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* grub-core/kern/x86_64/efi/startup.S (_start): Align the stack to a

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16-byte boundary, as required by the x86-64 ABI, before calling
	grub_main.  In some cases, GCC emits code that assumes this
	alignment, which crashes if not aligned.  The EFI firmware is also
	entitled to assume that stack alignment without checking.
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Josh Triplett 2013-11-19 14:31:40 +01:00 committed by Vladimir Serbinenko
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2013-11-19 Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
* grub-core/kern/x86_64/efi/startup.S (_start): Align the stack to a
16-byte boundary, as required by the x86-64 ABI, before calling
grub_main. In some cases, GCC emits code that assumes this
alignment, which crashes if not aligned. The EFI firmware is also
entitled to assume that stack alignment without checking.
2013-11-18 Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
* grub-core/mmap/efi/mmap.c (grub_mmap_register): Round up/down to

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movq %rcx, EXT_C(grub_efi_image_handle)(%rip)
movq %rdx, EXT_C(grub_efi_system_table)(%rip)
andq $~0xf, %rsp
call EXT_C(grub_main)
ret
/* Doesn't return. */