Re: [PATCH] make x86_64 boot gdt size exact (like x86).

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006, Andi Kleen wrote:

> On Saturday 11 November 2006 06:17, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> >
> > Andi,
> >
> > Here's another patch that is basically a copy from x86's boot/setup.S.
> > It makes the GDT limit the exact size that is needed.  I tested this with
> > the same Xen test that broke the original 0x8000 size, and it booted just
> > fine.
>
> I had already changed the previous patch to be like that
>
> (except for the - 1)
>

Andi,

Do you have the exact patch that you applied somewhere public?  A git repo
or something. I'd like to match what will be going upstream exactly.

Thanks.

-- Steve

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