[Q] x86 - boot/header.S

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Sat Feb 23 2008 - 03:34:20 EST


Hi Peter, Sam,

could you take a look on x86/boot/header.S:280 please?

# Zero the bss
movw $__bss_start, %di
movw $_end+3, %cx
xorl %eax, %eax
subw %di, %cx
shrw $2, %cx
rep; stosl

I wonder why is $_end there instead of $__bss_stop?
Well, accroding to vmlinux_32.lsd both _end and __bss_stop
are the same BUT __bss_stop is more convenient methink.
Would it be usefull to change?

- Cyrill -
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