[mubios] Implement the switch from 16-bit to 32-bit protected mode

Signed-off-by: Richard Qin <richard.qin.x@gmail.com>

2 files changed, 112 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mubios/arch/mode_switch.S b/mubios/arch/mode_switch.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17fbe72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mubios/arch/mode_switch.S
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# RCC-Project
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Richard Qin
+#
+# This file is part of RCC-Project.
+#
+# RCC-Project is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+# later version.
+#
+# RCC-Project is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# RCC-Project; see the file COPYING.  If not see
+# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+	.intel_syntax noprefix
+	.code16
+
+	.section .text16, "ax"
+
+	.global enter_protected_mode
+	.type enter_protected_mode, @function
+
+enter_protected_mode:
+	cli
+
+	# Enable A20 through the fast A20 gate.
+
+	in al, 0x92
+	or al, 0x02
+	and al, 0xFE
+	out 0x92, al
+
+	# Make data references address the ROM code segment.
+
+	push cs
+	pop ds
+
+	call 1f
+1:
+	pop bx
+	add bx, gdt_descriptor - 1b
+	lgdt [bx]
+
+	# Enable protected mode
+	mov eax, cr0
+	or eax, 0x00000001
+	mov cr0, eax
+
+	# Reload CS with the 32-bit code selector.
+	.byte 0x66
+	.byte 0xEA
+	.long protected_mode_entry
+	.word 0x0008
+
+	.align 8
+
+gdt_start:
+	.quad 0x0000000000000000
+
+gdt_code:
+	.word 0xFFFF
+	.word 0x0000
+	.byte 0x00
+	.byte 0x9A
+	.byte 0xCF
+	.byte 0x00
+
+gdt_data:
+	.word 0xFFFF
+	.word 0x0000
+	.byte 0x00
+	.byte 0x92
+	.byte 0xCF
+	.byte 0x00
+
+gdt_end:
+
+gdt_descriptor:
+	.word gdt_end - gdt_start - 1
+	.long gdt_start
+
+	.code32
+
+	.section .text32, "ax"
+
+	.global protected_mode_entry
+	.type protected_mode_entry, @function
+
+protected_mode_entry:
+	mov ax, 0x0010
+	mov ds, ax
+	mov es, ax
+	mov ss, ax
+	mov fs, ax
+	mov gs, ax
+
+	mov esp, 0x00008000
+
+protected_mode_halt:
+	hlt
+	jmp protected_mode_halt
+	
+	
diff --git a/mubios/arch/reset.S b/mubios/arch/reset.S
index b3dbde2..aedf3d1 100644
--- a/mubios/arch/reset.S
+++ b/mubios/arch/reset.S
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 	
 	.intel_syntax noprefix
 	.code16
+
+	.extern enter_protected_mode
 	
 	.section .text16, "ax"
 
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ reset_entry:
 	mov ss, ax
 	mov sp, 0x8000
 
+	call enter_protected_mode
+
 reset_halt:
 	hlt
 	jmp reset_halt