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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/trampoline.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/trampoline.S
index 6d9c9a8e7d0ea..23a03eb91fc7e 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/trampoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/trampoline.S
@@ -42,8 +42,15 @@ r_base = .
movl $0xA5A5A5A5, trampoline_data - r_base
# write marker for master knows we're running
- lidt idt_48 - r_base # load idt with 0, 0
- lgdt gdt_48 - r_base # load gdt with whatever is appropriate
+ /*
+ * GDT tables in non default location kernel can be beyond 16MB and
+ * lgdt will not be able to load the address as in real mode default
+ * operand size is 16bit. Use lgdtl instead to force operand size
+ * to 32 bit.
+ */
+
+ lidtl idt_48 - r_base # load idt with 0, 0
+ lgdtl gdt_48 - r_base # load gdt with whatever is appropriate
xor %ax, %ax
inc %ax # protected mode (PE) bit