[PATCH v4 06/14] x86/init: use a platform legacy quirk for ebda

From: Luis R. Rodriguez
Date: Wed Apr 06 2016 - 20:09:33 EST


This replaces the paravirt_enabled() check with a
proper x86 legacy platform quirk.

Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h | 3 +++
arch/x86/kernel/head.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c | 4 ++++
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
index 27d5c3fe5198..f3f81122ae3b 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 992f442ca155..afe65dffee80 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 1b114ac5996f..a871b6b0e35f 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:
--
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