linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/3] x86: default corruption check to off, but put parameter default in Kconfig

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Date:	Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:37:32 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Hugh Dickens <hugh@...itas.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@...fmail.co.uk>,
	Rafa? Mi?ecki 
	<zajec5@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4/3] x86: default corruption check to off, but put parameter
 default in Kconfig

Default the low memory corruption check to off, but make the default setting of
the memory_corruption_check kernel parameter a config parameter.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig        |    9 ++++++++-
 arch/x86/kernel/setup.c |   13 ++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

===================================================================
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1139,7 +1139,6 @@
 
 config X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION
         bool "Check for low memory corruption"
-	default y
 	help
 	 Periodically check for memory corruption in low memory, which
 	 is suspected to be caused by BIOS.  Even when enabled in the
@@ -1159,6 +1158,14 @@
 	 BIOS-originated corruption always affects the same memory,
 	 you can use memmap= to prevent the kernel from using that
 	 memory.
+
+config X86_BOOTPARAM_MEMORY_CORRUPTION_CHECK
+        bool "Set the default setting of memory_corruption_check"
+	depends on X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION
+	default y
+	help
+	 Set whether the default state of memory_corruption_check is
+	 on or off.
 
 config MATH_EMULATION
 	bool
===================================================================
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -590,7 +590,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION
 #define MAX_SCAN_AREAS	8
 
-static int __read_mostly memory_corruption_check = 0;
+static int __read_mostly memory_corruption_check = -1;
+
 static unsigned __read_mostly corruption_check_size = 64*1024;
 static unsigned __read_mostly corruption_check_period = 60; /* seconds */
 
@@ -636,6 +637,16 @@
 static void __init setup_bios_corruption_check(void)
 {
 	u64 addr = PAGE_SIZE;	/* assume first page is reserved anyway */
+
+	if (memory_corruption_check == -1) {
+		memory_corruption_check =
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_BOOTPARAM_MEMORY_CORRUPTION_CHECK
+			1
+#else
+			0
+#endif
+			;
+	}
 
 	if (corruption_check_size == 0)
 		memory_corruption_check = 0;


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