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SubjectRe: [PATCH] more i386 head.S cleanups
Brian Gerst wrote:

> - Move empty_zero_page and swapper_pg_dir to BSS. This requires that
> BSS is cleared earlier, but reclaims over 3k that was lost due to page
> alignment.
> - Move stack_start, ready, and int_msg, boot_gdt_descr, idt_descr, and
> cpu_gdt_descr to .data. They were interfering with disassembly while in
> .text.
>

Interesting, two years ago in 2002, you sent a patch basically of the
same idea.

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0208.0/0850.html


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