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+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009-2014 Intel Corporation; author H. Peter Anvin
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Linux kernel, and is made available under
+ * the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or (at your
+ * option) any later version; incorporated herein by reference.
+ *
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/*
+ * "Glove box" for BIOS calls. Avoids the constant problems with BIOSes
+ * touching registers they shouldn't be.
+ */
+
+ .code16
+ .section ".inittext","ax"
+ .globl intcall
+ .type intcall, @function
+intcall:
+ /* Self-modify the INT instruction. Ugly, but works. */
+ cmpb %al, 3f
+ je 1f
+ movb %al, 3f
+ jmp 1f /* Synchronize pipeline */
+1:
+ /* Save state */
+ pushfl
+ pushw %fs
+ pushw %gs
+ pushal
+
+ /* Copy input state to stack frame */
+ subw $44, %sp
+ movw %dx, %si
+ movw %sp, %di
+ movw $11, %cx
+ rep; movsd
+
+ /* Pop full state from the stack */
+ popal
+ popw %gs
+ popw %fs
+ popw %es
+ popw %ds
+ popfl
+
+ /* Actual INT */
+ .byte 0xcd /* INT opcode */
+3: .byte 0
+
+ /* Push full state to the stack */
+ pushfl
+ pushw %ds
+ pushw %es
+ pushw %fs
+ pushw %gs
+ pushal
+
+ /* Re-establish C environment invariants */
+ cld
+ movzwl %sp, %esp
+ movw %cs, %ax
+ movw %ax, %ds
+ movw %ax, %es
+
+ /* Copy output state from stack frame */
+ movw 68(%esp), %di /* Original %cx == 3rd argument */
+ andw %di, %di
+ jz 4f
+ movw %sp, %si
+ movw $11, %cx
+ rep; movsd
+4: addw $44, %sp
+
+ /* Restore state and return */
+ popal
+ popw %gs
+ popw %fs
+ popfl
+ retl
+ .size intcall, .-intcall