From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755917Ab2JZDSd (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:18:33 -0400 Received: from smtp.outflux.net ([198.145.64.163]:39188 "EHLO smtp.outflux.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755671Ab2JZDSb (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:18:31 -0400 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:17:02 -0700 From: Kees Cook To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Thomas Gleixner , Ingo Molnar , "H. Peter Anvin" , x86@kernel.org, Rob Landley , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] x86, doc: fix grammar and typo in boot.txt Message-ID: <20121026031702.GA23828@www.outflux.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-HELO: www.outflux.net Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Fixes some minor issues in the x86 boot documentation. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook --- Documentation/x86/boot.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt index 9efceff..f15cb74 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt @@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ boot_params as that of 16-bit boot protocol, the boot loader should also fill the additional fields of the struct boot_params as that described in zero-page.txt. -After setupping the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load the +After setting up the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load the 32/64-bit kernel in the same way as that of 16-bit boot protocol. In 32-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the @@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ In 32-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the At entry, the CPU must be in 32-bit protected mode with paging disabled; a GDT must be loaded with the descriptors for selectors __BOOT_CS(0x10) and __BOOT_DS(0x18); both descriptors must be 4G flat -segment; __BOOS_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS +segment; __BOOT_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS must have read/write permission; CS must be __BOOT_CS and DS, ES, SS must be __BOOT_DS; interrupt must be disabled; %esi must hold the base address of the struct boot_params; %ebp, %edi and %ebx must be zero. -- 1.7.9.5 -- Kees Cook Chrome OS Security