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@@ -55,12 +55,30 @@ static void __init copy_bootdata(char *real_mode_data)
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/*
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* The BIOS places the EBDA/XBDA at the top of conventional
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* memory, and usually decreases the reported amount of
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- * conventional memory (int 0x12) too.
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+ * conventional memory (int 0x12) too. This also contains a
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+ * workaround for Dell systems that neglect to reserve EBDA.
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+ * The same workaround also avoids a problem with the AMD768MPX
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+ * chipset: reserve a page before VGA to prevent PCI prefetch
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+ * into it (errata #56). Usually the page is reserved anyways,
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+ * unless you have no PS/2 mouse plugged in.
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*/
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-static __init void reserve_ebda(void)
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+static void __init reserve_ebda_region(void)
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{
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unsigned int lowmem, ebda_addr;
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+ /* To determine the position of the EBDA and the */
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+ /* end of conventional memory, we need to look at */
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+ /* the BIOS data area. In a paravirtual environment */
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+ /* that area is absent. We'll just have to assume */
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+ /* that the paravirt case can handle memory setup */
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+ /* correctly, without our help. */
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+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
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+ if ((boot_params.hdr.version >= 0x207) &&
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+ (boot_params.hdr.hardware_subarch != 0)) {
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+ return;
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+ }
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+#endif
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+
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/* end of low (conventional) memory */
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lowmem = *(unsigned short *)__va(BIOS_LOWMEM_KILOBYTES);
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lowmem <<= 10;
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@@ -80,8 +98,8 @@ static __init void reserve_ebda(void)
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lowmem = 0x9f000;
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/* Paranoia: should never happen, but... */
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- if (lowmem >= 0x100000)
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- lowmem = 0xa0000;
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+ if ((lowmem == 0) || (lowmem >= 0x100000))
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+ lowmem = 0x9f000;
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/* reserve all memory between lowmem and the 1MB mark */
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reserve_early(lowmem, 0x100000, "BIOS reserved");
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@@ -140,7 +158,7 @@ void __init x86_64_start_kernel(char * real_mode_data)
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reserve_early(ramdisk_image, ramdisk_end, "RAMDISK");
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}
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- reserve_ebda();
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+ reserve_ebda_region();
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/*
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* At this point everything still needed from the boot loader
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