[x86 setup] EDD: Fix the computation of the MBR sector buffer
Some BIOSes require that sector buffers not cross 64K boundaries. As a result, we compute a dynamic address on the setup heap. Unfortunately, this address computation was just totally wrong. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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@ -72,17 +72,18 @@ static u32 read_mbr_sig(u8 devno, struct edd_info *ei)
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u32 mbrsig;
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u32 buf_base, mbr_base;
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extern char _end[];
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static char mbr_buf[1024];
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sector_size = ei->params.bytes_per_sector;
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if (!sector_size)
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sector_size = 512; /* Best available guess */
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/* Produce a naturally aligned buffer on the heap */
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buf_base = (ds() << 4) + (u32)&_end;
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mbr_base = (buf_base+sector_size-1) & ~(sector_size-1);
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mbrbuf_ptr = mbr_buf + (mbr_base-buf_base);
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mbrbuf_ptr = _end + (mbr_base-buf_base);
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mbrbuf_end = mbrbuf_ptr + sector_size;
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/* Make sure we actually have space on the heap... */
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if (!(boot_params.hdr.loadflags & CAN_USE_HEAP))
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return 0;
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if (mbrbuf_end > (char *)(size_t)boot_params.hdr.heap_end_ptr)
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