genode/repos/base-hw/src/core/include/spec/x86_64/gdt.h

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/*
* \brief Global Descriptor Table (GDT)
* \author Reto Buerki
* \date 2015-02-27
*/
/*
* Copyright (C) 2015 Genode Labs GmbH
*
* This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
*/
#ifndef _GDT_H_
#define _GDT_H_
/* core includes */
#include <pseudo_descriptor.h>
#include <mtc_util.h>
extern int _mt_gdt_start;
extern int _mt_gdt_end;
namespace Genode
{
/**
* Global Descriptor Table (GDT)
* See Intel SDM Vol. 3A, section 3.5.1
*/
class Gdt;
}
class Genode::Gdt
{
public:
/**
* Load GDT from mtc region into GDTR.
*
* \param virt_base virtual base address of mode transition pages
*/
static void load(addr_t const virt_base)
{
addr_t const start = (addr_t)&_mt_gdt_start;
uint16_t const limit = _mt_gdt_end - _mt_gdt_start - 1;
uint64_t const base = _virt_mtc_addr(virt_base, start);
asm volatile ("lgdt %0" :: "m" (Pseudo_descriptor(limit, base)));
}
};
#endif /* _GDT_H_ */