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<H2><A NAME="s11">11. 80386 specific details</A></H2>
<H2><A NAME="ss11.1">11.1 Boot procedure</A>
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bbootsect.s [arch/i386/boot]
setup.S (+video.S)
head.S (+misc.c) [arch/i386/boot/compressed]
start_kernel [init/main.c]
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<H2><A NAME="ss11.2">11.2 80386 (and more) Descriptors</A>
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<H3>Overview</H3>
<P>Descriptors are data structure used by Intel microprocessor i386+
to virtualize memory.
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<H3>Kind of descriptors</H3>
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<LI>GDT (Global Descriptor Table)</LI>
<LI>LDT (Local Descriptor Table)</LI>
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