x86 setup: initialize LDTR and TR to make life easier to Intel VT

Intel VT doesn't like to engage when the protected-mode state isn't
fully initialized.  Make life easier for it by initializing LDTR (to
null) and TR (to a dummy hunk of low memory which will never actually
be touched.)

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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H. Peter Anvin
2008-01-30 13:33:02 +01:00
committed by Ingo Molnar
parent c4d9ba6da9
commit 88089519f3
3 changed files with 14 additions and 0 deletions

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@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ protected_mode_jump:
addl %ebx, 2f
movw $__BOOT_DS, %cx
movw $__BOOT_TSS, %di
movl %cr0, %edx
orb $1, %dl # Protected mode (PE) bit
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ in_pm32:
# a valid stack if some debugging hack wants to use it.
addl %ebx, %esp
# Set up TR to make Intel VT happy
ltr %di
# Clear registers to allow for future extensions to the
# 32-bit boot protocol
xorl %ecx, %ecx
@@ -71,6 +75,9 @@ in_pm32:
xorl %ebp, %ebp
xorl %edi, %edi
# Set up LDTR to make Intel VT happy
lldt %cx
jmpl *%eax # Jump to the 32-bit entrypoint
.size in_pm32, .-in_pm32