-/*P:900 This is the Switcher: code which sits at 0xFFC00000 to do the low-level
- * Guest<->Host switch. It is as simple as it can be made, but it's naturally
- * very specific to x86.
+/*P:900
+ * This is the Switcher: code which sits at 0xFFC00000 (or 0xFFE00000) astride
+ * both the Host and Guest to do the low-level Guest<->Host switch. It is as
+ * simple as it can be made, but it's naturally very specific to x86.
*
* You have now completed Preparation. If this has whet your appetite; if you
* are feeling invigorated and refreshed then the next, more challenging stage
- * can be found in "make Guest". :*/
+ * can be found in "make Guest".
+ :*/
-/*M:012 Lguest is meant to be simple: my rule of thumb is that 1% more LOC must
+/*M:012
+ * Lguest is meant to be simple: my rule of thumb is that 1% more LOC must
* gain at least 1% more performance. Since neither LOC nor performance can be
* measured beforehand, it generally means implementing a feature then deciding
* if it's worth it. And once it's implemented, who can say no?
* Host (which is actually really easy).
*
* Two questions remain. Would the performance gain outweigh the complexity?
- * And who would write the verse documenting it? :*/
+ * And who would write the verse documenting it?
+:*/
-/*M:011 Lguest64 handles NMI. This gave me NMI envy (until I looked at their
+/*M:011
+ * Lguest64 handles NMI. This gave me NMI envy (until I looked at their
* code). It's worth doing though, since it would let us use oprofile in the
- * Host when a Guest is running. :*/
+ * Host when a Guest is running.
+:*/
/*S:100
* Welcome to the Switcher itself!
// Interrupts are turned back on: we are Guest.
iret
-// We treat two paths to switch back to the Host
+// We tread two paths to switch back to the Host
// Yet both must save Guest state and restore Host
// So we put the routine in a macro.
#define SWITCH_TO_HOST \