basemem.c

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
 *
 * This program 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 2 of the
 * License, or any later version.
 *
 * This program 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.
 *
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 */

FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );

#include <stdint.h>
#include <realmode.h>
#include <bios.h>
#include <basemem.h>
#include <ipxe/hidemem.h>

/** @file
 *
 * Base memory allocation
 *
 */

/**
 * Set the BIOS free base memory counter
 *
 * @v new_fbms          New free base memory counter (in kB)
 */
void set_fbms ( unsigned int new_fbms ) {
        uint16_t fbms = new_fbms;

        /* Update the BIOS memory counter */
        put_real ( fbms, BDA_SEG, BDA_FBMS );

        /* Update our hidden memory region map */
        hide_basemem();
}