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-rw-r--r--src/cpu/x86/fpu_enable.inc39
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/x86/mmx_disable.inc24
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/x86/sse_disable.inc34
-rw-r--r--src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc30
4 files changed, 110 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/fpu_enable.inc b/src/cpu/x86/fpu_enable.inc
index bd7a7ff630..f3eedcdaf6 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/fpu_enable.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/fpu_enable.inc
@@ -1,10 +1,39 @@
- /* preserve BIST in %eax */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
__fpu_start:
- movl %eax, %ebp
+ /* Preserve BIST. */
+ movl %eax, %ebp
- /* Disable floating point emulation */
+ /*
+ * Clear the CR0[2] bit (the "Emulation" flag, EM).
+ *
+ * This indicates that the processor has an (internal or external)
+ * x87 FPU, i.e. floating point operations will be executed by the
+ * hardware (and not emulated in software).
+ *
+ * Additionally, if this bit is not cleared, MMX/SSE instructions won't
+ * work, i.e., they will trigger an invalid opcode exception (#UD).
+ */
movl %cr0, %eax
- andl $~(1<<2), %eax
+ andl $~(1 << 2), %eax
movl %eax, %cr0
- movl %ebp, %eax
+ /* Restore BIST. */
+ movl %ebp, %eax
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/mmx_disable.inc b/src/cpu/x86/mmx_disable.inc
index 97d62d60f5..1a4e70f0c6 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/mmx_disable.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/mmx_disable.inc
@@ -1,2 +1,24 @@
- /* Clear out an mmx state */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+ /*
+ * Execute the EMMS (Empty MMX Technology State) instruction.
+ */
emms
+
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/sse_disable.inc b/src/cpu/x86/sse_disable.inc
index a42cb41259..37458c9cd2 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/sse_disable.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/sse_disable.inc
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
/*
* Put the processor back into a reset state
- * with respect to the xmm registers.
+ * with respect to the XMM registers.
*/
-
xorps %xmm0, %xmm0
xorps %xmm1, %xmm1
xorps %xmm2, %xmm2
@@ -12,7 +30,15 @@
xorps %xmm6, %xmm6
xorps %xmm7, %xmm7
- /* Disable sse instructions */
+ /*
+ * Disable SSE instructions.
+ *
+ * Clear CR4[9] (OSFXSR) and CR4[10] (OSXMMEXCPT) so that the
+ * processor can no longer execute SSE instructions, and unmasked
+ * SIMD floating point exceptions will generate an invalid opcode
+ * exception (#UD).
+ */
movl %cr4, %eax
- andl $~(3<<9), %eax
+ andl $~(3 << 9), %eax
movl %eax, %cr4
+
diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc b/src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc
index 95724b71f7..8dc4f3a2ae 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
- /* preserve BIST in %eax */
- movl %eax, %ebp
+/*
+ * This file is part of the coreboot project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002 Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
- /*
- * Enable the use of the xmm registers
- */
+ /* Preserve BIST. */
+ movl %eax, %ebp
- /* Enable sse instructions */
+ /* Enable SSE instructions. */
movl %cr4, %eax
- orl $(1<<9), %eax
+ orl $(1 << 9), %eax
movl %eax, %cr4
+ /* Restore BIST. */
movl %ebp, %eax