linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i386: always clear bss

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Message-ID: <463B6CCE.4050800@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 04 May 2007 10:26:38 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386: always clear bss

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> Oh, right.  And this runs with interrupts off, so you only need one
>> dword.  That's fine, of course, although the location is a bit awkward.
> 
> Yep.  That is what I found when surveyed the available locations.

Look at the structure definition I just posted; I think you'll find that
using something not in the immediate extension area for the video area
would have been preferrable, I would suggest 0x5c or 0x1e4.

	-hpa
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