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+#include"../include/types.h"
+
+extern void loadPageDirectory(uint32_t*);
+extern void enablePaging();
+
+uint32_t page_directory[1024] __attribute__((aligned(4096)));
+
+void set_pd()
+{
+ //set each entry to not present
+ for(size_t i=0;i<1024;i++)
+ {
+ // This sets the following flags to the pages:
+ // Supervisor: Only kernel-mode can access them
+ // Write Enabled: It can be both read from and written to
+ // Not Present: The page table is not present
+ page_directory[i] = 0x00000002;
+ }
+}
+
+uint32_t first_page_table[1024] __attribute__((aligned(4096)));
+
+void set_pt()
+{
+ // holds the physical address where we want to start mapping these pages to.
+ // in this case, we want to map these pages to the very beginning of memory.
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ //we will fill all 1024 entries in the table, mapping 4 megabytes
+ for(i = 0; i < 1024; i++)
+ {
+ // As the address is page aligned, it will always leave 12 bits zeroed.
+ // Those bits are used by the attributes ;)
+ first_page_table[i] = (i * 0x1000) | 3; // attributes: supervisor level, read/write, present.
+ }
+}
+
+void put_pt()
+{
+ // attributes: supervisor level, read/write, present
+ page_directory[0] = ((uint32_t)first_page_table) | 3;
+}
+
+void set_paging()
+{
+ set_pd();
+ set_pt();
+ put_pt();
+ loadPageDirectory(page_directory);
+ enablePaging();
+}