; GDT gdt_start: gdt_null: dd 0x0 ; the mandatory null-descriptor dd 0x0 gdt_code: ; code segment of descriptor dw 0xFFFF ; Limit (bits 0-15) dw 0x0 ; Base (bits 0-15) db 0x0 ; Base (bits 16-23 ; 1st flags: (present)1, (privilege)00, (descriptor type)1 -> 1001b ; type flags: (code)1, (conforming)0, (readable)1, (accessed)0 -> 1010b ; 2nd flags: (granularity)1, (32-bit default)1, (64-bit seg)0, (AVL)0 -> 1100b db 10011010b ; 1st flags and type flags db 11001111b ; 2nd flags and Limit (bits 16-19) db 0x0 ; Base (bits 24-31) gdt_data: ; type flags: (code)0, (expand down)0, (writable)1, (accessed)0 -> 0010b dw 0xFFFF ; Limit (bits 0-15) dw 0x0 ; Base (bits 0-15) db 0x0 ; Base (bits 16-23) db 10010010b ; 1st flags and type flags db 11001111b ; 2nd flags and Limit (bits 16-19) db 0x0 ; Base (bits 24-31) gdt_end: ; for calculating size of the gdt gdt_descriptor: dw gdt_end - gdt_start - 1 ; size of our GDT, always decrement true size by one dd gdt_start ; start address of our GDT ;;; ; Constants used for GDT segment offsets GDT_CODE_SEG: equ gdt_code - gdt_start GDT_DATA_SEG: equ gdt_data - gdt_start