linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: check command line when CONFIG_X86

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:12:34 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: check command line when CONFIG_X86_MPPARSE is not set

Hi!

> we can not use acpi=off, acpi=noirq and pci=noacpi when mps support is
> not there
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
> 
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c |   12 ++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup_32.c  |    2 ++
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c  |    2 ++
>  include/linux/acpi.h        |    5 +++++
>  4 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
> +++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
> @@ -1740,6 +1740,18 @@ static int __init parse_pci(char *arg)
>  }
>  early_param("pci", parse_pci);
>  
> +void __init acpi_mps_check(void)
> +{
> +#if defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) && !defined(CONFIG_X86_MPPARSE)
> +/* mptable code is not built-in*/
> +	if (acpi_disabled || acpi_noirq) {
> +		printk(KERN_ERR "MPS support code is not built-in\n",
> +		       "so can not use acpi=off or acpi=noirq or pci=noacpi\n");
> +		panic("MPS support is not built-in\n");
> +	}
> +#endif

I'd say this is good enough reason not to make X86_MPPARSE optional.

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