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Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:58:24 -0600 From: Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com> To: khaled MOHAMMED atteya <khaled.m.atteya@...il.com> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: what is x86 entry point? On 10/01/2010 09:27 AM, khaled MOHAMMED atteya wrote: > I want to know where is entry point for x86 arch? > Also i read on some papers there are many entry points in kernel , > which are these? Take a look at arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S (or entry_64.S) for starters. Conceptually you can get into the kernel via old-school system calls, the sysenter mechanism, page faults, interrupts, etc. Chris -- Chris Friesen Software Developer GENBAND chris.friesen@...band.com www.genband.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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