[syslinux] [PATCH] memdisk: "safe hook" and mBFT

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Sun Dec 6 21:08:05 PST 2009


On 12/06/2009 07:46 PM, Shao Miller wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>
>> On 12/06/2009 05:15 PM, Shao Miller wrote:
>> > @@ -117,13 +117,33 @@
>> >         section .text
>> >         ; These pointers are used by the installer and
>> >         ; must be first in the binary
>> > -Pointers:    dw Int13Start
>> > +Pointers:    dw SafeHook
>>
>> This pointer is part of the documentation; we really shouldn't change
>> it.  If we need another pointer we can just add it -- it is only two
>> bytes.
>>
> 
> In this particular instance, the "safe hook standard" (if you can call
> it that) wants the structure to reside at exactly the hook's entry
> point.  I simply did this because we install based on this field.  If
> you're suggesting an additional change to setup.c, I can do that.
> 

Nevermind... I missed the fact that the "safe hook" means that you have
to point INT 13h at an otherwise-unnecessary jump, and so entry point is
the safe hook address.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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