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diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm b/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
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+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
@@ -1,8 +1,163 @@
global start
+extern long_mode_start
section .text
bits 32
start:
+ mov esp, stack_top
+
+ call check_multiboot
+ call check_cpuid
+ call check_long_mode
+
+ call set_up_page_tables
+ call enable_paging
+
+ ; load the 64-bit GDT
+ lgdt [gdt64.pointer]
+
+ jmp gdt64.code:long_mode_start
+
; print `OK` to screen
mov dword [0xb8000], 0x2f4b2f4f
hlt
+
+check_multiboot:
+ cmp eax, 0x36d76289
+ jne .no_multiboot
+ ret
+.no_multiboot:
+ mov al, "0"
+ jmp error
+
+check_cpuid:
+ ; Check if CPUID is supported by attempting to flip the ID bit (bit 21)
+ ; in the FLAGS register. If we can flip it, CPUID is available.
+
+ ; Copy FLAGS in to EAX via stack
+ pushfd
+ pop eax
+
+ ; Copy to ECX as well for comparing later on
+ mov ecx, eax
+
+ ; Flip the ID bit
+ xor eax, 1 << 21
+
+ ; Copy EAX to FLAGS via the stack
+ push eax
+ popfd
+
+ ; Copy FLAGS back to EAX (with the flipped bit if CPUID is supported)
+ pushfd
+ pop eax
+
+ ; Restore FLAGS from the old version stored in ECX (i.e. flipping the
+ ; ID bit back if it was ever flipped).
+ push ecx
+ popfd
+
+ ; Compare EAX and ECX. If they are equal then that means the bit
+ ; wasn't flipped, and CPUID isn't supported.
+ cmp eax, ecx
+ je .no_cpuid
+ ret
+.no_cpuid:
+ mov al, "1"
+ jmp error
+
+check_long_mode:
+ ; test if extended processor info in available
+ mov eax, 0x80000000 ; implicit argument for cpuid
+ cpuid ; get highest supported argument
+ cmp eax, 0x80000001 ; it needs to be at least 0x80000001
+ jb .no_long_mode ; if it's less, the CPU is too old for long mode
+
+ ; use extended info to test if long mode is available
+ mov eax, 0x80000001 ; argument for extended processor info
+ cpuid ; returns various feature bits in ecx and edx
+ test edx, 1 << 29 ; test if the LM-bit is set in the D-register
+ jz .no_long_mode ; If it's not set, there is no long mode
+ ret
+.no_long_mode:
+ mov al, "2"
+ jmp error
+
+; Prints `ERR: ` and the given error code to screen and hangs.
+; parameter: error code (in ascii) in al
+error:
+ mov dword [0xb8000], 0x4f524f45
+ mov dword [0xb8004], 0x4f3a4f52
+ mov dword [0xb8008], 0x4f204f20
+ mov byte [0xb800a], al
+ hlt
+
+set_up_page_tables:
+ ; map first P4 entry to P3 table
+ mov eax, p3_table
+ or eax, 0b11 ; present + writable
+ mov [p4_table], eax
+
+ ; map first P3 entry to P2 table
+ mov eax, p2_table
+ or eax, 0b11 ; present + writable
+ mov [p3_table], eax
+
+ ; map each P2 entry to a huge 2MiB page
+ mov ecx, 0 ; counter variable
+.map_p2_table:
+ ; map ecx-th P2 entry to a huge page that starts at address 2MiB*ecx
+ mov eax, 0x200000 ; 2MiB
+ mul ecx ; start address of ecx-th page
+ or eax, 0b10000011 ; present + writable + huge
+ mov [p2_table + ecx * 8], eax ; map ecx-th entry
+
+ inc ecx ; increase counter
+ cmp ecx, 512 ; if counter == 512, the whole P2 table is mapped
+ jne .map_p2_table ; else map the next entry
+
+ ret
+
+enable_paging:
+ ; load P4 to cr3 register (cpu uses this to access the P4 table)
+ mov eax, p4_table
+ mov cr3, eax
+
+ ; enable PAE-flag in cr4 (Physical Address Extension)
+ mov eax, cr4
+ or eax, 1 << 5
+ mov cr4, eax
+
+ ; set the long mode bit in the EFER MSR (model specific register)
+ mov ecx, 0xC0000080
+ rdmsr
+ or eax, 1 << 8
+ wrmsr
+
+ ; enable paging in the cr0 register
+ mov eax, cr0
+ or eax, 1 << 31
+ mov cr0, eax
+
+ ret
+
+section .bss
+align 4096
+p4_table:
+ resb 4096
+p3_table:
+ resb 4096
+p2_table:
+ resb 4096
+stack_bottom:
+ resb 64
+stack_top:
+
+section .rodata
+gdt64:
+ dq 0 ; zero entry
+.code: equ $ - gdt64
+ dq (1<<43) | (1<<44) | (1<<47) | (1<<53) ; code segment
+.pointer:
+ dw $ - gdt64 - 1
+ dq gdt64