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authorJordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com>2008-03-19 23:56:58 +0000
committerJordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com>2008-03-19 23:56:58 +0000
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parentc221349746299537de9e01a0bcfb28485b15ef84 (diff)
libpayload: The initial chunk of code writen by AMD
This is the initial chunk of code written by me and copyrighted by AMD. Includes everything but a few files that we pulled from outside sources. Signed-off-by: Jordan Crouse <jordan.crouse@amd.com> Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de> git-svn-id: svn://svn.coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk@3170 2b7e53f0-3cfb-0310-b3e9-8179ed1497e1
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+/*
+ * This file is part of the libpayload project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ * derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+ .global _entry, _leave
+ .text
+ .align 4
+
+/* Our entry point - assume that the CPU is in
+ * 32 bit protected mode and all segments are in a
+ * flat model. Thats our operating mode, so we won't
+ * change anything
+ */
+
+_entry:
+ call _init
+
+ /* We're back - go back to the bootloader */
+ ret
+
+/* This function saves off the previous stack and
+ switches us to our own execution enviornment
+*/
+
+_init:
+ /* No interrupts, please */
+ cli
+
+ /* Get the current stack pointer */
+ movl %esp, %esi
+
+ movl _istack, %ebx
+
+ /* lret needs %cs in the stack, so copy it over */
+ movw %cs, 4(%ebx)
+
+ /* Exchange the current stack pointer for the one in
+ the initial stack (which happens to be the new
+ stack pointer) */
+
+ xchgl %esi, 16(%ebx)
+
+ /* Set the new stack pointer */
+ movl %esi, %esp
+
+ /* Return into the main entry function
+ and go
+ */
+
+ lret
+
+_leave:
+ movl _istack, %ebx
+
+ /* Restore the stack pointer from the storage area */
+ movl 16(%ebx), %esp
+
+ /* Return to the original context */
+ lret
+