Re: [PATCH] more i386 head.S cleanups

[Coywolf Qi Hunt]

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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