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authorLans Zhang <lans.zhang2008@gmail.com>2013-03-01 09:20:39 +0800
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>2013-03-01 10:18:33 -0800
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x86_64: Use __BOOT_DS instead_of __KERNEL_DS for safety
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@gmail.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/51300267.6000008@gmail.com Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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