp points to a temporary stack
+ * When we get here after car_init(), esp points to a temporary stack
* and esi holds the HOB list address returned by the FSP.
*/
#endif
@@ -125,7 +144,13 @@ car_init_ret:
movl %esi, (%edx)
skip_hob:
+#else
+ /* Store table pointer */
+ movl %esp, %edx
+ addl $GD_TABLE, %edx
+ movl %esi, (%edx)
#endif
+
/* Setup first parameter to setup_gdt, pointer to global_data */
movl %esp, %eax
@@ -137,17 +162,18 @@ skip_hob:
movl %esp, %ecx
#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN)
+ /* Set up the pre-relocation malloc pool */
subl $CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN, %esp
movl %eax, %edx
addl $GD_MALLOC_BASE, %edx
movl %esp, (%edx)
#endif
- /* Store BIST */
+ /* Store BIST into global_data */
movl %eax, %edx
addl $GD_BIST, %edx
movl %ebp, (%edx)
- /* Set second parameter to setup_gdt */
+ /* Set second parameter to setup_gdt() */
movl %ecx, %edx
/* Setup global descriptor table so gd->xyz works */
@@ -157,7 +183,7 @@ skip_hob:
post_code(POST_START_DONE)
xorl %eax, %eax
- /* Enter, U-boot! */
+ /* Enter, U-Boot! */
call board_init_f
/* indicate (lack of) progress */
@@ -184,13 +210,13 @@ board_init_f_r_trampoline:
/* Align global data to 16-byte boundary */
andl $0xfffffff0, %esp
- /* Setup first parameter to memcpy (and setup_gdt) */
+ /* Setup first parameter to memcpy() and setup_gdt() */
movl %esp, %eax
- /* Setup second parameter to memcpy */
+ /* Setup second parameter to memcpy() */
fs movl 0, %edx
- /* Set third parameter to memcpy */
+ /* Set third parameter to memcpy() */
movl $GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE, %ecx
/* Copy global data from CAR to SDRAM stack */
@@ -202,7 +228,7 @@ board_init_f_r_trampoline:
/* Align global descriptor table to 16-byte boundary */
andl $0xfffffff0, %esp
- /* Set second parameter to setup_gdt */
+ /* Set second parameter to setup_gdt() */
movl %esp, %edx
/* Setup global descriptor table so gd->xyz works */
@@ -216,7 +242,7 @@ board_init_f_r_trampoline:
call car_uninit
1:
- /* Re-enter U-Boot by calling board_init_f_r */
+ /* Re-enter U-Boot by calling board_init_f_r() */
call board_init_f_r
die:
@@ -230,9 +256,10 @@ blank_idt_ptr:
.p2align 2 /* force 4-byte alignment */
+ /* Add a multiboot header so U-Boot can be loaded by GRUB2 */
multiboot_header:
/* magic */
- .long 0x1BADB002
+ .long 0x1badb002
/* flags */
.long (1 << 16)
/* checksum */