[PATCH] x86, doc: fix grammar and typo in boot.txt

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Oct 25 2012 - 23:18:23 EST


Fixes some minor issues in the x86 boot documentation.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/x86/boot.txt | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 9efceff..f15cb74 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ boot_params as that of 16-bit boot protocol, the boot loader should
also fill the additional fields of the struct boot_params as that
described in zero-page.txt.

-After setupping the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load the
+After setting up the struct boot_params, the boot loader can load the
32/64-bit kernel in the same way as that of 16-bit boot protocol.

In 32-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ In 32-bit boot protocol, the kernel is started by jumping to the
At entry, the CPU must be in 32-bit protected mode with paging
disabled; a GDT must be loaded with the descriptors for selectors
__BOOT_CS(0x10) and __BOOT_DS(0x18); both descriptors must be 4G flat
-segment; __BOOS_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS
+segment; __BOOT_CS must have execute/read permission, and __BOOT_DS
must have read/write permission; CS must be __BOOT_CS and DS, ES, SS
must be __BOOT_DS; interrupt must be disabled; %esi must hold the base
address of the struct boot_params; %ebp, %edi and %ebx must be zero.
--
1.7.9.5


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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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