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authorAnton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@linaro.org>2012-12-11 22:15:57 -0800
committerAnton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@linaro.org>2012-12-11 22:15:57 -0800
commit76d8a23b127020472207b281427d3e9f4f1227e4 (patch)
treee14d7063d96d850fb259115d6fb08cbeb98ccf88 /arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
parenteba3b670a9166a91be5a11fe33290dca6b9457a2 (diff)
parent1ebaf4f4e6912199f8a4e30ba3ab55da2b71bcdf (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux
The merge is merely to fix conflicts before sending a pull request. Conflicts: drivers/power/ab8500_btemp.c drivers/power/ab8500_charger.c drivers/power/ab8500_fg.c drivers/power/abx500_chargalg.c drivers/power/max8925_power.c Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <anton.vorontsov@linaro.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c')
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c41
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index d0e910da16c5..92dfec986a48 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -107,53 +107,17 @@ static void __init check_hlt(void)
}
/*
- * Most 386 processors have a bug where a POPAD can lock the
- * machine even from user space.
- */
-
-static void __init check_popad(void)
-{
-#ifndef CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK
- int res, inp = (int) &res;
-
- pr_info("Checking for popad bug... ");
- __asm__ __volatile__(
- "movl $12345678,%%eax; movl $0,%%edi; pusha; popa; movl (%%edx,%%edi),%%ecx "
- : "=&a" (res)
- : "d" (inp)
- : "ecx", "edi");
- /*
- * If this fails, it means that any user program may lock the
- * CPU hard. Too bad.
- */
- if (res != 12345678)
- pr_cont("Buggy\n");
- else
- pr_cont("OK\n");
-#endif
-}
-
-/*
* Check whether we are able to run this kernel safely on SMP.
*
- * - In order to run on a i386, we need to be compiled for i386
- * (for due to lack of "invlpg" and working WP on a i386)
+ * - i386 is no longer supported.
* - In order to run on anything without a TSC, we need to be
* compiled for a i486.
*/
static void __init check_config(void)
{
-/*
- * We'd better not be a i386 if we're configured to use some
- * i486+ only features! (WP works in supervisor mode and the
- * new "invlpg" and "bswap" instructions)
- */
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK) || defined(CONFIG_X86_INVLPG) || \
- defined(CONFIG_X86_BSWAP)
- if (boot_cpu_data.x86 == 3)
+ if (boot_cpu_data.x86 < 4)
panic("Kernel requires i486+ for 'invlpg' and other features");
-#endif
}
@@ -166,7 +130,6 @@ void __init check_bugs(void)
#endif
check_config();
check_hlt();
- check_popad();
init_utsname()->machine[1] =
'0' + (boot_cpu_data.x86 > 6 ? 6 : boot_cpu_data.x86);
alternative_instructions();