Re: [bug #27100] [REGRESSION] multiboot can't load freeldr.sys

[Robert Millan]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 09:53:29PM +0200, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
> index 752bde8..bb8aff3 100644
> --- a/ChangeLog
> +++ b/ChangeLog
> @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
> +2009-07-27  Vladimir Serbinenko  <address@hidden>
> +
> +     * loader/i386/multiboot_helper.S (grub_multiboot_backward_relocator):
> +     Clear direction flag before jumping to OS.
> +     (grub_multiboot2_real_boot): Likewise.
> +
>  2009-07-25  Felix Zielcke  <address@hidden>
>  
>       * kern/file.c (grub_file_open): Revert to previous check with
> diff --git a/loader/i386/multiboot_helper.S b/loader/i386/multiboot_helper.S
> index d7539f1..d109458 100644
> --- a/loader/i386/multiboot_helper.S
> +++ b/loader/i386/multiboot_helper.S
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ VARIABLE(grub_multiboot_backward_relocator)
>       rep
>       movsb
>  
> +     cld
>       jmp     *%edx
>  VARIABLE(grub_multiboot_backward_relocator_end)
>  
> @@ -112,4 +113,6 @@ FUNCTION(grub_multiboot2_real_boot)
>          /* Move the magic value into eax and jump to the kernel.  */
>          movl    $MULTIBOOT2_BOOTLOADER_MAGIC,%eax
>          popl    %ecx
> +
> +        cld
>          jmp     *%ecx

Thanks Vladimir.  Please go ahead, nice work.

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