linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Add forcepae parameter for booting PAE kernels on PAE-disabled Pentium M

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Message-ID: <20140310102546.GB14808@pd.tnic>
Date:	Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:25:46 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Chris Bainbridge <chris.bainbridge@...il.com>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>,
	Dennis Mungai <dmngaie@...il.com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devzero@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Add forcepae parameter for booting PAE kernels on
 PAE-disabled Pentium M

On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 06:40:42PM +0700, Chris Bainbridge wrote:
> From: Chris Bainbridge <chris.bainbridge@...il.com>
> 
> Many Pentium M systems disable PAE but may have a functionally usable PAE 
> implementation. This adds the "forcepae" parameter which bypasses the boot 
> check for PAE, and sets the CPU as being PAE capable. Using this parameter 
> will taint the kernel with TAINT_CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Bainbridge <chris.bainbridge@...il.com>

Looks ok to me.

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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