On Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 12:52:01PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > However... DF should have been cleared long before this...
How about we do this at the beginning of default_entry where we clear EFLAGS too: diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S index fc56613224c3..8b2a8a824fc6 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S @@ -322,10 +322,11 @@ default_entry: * debugger if this code is traced. Best to initialize before switching to * protected mode. */ - pushl $0 popfl + cld # GCC wants DF=0 at all times + /* * New page tables may be in 4Mbyte page mode and may be using the global pages. * -- -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine. -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/