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Feedback: paging initialization, doc update

Forum: 80386 Memory Management
Keywords: paging, initialization, x86, CR0
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 1996 20:46:15 GMT
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From the x86 memory management doc:

> Paging is enabled by setting the highest bit in CR0. 
> [in head.S?]

This is correct, the editor note can be suppressed.
CR0 initialisation for paging is performed by
"setup_paging" which is implemented in (1.2.13)

  arch/i386/kernel/head.S