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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/boot/head.s8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/head.s b/arch/x86/boot/head.s
index a1bc6d1..d24e36c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/head.s
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/head.s
@@ -23,5 +23,13 @@ _start:
mov $0x90000, %ebp # Update stack position so it is right
mov %ebp, %esp # at the top of the free space.
+check_a20:
+ mov $0x112345, %edi # Odd megabyte address
+ mov $0x012345, %esi # Even megabyte address
+ mov %esi, (%esi) # If A20 line is disabled two pointers
+ mov %edi, (%edi) # would point to the address 0x012345
+ cmpsd # Compare values at addresses
+ je . # If equivalent, loop forever
+
call kernel_main
jmp . # infinite loop