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+/**
+ * @file
+ * Defines the following sections/functions, some are linked at
+ * specific addresses in the final ELF kernel binary.
+ * This is specified in the _linker.ld_ file.
+ *
+ * TODO: THIS IS NOT TRUE ANYMORE (SINCE IT KILLED THE MEMORY IN BETWEEN PROABBLY)
+ * * 0x007000 .smp - entry point for application processors (16bit code)
+ * * 0x100000 .multiboot - the multiboot header
+ *
+ * * .text
+ * * .bootstrap_stack
+ * * _start() - main entry point for booting cpu, calls kernel_main().
+ *
+ * The addresses for .smp and .multiboot are based on the assumption:
+ * * 0x00000500 - 0x00007BFF : guaranteed free to use
+ * * 0x00100000 - 0x00EFFFFF : free for use (if it exists)
+ *
+ * References
+ * ----------
+ * * https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/multiboot/multiboot.html#Boot-information-format
+ * * http://wiki.osdev.org/Bare_Bones
+ */
+
+/** This will be called by a multiboot compilant boot-loader (i.e. grub2).
+ * Calls kernel_main() passing through eax and ebx:
+ * * eax - magic number
+ * * ebx - multiboot structure
+ * */
+void _start();
+
+/** 16-bit entry point for application processors */
+void _start_smp();
+