Re: [LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOSv3 lgdt and gdtptr patch

[Uwe Hermann]

On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 10:14:41AM -0700, Myles Watson wrote:
> It was submitted (but not in patch form) by Brendan Trotter
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[e-mail]/msg08771.html
>
> Here it is in patch form.
> data32	lgdt %cs:gdtptr
> movl	$gdtptr, %ebx
> lgdt	%cs:(%bx)
>
> It removes the first line, which causes some compilers to give a
> "truncated gdtptr" error, and replaces it with an intermediate load
> step. I think it should be tested by someone with the "working"
> compiler, to compare the output.

Please repost with a Signed-off-by.

Uwe.