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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/boot/head.s27
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/boot/kernel_entry.s12
2 files changed, 27 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/head.s b/arch/x86/boot/head.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1bc6d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/head.s
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ head.s is loaded at 0x1000 (by second stage), its main goal
+ is run 32-bit startup code.
+
+ After that manipulations it jumps to kernel written by C
+*/
+
+.code32 # Tell GAS to generate 32 bit code
+.extern kernel_main
+
+.set CODESEG, 0x08
+.set DATASEG, 0x10
+
+.global _start
+_start:
+ mov $DATASEG, %ax # Point segment registers to the
+ mov %ax, %ds # data selector we defined in our GDT
+ mov %ax, %es
+ mov %ax, %ss
+ mov %ax, %fs
+ mov %ax, %gs
+
+ mov $0x90000, %ebp # Update stack position so it is right
+ mov %ebp, %esp # at the top of the free space.
+
+ call kernel_main
+ jmp . # infinite loop
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/kernel_entry.s b/arch/x86/boot/kernel_entry.s
deleted file mode 100644
index e0fd132..0000000
--- a/arch/x86/boot/kernel_entry.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# bootsect.s loads the kernel and transfers control to SYSSEG address.
-# We cannot be sure that the main() function will be exactly at this
-# address.
-
-# Therefore, we will use a small trick for entering the kernel correctly:
-# Locate this small assembly routine at the beginning of the SYSSEG
-# address => we can be sure that control will transfer to main()
-
-.code32
-.extern kernel_main
- call kernel_main
- jmp .