paging.c File Reference

x86-64 kernel page-table setup More...

Functions
void	paging_x86_64_reset (void)
	Reset kernel paging. More...
void	paging_x86_64_make_good_pml4 (lpaddr_t base)
	Make a "good" PML4 table out of a page table. More...

Detailed Description

x86-64 kernel page-table setup

Function Documentation

void paging_x86_64_make_good_pml4

(

lpaddr_t

base

)

Make a "good" PML4 table out of a page table.

A "good" PML4 table is one that has all physical address space and the kernel mapped in. This function modifies the passed PML4, based at physical address 'base' accordingly. It does this by taking out the corresponding entries of the kernel's pristine PML4 table.

Parameters

base	Physical base address of PML4 table to make "good".

void paging_x86_64_reset

(

void

)

Reset kernel paging.

This function resets the page maps for kernel and memory-space. It clears out all other mappings. Use this only at system bootup!