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SubjectRe: [Q] x86 - boot/header.S
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Peter, Sam,
>
> could you take a look on x86/boot/header.S:280 please?
>
> # Zero the bss
> movw $__bss_start, %di
> movw $_end+3, %cx
> xorl %eax, %eax
> subw %di, %cx
> shrw $2, %cx
> rep; stosl
>
> I wonder why is $_end there instead of $__bss_stop?
> Well, accroding to vmlinux_32.lsd both _end and __bss_stop
> are the same BUT __bss_stop is more convenient methink.
> Would it be usefull to change?

we should have head32.c like head64.c
and x86_32_start_kernel.

Eric's patch long time ago...

YH


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