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2012-01-04x86: Use fs for global dataGraeme Russ
Use the base address of the 'F' segment as a pointer to the global data structure. By adding the linear address (i.e. the 'D' segment address) as the first word of the global data structure, the address of the global data relative to the 'D' segment can be found simply, for example, by: fs movl 0, %eax This makes the gd 'pointer' writable prior to relocation (by reloading the Global Desctriptor Table) which brings x86 into line with all other arches NOTE: Writing to the gd 'pointer' is expensive (but we only do it twice) but using it to access global data members (read and write) is still fairly cheap -- Changes for v2: - Rebased against changes made to patch #3 - Removed extra indent - Tweaked commit message
2012-01-04x86: Remove GDR related magic numbersGraeme Russ
-- Changes for v2: - Use an enum - Add defined for GDT size (previously added in patch 7) - Use X86_ namespace (as per Linux headers)
2011-08-04Convert ISO-8859 files to UTF-8Albert ARIBAUD
There was a mix of UTF-8 and ISO-8859 files in the U-Boot source tree, which could cause issues with the patchwork review system. This commit converts all ISO-8859 files to UTF-8. Signed-off-by: Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>
2011-04-13x86: Rename i386 to x86Graeme Russ
Signed-off-by: Graeme Russ <graeme.russ@gmail.com>