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# Copyright (c) 2008 Jiri Svoboda
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.globl program_run

## void program_run(void *entry_point, void *pcb);
#
# Jump to a program entry point
program_run:
    # Use standard ia32 prologue not to confuse anybody
    push %ebp
    movl %esp, %ebp

    # %eax := entry_point
    movl 0x8(%ebp), %eax

    # %ebx := pcb
    # pcb is passed to the entry point int %ebx
    mov 0xc(%ebp), %ebx

    # Save a tiny bit of stack space
    pop %ebp

    jmp %eax