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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/head.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c | 4 |
3 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h index 8bb8c1a..89d9d57 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h @@ -145,9 +145,12 @@ struct timespec; * struct x86_legacy_features - legacy x86 features * * @rtc: this device has a CMOS real-time clock present + * @ebda_search: it's safe to search for the EBDA signature in the hardware's + * low RAM */ struct x86_legacy_features { int rtc; + int ebda_search; }; /** diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head.c index 992f442..afe65df 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/head.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head.c @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void __init reserve_ebda_region(void) * that the paravirt case can handle memory setup * correctly, without our help. */ - if (paravirt_enabled()) + if (!x86_platform.legacy.ebda_search) return; /* end of low (conventional) memory */ diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c index 021a5f9..01b1597 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c @@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ void __init x86_early_init_platform_quirks(void) { x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 1; + x86_platform.legacy.ebda_search = 0; switch (boot_params.hdr.hardware_subarch) { + case X86_SUBARCH_PC: + x86_platform.legacy.ebda_search = 1; + break; case X86_SUBARCH_XEN: case X86_SUBARCH_LGUEST: case X86_SUBARCH_INTEL_MID: |
