x86 setup: set %ebx == %ebp == %edi == 0 on protected mode entry

[pandora-kernel.git] / arch / x86 / boot / pmjump.S

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S b/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
index 26baeab..fa6bed1 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/pmjump.S
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
  * void protected_mode_jump(u32 entrypoint, u32 bootparams);
  */
 protected_mode_jump:
-       xorl    %ebx, %ebx              # Flag to indicate this is a boot
        movl    %edx, %esi              # Pointer to boot_params table
        movl    %eax, 2f                # Patch ljmpl instruction
 
        movw    $__BOOT_DS, %cx
+       xorl    %ebx, %ebx              # Per the 32-bit boot protocol
+       xorl    %ebp, %ebp              # Per the 32-bit boot protocol
+       xorl    %edi, %edi              # Per the 32-bit boot protocol
 
        movl    %cr0, %edx
        orb     $1, %dl                 # Protected mode (PE) bit