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author | hpa <hpa> | 2002-10-25 06:47:20 +0000 |
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committer | hpa <hpa> | 2002-10-25 06:47:20 +0000 |
commit | f805675eef4b2119d252465a211b643f79d17c7e (patch) | |
tree | f9fb4f2b050fda09e4587d955fee6c57c7987930 | |
parent | f4d22c42e89a52644c9453e246a20749d62470af (diff) | |
download | syslinux-f805675eef4b2119d252465a211b643f79d17c7e.tar.gz |
LDLINUX: Fix "kaboom" bug when booting off hard disksyslinux-2.00-pre15
Provide an API call for "perform final cleanup"
-rw-r--r-- | comboot.doc | 35 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | comboot.inc | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | ldlinux.asm | 10 |
3 files changed, 65 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/comboot.doc b/comboot.doc index 2f5f247c..f427246f 100644 --- a/comboot.doc +++ b/comboot.doc @@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ AX=0007h Read file aligned. SYSLINUX guarantees at least this alignment for the COMBOOT load segment or the COM32 bounce buffer. + Keep in mind that a "file" may be a TFTP connection, and that + leaving a file open for an extended period of time may result + in a timeout. + WARNING: Calling this function with an invalid file handle will probably crash the system. @@ -377,3 +381,34 @@ AX=000Bh Get Serial Console Configuration If no serial port is configured, DX will be set to 0 and the other registers are undefined. + + +AX=000Ch Perform final cleanup + Input: AX 000Ch + DX derivative-specific flags (0000h = clean up all) + Output: None + + This routine performs any "final cleanup" the boot loader + would normally perform before loading a kernel, such as + unloading the PXE stack in the case of PXELINUX. AFTER + INVOKING THIS CALL, NO OTHER API CALLS MAY BE INVOKED, NOR MAY + THE PROGRAM TERMINATE AND RETURN TO THE BOOT LOADER. This + call basically tells the boot loader "get out of the way, I'll + handle it from here." The boot loader will continue to + provide interrupt and BIOS call thunking services as long its + memory areas (0x1000-0xffff, 0x100000-0x100fff) are not + overwritten. MAKE SURE TO DISABLE INTERRUPTS BEFORE + OVERWRITING THESE MEMORY AREAS. + + The permissible values for DX are as follows: + + SYSLINUX: 0000h Normal cleanup + + PXELINUX: 0000h Normal cleanup + 0003h Keep UNDI and PXE stacks loaded + + ISOLINUX: 0000h Normal cleanup + + All other values are undefined, and may have different + meanings in future versions of SYSLINUX. + diff --git a/comboot.inc b/comboot.inc index d7b03a70..15b25fce 100644 --- a/comboot.inc +++ b/comboot.inc @@ -479,6 +479,27 @@ comapi_serialcfg: ret ; +; INT 22h AX=000Ch Perform final cleanup +; +comapi_cleanup: +%if IS_PXELINUX + ; Unload PXE if requested + test dl,3 + setnz [KeepPXE] + call unload_pxe +%elif IS_SYSLINUX + ; Restore original FDC table + mov eax,[OrigFDCTabPtr] + mov [fdctab],eax +%endif + ; Reset the floppy disk subsystem + xor ax,ax + xor dx,dx + int 13h + clc + ret + +; ; This stuff should really be in the data section... ; %macro int21 2 @@ -513,6 +534,7 @@ int22_table: dw comapi_pxecall ; 0009 call PXE stack dw comapi_derinfo ; 000A derivative-specific info dw comapi_serialcfg ; 000B get serial port config + dw comapi_cleanup ; 000C perform final cleanup int22_count equ ($-int22_table)/2 APIKeyWait db 0 diff --git a/ldlinux.asm b/ldlinux.asm index 73803308..6de92f1e 100644 --- a/ldlinux.asm +++ b/ldlinux.asm @@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ start: mov ds,ax ; Now we can initialize DS... mov [di+bsDriveNumber-FloppyTable],dl - and dl,dl ; If floppy disk (00-7F), assume no - js harddisk ; partition table ; ; Now sautee the BIOS floppy info block to that it will support decent- ; size transfers; the floppy block is 11 bytes and is stored in the @@ -308,6 +306,14 @@ start: lfs si,[bx] ; FS:SI -> original fdctab push fs ; Save on stack in case we need to bail push si + + ; Save the old fdctab even if hard disk so the stack layout + ; is the same. The instructions above do not change the flags + and dl,dl ; If floppy disk (00-7F), assume no + ; partition table + js harddisk + +floppy: mov cl,6 ; 12 bytes (CX == 0) ; es:di -> FloppyTable already ; This should be safe to do now, interrupts are off... |