linux-kernel - Re: what is x86 entry point?

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Message-ID: <4CA62F50.1070208@genband.com>
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

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