From bbbad85235aaccd0d295e012133bca03918be6e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:12:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Grammar fixes. From Valentin I. Spitkovsky . --- doc/userprog.texi | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/userprog.texi b/doc/userprog.texi index 3541540..0872f79 100644 --- a/doc/userprog.texi +++ b/doc/userprog.texi @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ The second method is to check only that a user pointer points below @code{PHYS_BASE}, then dereference it. An invalid user pointer will cause a ``page fault'' that you can handle by modifying the code for @func{page_fault} in -@file{userprog/exception.cc}. This technique is normally faster +@file{userprog/exception.c}. This technique is normally faster because it takes advantage of the processor's MMU, so it tends to be used in real kernels (including Linux). @@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ call handler just prints @samp{system call!} and terminates the program. Until then, you can use @func{hex_dump} to convince yourself that argument passing is implemented correctly (@pxref{Program Startup Details}). -@item How can I can disassemble user programs? +@item How can I disassemble user programs? The @command{objdump} (80@var{x}86) or @command{i386-elf-objdump} (SPARC) utility can disassemble entire user @@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ pointers. Then, push the address of each string plus a null pointer sentinel, on the stack, in right-to-left order. These are the elements of -@code{argv}. The order ensure that @code{argv[0]} is at the lowest +@code{argv}. The order ensures that @code{argv[0]} is at the lowest virtual address. Word-aligned accesses are faster than unaligned accesses, so for best performance round the stack pointer down to a multiple of 4 before the first push. @@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ in that order. Finally, push a fake ``return address'': although the entry function will never return, its stack frame must have the same structure as any other. -The table below show the state of the stack and the relevant registers +The table below shows the state of the stack and the relevant registers right before the beginning of the user program, assuming @code{PHYS_BASE} is @t{0xc0000000}: -- 2.30.2