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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 41 |
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(); |