RE: [PATCH v6 07/12] x86/head_32.S: Define start_cpu0

From: Yu, Fenghua
Date: Thu May 10 2012 - 16:48:37 EST


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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 07/12] x86/head_32.S: Define start_cpu0
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> Can you check how this interacts with tip:x86/realmode?

When CPU0 is waken up by NMI, it's in protect mode and jumps to start_cpu0() which only sets up stack and goes to initial_code. CPU0 wake up doesn't go through trampline and starts from real mode. This is different from waking up AP when AP goes through INIT/STARTUP sequence and starts from real mode.

Thanks.

-Fenghua
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