[PATCH 05/15] x86: use initial_code for i386

From: Glauber Costa
Date: Mon Jun 09 2008 - 10:19:53 EST


x86_64 jumps to whatever is written in "initial_code" symbol,
instead of a fixed address. Do it for i386 too. It will allow us
to integrate more of the smp boot code.

Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <gcosta@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S | 5 ++++-
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index b98b338..ffb73a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -455,7 +455,10 @@ is386: movl $2,%ecx # set MP
jmp initialize_secondary # all other CPUs call initialize_secondary
1:
#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
- jmp i386_start_kernel
+ jmp *(initial_code)
+.align 4
+ENTRY(initial_code)
+ .long i386_start_kernel

/*
* We depend on ET to be correct. This checks for 287/387.
--
1.5.4.5

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